severity 307895 wishlist tags 307895 +confirmed thanks On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 01:04:29AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > Package: debpool > Version: 0.2.2 > Tags: patch > > debpool's requirement for providing a passphrase file precludes allowing > gpg to retrieve the passphrase via other means such as gpg-agent. With > the attached patch, debpool will allow the gpg_passfile option to be > undefined, in which case debpool will not attempt to pass a passphrase > to gpg, and will assume that it will be obtained some other way. This > allows me to run debpool in non-daemon mode under my user account and > use my own GPG key with gpg-agent, without putting my passphrase in a file. > > - Josh Triplett
I agree on principle; my only concern is not causing strange failures for
new users who aren't familiar with how to arrange an alternative mechanism.
A quick skim of the patch looks reasonable, however, and I will give the
question of how to handle a failure case (that is, someone who neither
defines the option nor arranges another way of getting the passphrase
through) elegantly.
Sorry about the delay in replying; life out of of Debian (mostly work) has
been kicking me six ways from Sunday.
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