GNU bug report logs - #15553
24.3.50; epg.el and GnuPG 2.x cause unavoidable pinentry prompts for symmetrically encrypted files

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Message #24 received at 15553 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Daiki Ueno <ueno <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: tzz <at> lifelogs.com, 15553 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15553: 24.3.50;
 epg.el and GnuPG 2.x cause unavoidable pinentry prompts for
 symmetrically encrypted files
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:07:37 +0900

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> - on a headless server this can lock up Emacs
>
> That's not good.  We should try to make sure that detect the
> problematic situation, or make it easy for the user to get out of it
> (with something like a C-g).

I doubt such a hard lockup is possible, as epg.el uses async process.

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