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Obscure epa-file error message

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Daiki Ueno <ueno <at> unixuser.org>
Cc: 9255 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9255: Obscure epa-file error message
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:49:47 -0400

>> Opening output file: Encrypt failed: ((exit) (invalid-recipient (reason
>> . 0) (requested-recipient . "36DB083C608CC24C")))
>> 
>> It turns out the problem was simply that my encryption key was expired.
>> Could someone figure out how to get a more helpful error message?

> I guess you won't get any further information even if you call gpg from
> the command line:

> $ gpg --encrypt -r A6CC6651 test.txt
> gpg: A6CC6651: skipped: unusable public key
> gpg: test.txt: encryption failed: unusable public key

It's not great, but "unusable public key" is a good improvement over
"Opening output file: Encrypt failed: ((exit) (invalid-recipient (reason
. 0) (requested-recipient . "36DB083C608CC24C")))"

I guess "invalid-recipient" does mean the same as "unusable public key"
at some level, but to this end user "unusable public key" is a lot
more clear.


        Stefan

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