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@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.3 (unreleased) than an unsigned long (the old class field is preserved for backwards compatibility). + * A new function gpgme_set_locale() is provided to allow configuring + the locale for the crypto backend. This is necessary for text + terminals so that programs like the pinentry can be started with + the right locale settings for the terminal the application is running + on, in case the terminal has different settings than the system + default (for example, if it is a remote terminal). You are highly + recommended to call the following functions directly after + gpgme_check_version: + + #include <locale.h> + + setlocale (LC_ALL, ""); + gpgme_set_locale (NULL, LC_CTYPE, setlocale (LC_CTYPE, NULL)); + gpgme_set_locale (NULL, LC_MESSAGES, setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, NULL)); + + GPGME can not do this for you, as setlocale is not thread safe, and + there is no alternative. + * Interface changes relative to the 0.4.2 release: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ gpgme_strerror_t NEW @@ -45,6 +63,7 @@ gpgme_get_key CHANGED: Fails correctly if key ID not unique. gpgme_key_t EXTENDED: New field can_authenticate. gpgme_subkey_t EXTENDED: New field can_authenticate. gpgme_new_signature_t CHANGED: New type for class field. +gpgme_set_locale NEW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |