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allow import or export of secret keys.
--enable-noexecstack
- Pass option --noexecstack to as. Autdetect wether
+ Pass option --noexecstack to as. Autodetect wether
the tool chain actually support this.
--disable-gnupg-iconv
@@ -764,18 +764,21 @@
Apple like curl, zip, and BZ2) are universal.
- GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 2.0
+ GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 2.x
-----------------------
- GnuPG 2.0 is a newer version of GnuPG with additional support for
+ GnuPG 2.x is a newer version of GnuPG with additional support for
S/MIME. It has a different design philosophy that splits
functionality up into several modules. Both versions may be
- installed simultaneously without any conflict (gpg is called gpg2
- in GnuPG 2). In fact, the gpg version from GnuPG 1.4 is able to
- make use of the gpg-agent as included in GnuPG 2 and allows for
- seamless passphrase caching. The advantage of GnupG 1.4 is its
- smaller size and no dependency on other modules at run and build
- time.
+ installed simultaneously without any conflict (gpg is usually
+ installed under the name gpg2 in GnuPG-2). In fact, the GPG
+ version from GnuPG 1.4 is able to make use of the gpg-agent as
+ included in GnuPG-2 and allows for seamless passphrase caching.
+ The advantage of GnuPG 1.4 is its somewhat smaller size and no
+ dependency on other modules at run and build time. The drawback
+ of 1.4 is its much older code base and that only minimal
+ maintainance is done. It is highly suggested to switch to 2.x
+ unless your system is not supported by 2.x
How to Get More Information
@@ -819,9 +822,9 @@
Please direct questions about GnuPG to the users mailing list or
one of the pgp newsgroups; please do not direct questions to one
of the authors directly as we are busy working on improvements and
- bug fixes. The English and German mailing lists are watched by
- the authors and we try to answer questions when time allows us to
- do so.
+ bug fixes. The English and German GnupG mailing lists are watched
+ by the authors and we try to answer questions when time allows us
+ to do so.
Commercial grade support for GnuPG is available; please see
http://www.gnupg.org/service.html .