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* Expanded the section on issues with Windows installations, with
  greater detail of which versions of Visual Studio are needed
  depending on which version of CPython is to be used.
* Included a recommendation which is a bit harsh without being totally
  prickish.
* Updated all files to not link to author's key or related data in
  order to make them all consistent with the changes in commit
  649b196881.

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Introduction
============
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.1.4 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| GPGME Version: | 1.12.1 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author: | `Ben |
| | McGinnes <https://gnupg.org/peopl |
| | e/index.html#sec-1-5>`__ |
| | <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | `DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D <https://hkps.pool.sks-k |
| | eyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0 |
| | xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D&exact=on&op=get>`__ |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British |
| | English |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Language codes: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
This document provides basic instruction in how to use the GPGME Python
bindings to programmatically leverage the GPGME library.
@ -468,11 +460,12 @@ around far longer than it should have been.
There are two theoretical solutions to this issue:
#. Compile and install the GnuPG stack, including GPGME and the Python
bibdings using the same version of Microsoft Visual Studio used by
bindings using the same version of Microsoft Visual Studio used by
the Python Foundation to compile the version of Python installed.
If there are multiple versions of Python then this will need to be
done with each different version of Visual Studio used.
done with each different version of Visual Studio used for those
versions of Python.
#. Compile and install Python using the same tools used by choice, such
as MinGW or Msys2.
@ -488,6 +481,89 @@ Visual Studio to compile and build all of it, no matter what.
Investigations into the extent or the limitations of this issue are
ongoing.
The following table lists the version of Microsoft Visual Studio which
needs to be used when compiling GPGME and the Python bindings with each
version of the CPython binary released `for
Windows <https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/>`__:
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
| CPython | Microsoft product name | runtime filename |
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
| 2.7.6 | Visual Studio 2008 | MSVCR90.DLL |
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
| 3.4.0 | Visual Studio 2010 | MSVCR100.DLL |
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
| 3.5.0 | Visual Studio 2015 | **see below** |
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
| 3.6.0 | Visual Studio 2015 | **see below** |
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
| 3.7.0 | Visual Studio 2017\* | **see below** |
+---------+------------------------+------------------+
It is important to note that MingW and Msys2 ship with the Visual C
runtime from Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and are thus **incompatible**
with all the versions of CPython which can be used with the GPGME Python
bindings.
It is also important to note that from CPython 3.5 onwards, the Python
Foundation has adopted the reworking of the Visual C runtime which was
performed for Visual Studio 2015 and aimed at resolving many of these
kinds of issues. Much greater detail on these issues and the correct
file(s) to link to are available from Matthew Brett\'s invaluable page,
`Using Microsoft Visual C with
Python <https://matthew-brett.github.io/pydagogue/python_msvc.html>`__.
It is also worth reading the Microsoft Developer Network blog post on
`the universal
CRT <http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt.aspx>`__
and Steve Dower\'s blog posts on Python extensions (`part
1 <http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5>`__ and `part
2 <http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two>`__).
The second of those two posts by Steve Dower contains the details of
specific configuration options required for compiling anything to be
used with official CPython releases. In addition to those configuration
and compiler settings to use, the versions of Visual Studio prior to
Visual Studio 2015 did not support 64-bit systems by default. So
compiling a 64-bit version of these bindings for a 64-bit version of
CPython 2.7 or 3.4 requires additional work.
In addition to the blog posts, the `Windows
compilers <https://wiki.python.org/moin/WindowsCompilers>`__ wiki page
on the CPython wiki is another essential reference on the relevant
versions of Visual Studio to use and the degree of compatibility with
CPython releases.
Eventually someone will ask why there isn\'t an installable binary for
Windows, which the GPGME of the licenses do not preclude as long as the
source code is available in conjunction with such a release.
The sheer number of versions of Visual Studio in conjunction with
differing configuration options depending on the target Windows version
and whether the architecture is 64-bit or 32-bit makes it difficult to
provide a correct binary installer for Windows users. At the bare
minimum doing so would require the GnuPG project compile ten different
versions of the bindings with each release; both 32-bit and 64-bit
versions for CPython 2.7 and 3.4, with 64-bit versions for both x86-64
(i.e. Intel and AMD) and ARM architectures for CPython 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and
later releases. That\'s the bare **minimum**, it\'d probably be higher.
Considering all of that, what do we recommend?
#. Use a recent version of CPython; at least 3.5, but ideally 3.6 or
later.
#. Use Visual Studio 2015 or the standalone build tools for Visual
Studio 2017 (or later).
#. Compile both CPython and GPGME with these bindings using the tools
selected in step 2.
#. Ignore MingW, Msys2 and the official CPython binary installers.
#. Be thankful the answer to this question wasn\'t simply to say
something like, "install Linux" or "install FreeBSD" (or even
Apple\'s OS X).
.. _snafu-cffi:
CFFI is the Best™ and GPGME should use it instead of SWIG

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Maintenance Mode from 2019
==========================
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author: | `Ben |
| | McGinnes <https://gnupg.org/peopl |
| | e/index.html#sec-1-5>`__ |
| | <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | `DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D <https://hkps.pool.sks-k |
| | eyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0 |
| | xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D&exact=on&op=get>`__ |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British |
| | English |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
From the beginning of 2019 the Python bindings to GPGME will enter
maintenance mode, meaning that new features will not be added and only

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Overview
========
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author: | `Ben |
| | McGinnes <https://gnupg.org/peopl |
| | e/index.html#sec-1-5>`__ |
| | <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | `DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D <https://hkps.pool.sks-k |
| | eyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0 |
| | xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D&exact=on&op=get>`__ |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British |
| | English |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
The GPGME Python bindings passed through many hands and numerous phases
before, after a fifteen year journey, coming full circle to return to

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What\'s New
===========
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author: | `Ben |
| | McGinnes <https://gnupg.org/peopl |
| | e/index.html#sec-1-5>`__ |
| | <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | `DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D <https://hkps.pool.sks-k |
| | eyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0 |
| | xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D&exact=on&op=get>`__ |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British |
| | English |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
Last time the most obviously new thing was adding the *What\'s New*
section to the HOWTO. Now it\'s moving it out of the HOWTO.
@ -43,5 +35,7 @@ Additions since GPGME 1.12.0 include:
- Added ``gpg.version.versionintlist`` to make it easier for Python
developers to check for a specific version number, even with beta
versions (it will drop the \"-betaN\" part).
- Added expanded detail on issues pertaining to installing for Windows
users.
- Bindings enter `maintenance mode <maintenance-mode>`__ from January,
2019.

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What Was New
============
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author: | `Ben |
| | McGinnes <https://gnupg.org/peopl |
| | e/index.html#sec-1-5>`__ |
| | <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | `DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D <https://hkps.pool.sks-k |
| | eyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0 |
| | xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E23 |
| | 73590E5D&exact=on&op=get>`__ |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British |
| | English |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
The following are all the past *What\'s New* sections for the Python
Bindings HOWTO and other documentation.

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| Version: | 0.1.4 |
| GPGME Version: | 1.12.1 |
| Author: | [[https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5][Ben McGinnes]] <[[mailto:ben@gnupg.org][ben@gnupg.org]]> |
| Author GPG Key: | [[https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get][DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D]] |
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
| Language codes: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
@ -493,12 +493,13 @@ been kept around far longer than it should have been.
There are two theoretical solutions to this issue:
1. Compile and install the GnuPG stack, including GPGME and the
Python bibdings using the same version of Microsoft Visual Studio
Python bindings using the same version of Microsoft Visual Studio
used by the Python Foundation to compile the version of Python
installed.
If there are multiple versions of Python then this will need to be
done with each different version of Visual Studio used.
done with each different version of Visual Studio used for those
versions of Python.
2. Compile and install Python using the same tools used by choice,
such as MinGW or Msys2.
@ -515,6 +516,76 @@ what.
Investigations into the extent or the limitations of this issue are
ongoing.
The following table lists the version of Microsoft Visual Studio which
needs to be used when compiling GPGME and the Python bindings with
each version of the CPython binary released [[https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/][for Windows]]:
| CPython | Microsoft product name | runtime filename |
| 2.7.6 | Visual Studio 2008 | MSVCR90.DLL |
| 3.4.0 | Visual Studio 2010 | MSVCR100.DLL |
| 3.5.0 | Visual Studio 2015 | *see below* |
| 3.6.0 | Visual Studio 2015 | *see below* |
| 3.7.0 | Visual Studio 2017* | *see below* |
It is important to note that MingW and Msys2 ship with the Visual C
runtime from Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and are thus *incompatible*
with all the versions of CPython which can be used with the GPGME
Python bindings.
It is also important to note that from CPython 3.5 onwards, the Python
Foundation has adopted the reworking of the Visual C runtime which was
performed for Visual Studio 2015 and aimed at resolving many of these
kinds of issues. Much greater detail on these issues and the correct
file(s) to link to are available from Matthew Brett's invaluable page,
[[https://matthew-brett.github.io/pydagogue/python_msvc.html][Using Microsoft Visual C with Python]]. It is also worth reading the
Microsoft Developer Network blog post on [[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt.aspx][the universal CRT]] and Steve
Dower's blog posts on Python extensions ([[http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5][part 1]] and [[http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two][part 2]]).
The second of those two posts by Steve Dower contains the details of
specific configuration options required for compiling anything to be
used with official CPython releases. In addition to those
configuration and compiler settings to use, the versions of Visual
Studio prior to Visual Studio 2015 did not support 64-bit systems by
default. So compiling a 64-bit version of these bindings for a 64-bit
version of CPython 2.7 or 3.4 requires additional work.
In addition to the blog posts, the [[https://wiki.python.org/moin/WindowsCompilers][Windows compilers]] wiki page on the
CPython wiki is another essential reference on the relevant versions
of Visual Studio to use and the degree of compatibility with CPython
releases.
Eventually someone will ask why there isn't an installable binary for
Windows, which the GPGME of the licenses do not preclude as long as
the source code is available in conjunction with such a release.
The sheer number of versions of Visual Studio in conjunction with
differing configuration options depending on the target Windows
version and whether the architecture is 64-bit or 32-bit makes it
difficult to provide a correct binary installer for Windows users. At
the bare minimum doing so would require the GnuPG project compile ten
different versions of the bindings with each release; both 32-bit and
64-bit versions for CPython 2.7 and 3.4, with 64-bit versions for both
x86-64 (i.e. Intel and AMD) and ARM architectures for CPython 3.5,
3.6, 3.7 and later releases. That's the bare *minimum*, it'd probably
be higher.
Considering all of that, what do we recommend?
1. Use a recent version of CPython; at least 3.5, but ideally 3.6 or
later.
2. Use Visual Studio 2015 or the standalone build tools for Visual
Studio 2017 (or later).
3. Compile both CPython and GPGME with these bindings using the tools
selected in step 2.
4. Ignore MingW, Msys2 and the official CPython binary installers.
5. Be thankful the answer to this question wasn't simply to say
something like, “install Linux” or “install FreeBSD” (or even
Apple's OS X).
*** CFFI is the Best™ and GPGME should use it instead of SWIG
:PROPERTIES:

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:CUSTOM_ID: maintenance-mode
:END:
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
| Author: | [[https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5][Ben McGinnes]] <[[mailto:ben@gnupg.org][ben@gnupg.org]]> |
| Author GPG Key: | [[https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get][DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D]] |
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |

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@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
:CUSTOM_ID: overview
:END:
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
| Author: | [[https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5][Ben McGinnes]] <[[mailto:ben@gnupg.org][ben@gnupg.org]]> |
| Author GPG Key: | [[https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get][DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D]] |
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |

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@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
:CUSTOM_ID: new-stuff
:END:
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
| Author: | [[https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5][Ben McGinnes]] <[[mailto:ben@gnupg.org][ben@gnupg.org]]> |
| Author GPG Key: | [[https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get][DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D]] |
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |
@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ Additions since GPGME 1.12.0 include:
- Added =gpg.version.versionintlist= to make it easier for Python
developers to check for a specific version number, even with beta
versions (it will drop the "-betaN" part).
- Added expanded detail on issues pertaining to installing for Windows
users.
- Bindings enter [[file:maintenance-mode][maintenance mode]] from January, 2019.

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@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
:CUSTOM_ID: new-stuff
:END:
| Version: | 0.0.1-draft |
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
| GPGME Version: | 1.13.0 |
| Author: | [[https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5][Ben McGinnes]] <[[mailto:ben@gnupg.org][ben@gnupg.org]]> |
| Author GPG Key: | [[https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get][DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D]] |
| Author: | Ben McGinnes <ben@gnupg.org> |
| Author GPG Key: | DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D |
| Language: | Australian English, British English |
| xml:lang: | en-AU, en-GB, en |

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@ -171,15 +171,15 @@ Copyright and Licensing
@node Introduction
@chapter Introduction
@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@item Version:
@tab 0.1.4
@item GPGME Version:
@tab 1.12.1
@item Author:
@tab @uref{https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5, Ben McGinnes} <@email{ben@@gnupg.org, ben@@gnupg.org}>
@tab Ben McGinnes <ben@@gnupg.org>
@item Author GPG Key:
@tab @uref{https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get, DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D}
@tab DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D
@item Language:
@tab Australian English, British English
@item Language codes:
@ -655,12 +655,13 @@ There are two theoretical solutions to this issue:
@enumerate
@item
Compile and install the GnuPG stack, including GPGME and the
Python bibdings using the same version of Microsoft Visual Studio
Python bindings using the same version of Microsoft Visual Studio
used by the Python Foundation to compile the version of Python
installed.
If there are multiple versions of Python then this will need to be
done with each different version of Visual Studio used.
done with each different version of Visual Studio used for those
versions of Python.
@item
Compile and install Python using the same tools used by choice,
@ -679,6 +680,97 @@ what.
Investigations into the extent or the limitations of this issue are
ongoing.
The following table lists the version of Microsoft Visual Studio which
needs to be used when compiling GPGME and the Python bindings with
each version of the CPython binary released @uref{https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/, for Windows}:
@multitable {aaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@item CPython
@tab Microsoft product name
@tab runtime filename
@item 2.7.6
@tab Visual Studio 2008
@tab MSVCR90.DLL
@item 3.4.0
@tab Visual Studio 2010
@tab MSVCR100.DLL
@item 3.5.0
@tab Visual Studio 2015
@tab @strong{see below}
@item 3.6.0
@tab Visual Studio 2015
@tab @strong{see below}
@item 3.7.0
@tab Visual Studio 2017*
@tab @strong{see below}
@end multitable
It is important to note that MingW and Msys2 ship with the Visual C
runtime from Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and are thus @strong{incompatible}
with all the versions of CPython which can be used with the GPGME
Python bindings.
It is also important to note that from CPython 3.5 onwards, the Python
Foundation has adopted the reworking of the Visual C runtime which was
performed for Visual Studio 2015 and aimed at resolving many of these
kinds of issues. Much greater detail on these issues and the correct
file(s) to link to are available from Matthew Brett's invaluable page,
@uref{https://matthew-brett.github.io/pydagogue/python_msvc.html, Using Microsoft Visual C with Python}. It is also worth reading the
Microsoft Developer Network blog post on @uref{http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt.aspx, the universal CRT} and Steve
Dower's blog posts on Python extensions (@uref{http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5, part 1} and @uref{http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two, part 2}).
The second of those two posts by Steve Dower contains the details of
specific configuration options required for compiling anything to be
used with official CPython releases. In addition to those
configuration and compiler settings to use, the versions of Visual
Studio prior to Visual Studio 2015 did not support 64-bit systems by
default. So compiling a 64-bit version of these bindings for a 64-bit
version of CPython 2.7 or 3.4 requires additional work.
In addition to the blog posts, the @uref{https://wiki.python.org/moin/WindowsCompilers, Windows compilers} wiki page on the
CPython wiki is another essential reference on the relevant versions
of Visual Studio to use and the degree of compatibility with CPython
releases.
Eventually someone will ask why there isn't an installable binary for
Windows, which the GPGME of the licenses do not preclude as long as
the source code is available in conjunction with such a release.
The sheer number of versions of Visual Studio in conjunction with
differing configuration options depending on the target Windows
version and whether the architecture is 64-bit or 32-bit makes it
difficult to provide a correct binary installer for Windows users. At
the bare minimum doing so would require the GnuPG project compile ten
different versions of the bindings with each release; both 32-bit and
64-bit versions for CPython 2.7 and 3.4, with 64-bit versions for both
x86-64 (i.e. Intel and AMD) and ARM architectures for CPython 3.5,
3.6, 3.7 and later releases. That's the bare @strong{minimum}, it'd probably
be higher.
Considering all of that, what do we recommend?
@enumerate
@item
Use a recent version of CPython; at least 3.5, but ideally 3.6 or
later.
@item
Use Visual Studio 2015 or the standalone build tools for Visual
Studio 2017 (or later).
@item
Compile both CPython and GPGME with these bindings using the tools
selected in step 2.
@item
Ignore MingW, Msys2 and the official CPython binary installers.
@item
Be thankful the answer to this question wasn't simply to say
something like, “install Linux” or “install FreeBSD” (or even
Apple's OS X).
@end enumerate
@node CFFI is the Best™ and GPGME should use it instead of SWIG
@subsection CFFI is the Best™ and GPGME should use it instead of SWIG

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@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ Maintenance Mode from 2019
@node Maintenance Mode from 2019
@chapter Maintenance Mode from 2019
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@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@item Version:
@tab 0.0.1-draft
@tab 0.0.1
@item GPGME Version:
@tab 1.13.0
@item Author:
@tab @uref{https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5, Ben McGinnes} <@email{ben@@gnupg.org, ben@@gnupg.org}>
@tab Ben McGinnes <ben@@gnupg.org>
@item Author GPG Key:
@tab @uref{https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get, DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D}
@tab DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D
@item Language:
@tab Australian English, British English
@item xml:lang:

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@node Overview
@chapter Overview
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@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@item Version:
@tab 0.0.1-draft
@tab 0.0.1
@item GPGME Version:
@tab 1.13.0
@item Author:
@tab @uref{https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5, Ben McGinnes} <@email{ben@@gnupg.org, ben@@gnupg.org}>
@tab Ben McGinnes <ben@@gnupg.org>
@item Author GPG Key:
@tab @uref{https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get, DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D}
@tab DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D
@item Language:
@tab Australian English, British English
@item xml:lang:

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@node What's New
@chapter What's New
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@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@item Version:
@tab 0.0.1-draft
@tab 0.0.1
@item GPGME Version:
@tab 1.13.0
@item Author:
@tab @uref{https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5, Ben McGinnes} <@email{ben@@gnupg.org, ben@@gnupg.org}>
@tab Ben McGinnes <ben@@gnupg.org>
@item Author GPG Key:
@tab @uref{https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get, DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D}
@tab DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D
@item Language:
@tab Australian English, British English
@item xml:lang:
@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Added @samp{gpg.version.versionintlist} to make it easier for Python
developers to check for a specific version number, even with beta
versions (it will drop the "-betaN" part).
@item
Added expanded detail on issues pertaining to installing for Windows
users.
@item
Bindings enter @uref{maintenance-mode, maintenance mode} from January, 2019.
@end itemize

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@node What Was New
@chapter What Was New
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@item Version:
@tab 0.0.1-draft
@tab 0.0.1
@item GPGME Version:
@tab 1.13.0
@item Author:
@tab @uref{https://gnupg.org/people/index.html#sec-1-5, Ben McGinnes} <@email{ben@@gnupg.org, ben@@gnupg.org}>
@tab Ben McGinnes <ben@@gnupg.org>
@item Author GPG Key:
@tab @uref{https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?search=0xDB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D&exact=on&op=get, DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D}
@tab DB4724E6FA4286C92B4E55C4321E4E2373590E5D
@item Language:
@tab Australian English, British English
@item xml:lang: