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24.3; (auth) Minor documentation inconsistency on checking order of un/encrypted .authinfo files

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Neil Jackson <neil.jackson <at> live.ca>
Subject: bug#16642: closed (Re: bug#16642: 24.3; (auth) Minor
 documentation inconsistency on checking order of un/encrypted .authinfo
 files)
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 02:09:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#16642: 24.3; (auth) Minor documentation inconsistency on checking order of un/encrypted .authinfo files

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 16642-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16642: 24.3;
 (auth) Minor documentation inconsistency on checking order of
 un/encrypted .authinfo files
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:08:21 -0500

Version: 24.4

Thanks, the first one was right.

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From: Neil Jackson <neil.jackson <at> live.ca>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3; (auth) Minor documentation inconsistency on checking order of
 un/encrypted .authinfo files
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 12:12:37 -0400

The documentation is inconsistent about the order in which auth checks
'~/.authinfo' and '~/.authinfo.gpg' when 'auth-sources' isn't
customised.

In (info "(auth)Help for Users") it says that the unencrypted file is
sought first:

    If you don't customize 'auth-sources', you'll have to live with the
    defaults: the unencrypted netrc file '~/.authinfo' will be used for
    any host and any port.

    If that fails, any host and any port are looked up in the netrc file
    '~/.authinfo.gpg', which is a GnuPG encrypted file (*note GnuPG and
    EasyPG Assistant Configuration::).

But in (info "(auth)GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration") it says
it says that the encrypted file is sought first:

    If you don't customize 'auth-sources', the auth-source library reads
    '~/.authinfo.gpg', which is a GnuPG encrypted file.  Then it will
    check '~/.authinfo' but it's not recommended to use such an
    unencrypted file.


In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.2)
 of 2013-08-14 on buildvm-15.phx2.fedoraproject.org Windowing system
distributor `Fedora Project', version 11.0.11404000 System Description:
Fedora release 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat)

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