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29.1; epa-sign-file pinentry loopback mode does not work with S/MIME

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From: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 67012 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, michael.albinus <at> gmx.de
Subject: bug#67012: 29.1; epa-sign-file pinentry loopback mode does not work with S/MIME
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:16:50 +0100

>>>>> On Sat, 25 Nov 2023, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> OK, thanks.  So please install this on the master branch.

Done. I've also added a short note in doc/misc/epa.texi.

> Should we perhaps have something about this in etc/PROBLEMS?  That is,
> after you install your changes?  If so, feel free to add there
> whatever you think is appropriate.

This ok?

   *** EasyPG loopback pinentry does not work with gpgsm.

   This happens with the 'gpgsm' command from all versions of GnuPG.
   EasyPG relies on the machine-parseable interface that is provided by
   'gpg2' with option '--status-fd', but gpgsm does not support this.

   As a workaround, input the passphrase with a GUI-capable pinentry
   program like 'pinentry-gnome' or 'pinentry-qt5'.  Alternatively, you
   can use the 'pinentry' package from Emacs 25.

Add to etc/PROBLEMS in master or emacs-29 branch?

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