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@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ without prior subscribing (but please request to CC you if you want
to get an answer).
+
Installation instructions:
--------------------------
1. Unpack the ZIP archive (alright, you already did this)
@@ -25,14 +26,17 @@ Installation instructions:
3. Create a directory "c:\gnupg" (or any other as you like)
4. Copy the file "entropy.dll" to this directory.
5. If you did not use the default directory "c:\gnupg", you
- should put a line:
- "set GNUPGHOME=c:\my_gnupg_directory"
- into your autoexec.bat or wherever you setup the environment
- variables. The create a file named "options" in this
- directory with the contents:
- "entropy-dll-name c:/my_gnupg_directory/entropy.dll"
- (Please notice that you have to use a normal slash and not
- a backslash here)
+ should enter a string with the directory into the Registry
+ under the key:
+ \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GNU\GnuPG\HomeDir
+ Because the default location for the entropy DLL is also the
+ c:\gnupg; you have to set another Registry entry with the
+ full name of the DLL (e.g. "c:\foo\bar\entropy.dll") under
+ the key:
+ \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\GNU\GnuPG\EntropyDLL
+ Please use forward slashes and not the backslashes when
+ setting filenames for GnuPG into the Registry.
+
6. Enter "gpg" and see what happens
7. Read the file README and the online HOWTOs
@@ -41,10 +45,12 @@ Internationalization support:
-----------------------------
1. Decide where to store the translation files for your language.
Here we assume the directory "c:/gnu/locale/fr"
- 2. Set an environment Variable:
- "set MINGW32_NLS_DIR=c:/gnu/locale/fr"
- 3. Select which language to use. If you want the French translation,
- copy the file "fr.mo" to "c:/gnu/locale/fr/gnupg.mo".
+ 2. Set the directory with the translations into the Registry under the key:
+ \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mingw32\NLS\MODir
+ (Example entry: "c:/gnu/locale/fr")
+ 3. Select which language to use and copy the currect translation file
+ under the name "gnupg.mo" into the directory set in step 2
+ (Example: "copy fr.mo c:\gnu\locale\fr\gnupg.mo")
4. Done.
Currently we only support the Codepages 437, 850 und Latin1. If you have