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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 27 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | configure.ac | 2 |
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@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@ -Noteworthy changes in version 1.4.12 (unreleased) +Noteworthy changes in version 1.4.12 (2012-01-30) ------------------------------------------------- * GPG now accepts a space separated fingerprint as a user ID. This allows to copy and paste the fingerprint from the key listing. + * Removed support for the original HKP keyserver which is not + anymore used by any site. + + * Rebuild the trustdb after changing the option --min-cert-level. + + * Improved JPEG detection. + + * Included more VMS patches + + * Made it easier to create an installer for Windows. + + * Supports the 32 bit variant of the mingw-w64 toolchain. + + * Made file locking more portable. + + * Minor bug fixes. + Noteworthy changes in version 1.4.11 (2010-10-18) ------------------------------------------------- @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ allow import or export of secret keys. --enable-noexecstack - Pass option --noexecstack to as. Autdetect wether + Pass option --noexecstack to as. Autodetect wether the tool chain actually support this. --disable-gnupg-iconv @@ -764,18 +764,21 @@ Apple like curl, zip, and BZ2) are universal. - GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 2.0 + GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 2.x ----------------------- - GnuPG 2.0 is a newer version of GnuPG with additional support for + GnuPG 2.x is a newer version of GnuPG with additional support for S/MIME. It has a different design philosophy that splits functionality up into several modules. Both versions may be - installed simultaneously without any conflict (gpg is called gpg2 - in GnuPG 2). In fact, the gpg version from GnuPG 1.4 is able to - make use of the gpg-agent as included in GnuPG 2 and allows for - seamless passphrase caching. The advantage of GnupG 1.4 is its - smaller size and no dependency on other modules at run and build - time. + installed simultaneously without any conflict (gpg is usually + installed under the name gpg2 in GnuPG-2). In fact, the GPG + version from GnuPG 1.4 is able to make use of the gpg-agent as + included in GnuPG-2 and allows for seamless passphrase caching. + The advantage of GnuPG 1.4 is its somewhat smaller size and no + dependency on other modules at run and build time. The drawback + of 1.4 is its much older code base and that only minimal + maintainance is done. It is highly suggested to switch to 2.x + unless your system is not supported by 2.x How to Get More Information @@ -819,9 +822,9 @@ Please direct questions about GnuPG to the users mailing list or one of the pgp newsgroups; please do not direct questions to one of the authors directly as we are busy working on improvements and - bug fixes. The English and German mailing lists are watched by - the authors and we try to answer questions when time allows us to - do so. + bug fixes. The English and German GnupG mailing lists are watched + by the authors and we try to answer questions when time allows us + to do so. Commercial grade support for GnuPG is available; please see http://www.gnupg.org/service.html . diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 1a0c58aaa..5dc0a5291 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ min_automake_version="1.9.3" # Set my_issvn to "yes" for non-released code. Remember to run an # "svn up" and "autogen.sh --force" right before creating a distribution. m4_define([my_version], [1.4.12]) -m4_define([my_issvn], [yes]) +m4_define([my_issvn], [no]) m4_define([svn_revision], m4_esyscmd([printf "%d" $(svn info 2>/dev/null \ | sed -n '/^Revision:/ s/[^0-9]//gp'|head -1)])) |