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@@ -20,25 +20,18 @@ to get an answer).
Installation instructions:
--------------------------
- 1. Unpack the ZIP archive (alright, you already did this)
+ 1. Unpack the ZIP archive (alright, you already did this).
2. Copy "gpg.exe" to some place where you usually store your
binaries.
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
+ 4. If you did not use the default directory "c:\gnupg", you
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
+ 5. Enter "gpg" and see what happens
+ 6. Read the file README and the online HOWTOs
Internationalization support:
@@ -93,15 +86,6 @@ After you have installed this environment you should be able to do this:
And everything hopefully works.
-It is currently not possible to build the entropy DLL with the MingW32/CPD
-because it is still lacking C++ support. But I am working on it.
-However the source is available at
-
- ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/pub/gcrypt/contrib/winseed.zip
-
-follow the instructions to build it (if you have a MS tool chain).
-
-
Don't forget that MS-Windows ist just a temporary workaround until
you can switch to a GNU system ;-)