From 985334f7ed10f4bebad6e92f44d69a6f65b3cdc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcus Brinkmann Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:22:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More about the new version. --- NEWS | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index dcf2a552..5f5b02fe 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,19 @@ + * New interface gpgme_set_protocol() to set the protocol and thus the + crypto engine to be used by the context. Currently, the OpenPGP + and the CMS protocols are supported. They are specified by the new + preprocessor symbols GPGME_PROTOCOL_OpenPGP and GPGME_PROTOCOL_CMS. + A new context uses the OpenPGP engine by default. + + * gpgme_get_engine_info() returns information for all crypto engines + compiled into the library. The XML format has changed. To + reliably get the version of a crypto engine, the tag + after the appropriate tag has to be looked for. + + * New interface gpgme_engine_check_version(), obsoleting + gpgme_check_engine(). Check the version of all engines you are + supporting in your software. + * GpgmeKey lists the user ids in the order as they are returned by GnuPG, first the primary key with index 0, then the sub-user ids. @@ -19,6 +34,18 @@ uses the GnuPG engine (`gpgmeplug') and one module which uses the GpgSM engine (`gpgsmplug'). +* Interface changes relative to the latest 0.2.x release: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +gpgme_key_get_as_xml CHANGED: Sub-user ids reversed in order. +gpgme_key_get_string_attr CHANGED: User ids reversed in order. +gpgme_key_get_ulong_attr CHANGED: User ids reversed in order. +gpgme_get_engine_info CHANGED: New format, extended content. +gpgme_engine_check_version NEW +gpgme_decrypt_verify_start NEW +gpgme_decrypt_verify NEW +gpgme_set_protocol NEW +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.3 (2001-09-17) ------------------------------------------------ @@ -62,4 +89,3 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.1 (2001-04-02) This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -