Re: Documenting gpg-agent

From: Sascha Wilde <wilde@sha-bang.de>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Documenting gpg-agent
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:44:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2y7p6xsym.fsf@kenny.sha-bang.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1Gtmcp-00089k-4r@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard Stallman's message of "Mon\, 11 Dec 2006 09\:59\:27 -0500")

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Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:

> We've been waiting for a few weeks for someone to document gpg-agent.
> Many bugs in the code have been fixed, but this problem, which doesn't
> require debugging, has not been addressed.

The feature it self, and the only customize able part of it, the
variable `pgg-gpg-use-agent' has been documented since introduction.

I have added a short paragraph (see attached patch) to point out, that
the use of gpg-agent is recommended and where to get further information.

What else is missing?

cheers
sascha

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diff -r e3d805626288 -r 58598ea5efbb man/ChangeLog
*** a/man/ChangeLog	Fri Dec 15 09:20:40 2006 +0100
--- b/man/ChangeLog	Sun Dec 17 19:29:55 2006 +0100
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*** 1,3 ****
--- 1,7 ----
+ 2006-12-17  Sascha Wilde  <wilde@sha-bang.de>
+ 
+ 	* pgg.texi: Added short note on gpg-agent to the introduction.
+ 
  2006-12-13  Reiner Steib  <Reiner.Steib@gmx.de>

  	* gnus.texi (Hiding Headers): Document that `long-to' and `many-to'
diff -r e3d805626288 -r 58598ea5efbb man/pgg.texi
*** a/man/pgg.texi	Fri Dec 15 09:20:40 2006 +0100
--- b/man/pgg.texi	Sun Dec 17 19:29:55 2006 +0100
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*** 77,83 ****
  By default, PGG uses GnuPG, but Pretty Good Privacy version 2 or version
  5 are also supported.  If you are new to such a system, I recommend that
  you should look over the GNU Privacy Handbook (GPH) which is available
! at @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/gph/}.

  @node How to use
  @chapter How to use
--- 77,88 ----
  By default, PGG uses GnuPG, but Pretty Good Privacy version 2 or version
  5 are also supported.  If you are new to such a system, I recommend that
  you should look over the GNU Privacy Handbook (GPH) which is available
! at @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/}.
! 
! When using GnuPG the additional use of the gpg-agent (@pxref{Caching
! passphrase}) is highly recommended, as it provides the most secure way
! for input and caching of passphrases.  Please refer to the documentation
! of GnuPG for details on installation and usage.

  @node How to use
  @chapter How to use

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-- 
Sascha Wilde  :  "I heard that if you play the Windows CD backward, you
              :  get a satanic message. But that's nothing compared to
              :  when you play it forward: It installs Windows...." 
              :  -- G. R. Gaudreau

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