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authorBen McGinnes <[email protected]>2018-03-08 22:31:44 +0000
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+#+TITLE: TODO List
Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
+* IMPORTANT!
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: dev-gnupg-org
+ :END:
+
+ There was a nine year gap (2009 to 2018) between edits of this file,
+ so it is likely that much of the old information in it is wrong or
+ no longer applicable.
+
+ Bugs, feature requests and other development related work will be
+ tracked through the [[https://dev.gnupg.org/][dev.gnupg.org]] site.
+
+
+* Documentation
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: documentation
+ :END:
+
+** Document all the new stuff.
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: more-docs-is-better
+ :END:
+
+*** TODO Fix this TODO list.
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: fix-todo
+ :END:
+
+ Clean up the current TODO list. Include properties as relevant (so
+ if someone does make a PDF or HTML version the TOC will work).
+
+ Also check ans see if some of these ancient things can be removed
+ (e.g. do we really need to fix things that were broken in GPG
+ 1.3.x? I'm thinking not so much).
+
+**** DONE fix TODO items
+ CLOSED: [2018-03-04 Sun 08:55]
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: fix-todo-items
+ :END:
+
+ Adjust todo items so each can now be referenced by custom-id and
+ checked off as necessary.
+
+** TODO Document validity and trust issues.
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: valid-trust-issues
+ :END:
+
+** In gpgme.texi: Register callbacks under the right letter in the index.
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-texi
+ :END:
+
+
* Fix the remaining UI Server problems:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: ui-server-fix
@@ -30,109 +86,137 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:END:
Right now we block reading the next line with assuan.
+
* Before release:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: pre-release
:END:
-** Some gpg tests fail with gpg 1.3.4-cvs (gpg/t-keylist-sig)
+
+** CANCELLED Some gpg tests fail with gpg 1.3.4-cvs (gpg/t-keylist-sig)
+ CLOSED: [2018-03-09 Fri 08:16]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpg-1-3-4-really
:END:
+ - State "CANCELLED" from "TODO" [2018-03-09 Fri 08:16] \\
+ WON'T FIX — too old or no longer applies.
The test is currently disabled there and in gpg/t-import.
+
** When gpg supports it, write binary subpackets directly,
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: binary-subpackets
:END:
and parse SUBPACKET status lines.
+
* ABI's to break:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: abi-breakage-apparently-on-purpose
:END:
+
** Old opassuan interface.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: old-opassuan
:END:
+
** Implementation: Remove support for old style error codes in
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: remove-old-error-codes
:END:
conversion.c::_gpgme_map_gnupg_error.
+
** gpgme_edit_cb_t: Add "processed" return argument
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: add-processed-return
:END:
(see edit.c::command_handler).
+
** I/O and User Data could be made extensible. But this can be done
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: add-io-user-data
:END:
without breaking the ABI hopefully.
+
** All enums should be replaced by ints and simple macros for
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: enums-should-be-ints
:END:
maximum compatibility.
+
** Compatibility interfaces that can be removed in future versions:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: compat-interfaces-to-go
:END:
+
*** gpgme_data_new_from_filepart
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-data-new-from-filepart
:END:
+
*** gpgme_data_new_from_file
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-data-new-from-file
:END:
+
*** gpgme_data_new_with_read_cb
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-data-new-with-read-cb
:END:
+
*** gpgme_data_rewind
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-data-rewind
:END:
+
*** gpgme_op_import_ext
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-op-import-ext
:END:
+
*** gpgme_get_sig_key
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-get-sig-key
:END:
+
*** gpgme_get_sig_ulong_attr
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-get-sig-ulong-attr
:END:
+
*** gpgme_get_sig_string_attr
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-get-sig-string-attr
:END:
+
*** GPGME_SIG_STAT_*
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-sig-stat
:END:
+
*** gpgme_get_sig_status
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-get-sig-status
:END:
+
*** gpgme_trust_item_release
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-trust-item-release
:END:
+
*** gpgme_trust_item_get_string_attr
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-trust-item-get-string-attr
:END:
+
*** gpgme_trust_item_get_ulong_attr
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-trust-item-get-ulong-attr
:END:
+
*** gpgme_attr_t
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-attr-t
:END:
+
*** All Gpgme* typedefs.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: all-gpgme-typedefs
@@ -143,20 +227,24 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: threads
:END:
+
** When GNU Pth supports sendmsg/recvmsg, wrap them properly.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: wrap-oth
:END:
+
** Without timegm (3) support our ISO time parser is not thread safe.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: time-threads
:END:
There is a configure time warning, though.
+
* New features:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: new-features
:END:
+
** Flow control for data objects.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: flow-control-is-not-a-euphemism-for-an-s-bend
@@ -169,11 +257,13 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
respective event loop. or (B) a way for gpgme data objects to be
associated with a waitable object, that can be registered with the
user event loop. Neither is particularly simple.
+
** Extended notation support. When gpg supports arbitrary binary
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: extended-notation
:END:
notation data, provide a user interface for that.
+
** notification system
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: notification-system
@@ -200,25 +290,30 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: stat-data
:END:
+
** Implement support for photo ids.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: photo-id
:END:
+
** Allow selection of subkeys
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: subkey-selection
:END:
+
** Allow to return time stamps in ISO format
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: iso-format-datetime
:END:
- This allows us to handle years later than 2037 properly. With the
- time_t interface they are all mapped to 2037-12-31
+ This allows us to handle years later than 2037 properly. With the
+ time_t interface they are all mapped to 2037-12-31
+
** New features requested by our dear users, but rejected or left for
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: feature-requests
:END:
later consideration:
+
*** Allow to export secret keys.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: export-secret-keys
@@ -226,6 +321,7 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
Rejected because this is conceptually flawed. Secret keys on a
smart card can not be exported, for example.
May eventually e supproted with a keywrapping system.
+
*** Selecting the key ring, setting the version or comment in output.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: select-keyring-version
@@ -233,61 +329,23 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
Rejected because the naive implementation is engine specific, the
configuration is part of the engine's configuration or readily
worked around in a different way
+
*** Selecting the symmetric cipher.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: symmetric-cipher-selection
:END:
+
*** Exchanging keys with key servers.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: key-server-exchange
:END:
-* Documentation
- :PROPERTIES:
- :CUSTOM_ID: documentation
- :END:
-
-** TODO Document validity and trust issues.
- :PROPERTIES:
- :CUSTOM_ID: valid-trust-issues
- :END:
-
-** In gpgme.texi: Register callbacks under the right letter in the index.
- :PROPERTIES:
- :CUSTOM_ID: gpgme-texi
- :END:
-
-** Document all the new stuff.
- :PROPERTIES:
- :CUSTOM_ID: more-docs-is-better
- :END:
-
-*** TODO Fix this TODO list.
- :PROPERTIES:
- :CUSTOM_ID: fix-todo
- :END:
-
- Clean up the current TODO list. Include properties as relevant (so
- if someone does make a PDF or HTML version the TOC will work).
-
- Also check ans see if some of these ancient things can be removed
- (e.g. do we really need to fix things that were broken in GPG
- 1.3.x? I'm thinking not so much).
-
-**** DONE fix TODO items
- CLOSED: [2018-03-04 Sun 08:55]
- :PROPERTIES:
- :CUSTOM_ID: fix-todo-items
- :END:
-
- Adjust todo items so each can now be referenced by custom-id and
- checked off as necessary.
-
* Engines
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: engines
:END:
+
** Do not create/destroy engines, but create engine and then reset it.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: reset-engine-is-not-quite-just-ignition
@@ -300,26 +358,31 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
Note that we need support in gpgsm to set include-certs to default
as RESET does not reset it, also for no_encrypt_to and probably
other options.
+
** Optimize the case where a data object has an underlying fd we can pass
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: optimus-data-cousin-of-optimus-prime
:END:
directly to the engine. This will be automatic with socket I/O and
descriptor passing.
+
** Move code common to all engines up from gpg to engine.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: move-code-common-to-engines-out-of-gpg
:END:
+
** engine operations can return General Error on unknown protocol
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: general-error-looking-to-be-court-martialled
:END:
(it's an internal error, as select_protocol checks already).
+
** When server mode is implemented properly, more care has to be taken to
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: server-mode
:END:
release all resources on error (for example to free assuan_cmd).
+
** op_import_keys and op_export_keys have a limit in the number of keys.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: import-export-problems
@@ -333,29 +396,49 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpg-breakage
:END:
-** gpg 1.4.2 lacks error reporting if sign/encrypt with revoked key.
+
+** CANCELLED gpg 1.4.2 lacks error reporting if sign/encrypt with revoked key.
+ CLOSED: [2018-03-09 Fri 08:19]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpg-classic-lacks-stuff
:END:
-** gpg 1.4.2 does crappy error reporting (namely none at all) when
+ - State "CANCELLED" from "TODO" [2018-03-09 Fri 08:19] \\
+ WON'T FIX.
+
+** CANCELLED gpg 1.4.2 does crappy error reporting (namely none at all) when
+ CLOSED: [2018-03-09 Fri 08:20]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpg-classic-problems-but-do-we-care
:END:
+ - State "CANCELLED" from "TODO" [2018-03-09 Fri 08:20] \\
+ WON'T FIX.
smart card is missing for sign operation:
[GNUPG:] CARDCTRL 4
gpg: selecting openpgp failed: ec=6.110
gpg: signing failed: general error
[GNUPG:] BEGIN_ENCRYPTION 2 10
gpg: test: sign+encrypt failed: general error
-** Without agent and with wrong passphrase, gpg 1.4.2 enters into an
+
+** DONE Without agent and with wrong passphrase, gpg 1.4.2 enters into an
+ CLOSED: [2018-03-09 Fri 08:20]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: recursive-gpg-classic
:END:
+ - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2018-03-09 Fri 08:20] \\
+ Must have been fixed in a subsequent release.
infinite loop.
-** Use correct argv[0]
+
+** CANCELLED Use correct argv[0]
+ CLOSED: [2018-03-09 Fri 08:24]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: correct-argv
:END:
+ - State "CANCELLED" from "TODO" [2018-03-09 Fri 08:24] \\
+ WON'T FIX.
+
+ Also, there is no rungpg.c file in GPGME (or in GPG or most, if not
+ all of the rest of the libs and packages; I suspect there hasn't been
+ for a very long time).
In rungpg.c:build_argv we use
argv[argc] = strdup ("gpg"); /* argv[0] */
This should be changed to take the real file name used in account.
@@ -365,71 +448,86 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: operations-are-not-surgical
:END:
+
** Include cert values -2, -1, 0 and 1 should be defined as macros.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: certified-macros
:END:
+
** If an operation failed, make sure that the result functions don't return
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: operation-failure
:END:
corrupt partial information. !!!
NOTE: The EOF status handler is not called in this case !!!
+
** Verify must not fail on NODATA premature if auto-key-retrieval failed.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: autobot-key-retrieval
:END:
It should not fail silently if it knows there is an error. !!!
+
** All operations: Better error reporting. !!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: better-reporting-not-like-fox-news
:END:
+
** Export status handler need much more work. !!!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: export-status-handler
:END:
+
** Import should return a useful error when one happened.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: import-useful-stuff-even-wrong-stuff
:END:
+
*** Import does not take notice of NODATA status report.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: import-no-data
:END:
+
*** When GPGSM does issue IMPORT_OK status reports, make sure to check for
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgsm-import-ok
:END:
them in tests/gpgs m/t-import.c.
+
** Verify can include info about version/algo/class, but currently
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: verify-class
:END:
this is only available for gpg, not gpgsm.
+
** Return ENC_TO output in verify result. Again, this is not available
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: return-to-enc
:END:
for gpgsm.
+
** Genkey should return something more useful than General_Error.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: general-key-assumed-command-from-general-error
:END:
+
** If possible, use --file-setsize to set the file size for proper progress
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: file-setsize
:END:
callback handling. Write data interface for file size.
+
** Optimize the file descriptor list, so the number of open fds is
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: optimus-descriptus-younger-brother-of-optimus-prime
:END:
always known easily.
+
** Encryption: It should be verified that the behaviour for partially untrusted
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: only-mostly-dead-means-partially-alive
:END:
recipients is correct.
+
** When GPG issues INV_something for invalid signers, catch them.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: invalid-sig
@@ -440,15 +538,18 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: error-value
:END:
+
** Map ASSUAN/GpgSM ERR error values in a better way than is done now. !!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: map-ass-error
:END:
+
** Some error values should identify the source more correctly (mostly error
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: source-errors
:END:
values derived from status messages).
+
** In rungpg.c we need to check the version of the engine
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: rungpg-c-engine-ver
@@ -461,6 +562,7 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: tests
:END:
+
** TODO Write a fake gpg-agent so that we can supply known passphrases to
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: test-fake-gpg-agent
@@ -468,23 +570,28 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
gpgsm and setup the configuration files to use the agent. Without
this we are testing a currently running gpg-agent which is not a
clever idea. !
+
** t-data
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: test-data
:END:
+
*** Test gpgme_data_release_and_get_mem.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: test-gpgme-data-release-mem
:END:
+
*** Test gpgme_data_seek for invalid types.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: test-gpgme-data-seek
:END:
+
** t-keylist
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: test-keylist
:END:
Write a test for ext_keylist.
+
** Test reading key signatures.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: test-key-sig
@@ -495,6 +602,7 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: debug
:END:
+
** Tracepoints should be added at: Every public interface enter/leave,
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: tracepoint-pub-int
@@ -510,6 +618,7 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
decrypt-verify.c delete.c edit.c encrypt.c encrypt-sign.c export.c
genkey.c import.c key.c keylist.c passphrase.c progress.c signers.c
sig-notation.c trust-item.c trustlist.c verify.c
+
** TODO Handle malloc and vasprintf errors. But decide first if they should be
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: malloc-vasprintf
@@ -522,10 +631,12 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: build-suite
:END:
+
** TODO Make sure everything is cleaned correctly (esp. test area).
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: clean-tests
:END:
+
** TODO Enable AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR and bump up autoconf version requirement.
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: autoconf-macros
@@ -538,6 +649,7 @@ Hey Emacs, this is -*- org -*- mode!
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: error-checking
:END:
+
** TODO engine-gpgsm, with-validation
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: gpgsm-validation