GNU bug report logs - #36784
GnuPG lacks a default pinentry program

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Raghav Gururajan <raghavgururajan <at> disroot.org>

Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:27:02 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 24076, 37266

Done: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 36784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Raghav Gururajan <raghavgururajan <at> disroot.org>
Cc: 36784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36784: Cannot generate key pair with GnuPG
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:34:07 +0200

Raghav Gururajan <raghavgururajan <at> disroot.org> writes:

>> Is there a good
>> reason not to include pinentry-tty or somemthing similarly small?
>
> It appears pinentry-tty is only console-based. If graphical
> applications like MUA, Key Managers etc require pinentry-program, it
> usually uses pop-up (gui) for passphrase input. Since pinentry provides
> both console and gui, I suggested it as it will be well-rounded
> solution. :)

I guess the reason for not adding a graphical pinentry is that this
would increase the package closure of the gnupg package.

Perhaps we should add gnupg-minimal for use in other package
definitions.

--
Ricardo
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