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@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-GnuPG 1.9 is a temporary protect to work on GnuPG extensions. It will
-eventually lead to a GnuPG 2.0 release.
+GnuPG 1.9 is a temporary project to work on GnuPG extensions; it is a
+merke fo gnupg 1.3 and the old newpg package. It will eventually lead
+to a GnuPG 2.0 release.
jnlib/ utility functions
kbx/ keybox library
+g10/ the gpg program here called gpg2
sm/ the gpgsm program
agent/ the gpg-agent
scd/ the smartcard daemon
+
You need the libgpg-error package. Libassuan, Libksba and Libgcrypt
are also required to build it.
@@ -24,14 +27,14 @@ gpgsm:
--learn-card
- Read tinformation about the private keys from the smartcard and
+ Read information about the private keys from the smartcard and
import the certificates from there.
--export
- Export all certificates storein the Keybox or those specified on
- the commandline. When using --armor a few informational lines are
- prepended before each block.
+ Export all certificates stored in the Keybox or those specified on
+ the command line. When using --armor a few informational lines are
+ prepended before each block.
gpg2:
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ gpgsm:
Specify a dirmngr program to be used for CRL checks. The default
value is "/usr/sbin/dirmngr". This is only used as a fallback when
- the envrionment varaibale DIRMNGR_INFO is not set or a running
+ the environment varaibale DIRMNGR_INFO is not set or a running
dirmngr can't be connected.
--no-secmem-warning
@@ -148,12 +151,11 @@ gpg-agent:
--pinentry-program <path_to_pinentry_program>
Specify the PINentry program. The default value is
- "../../pinentry/kpinentry/kpinentry" so you most likely want to
- specify it.
+ "<prefix>/bin/pinentry" so you most likely want to specify it.
--no-grab
- Tel the pinentry not to grab keybourd and mouse. You most likely
+ Tell the pinentry not to grab keybourd and mouse. You most likely
want to give this option during testing and development to avoid
lockups in case of bugs.