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@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ 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 . |