Bug 296471 – app-crypt/pinentry-0.7.6 fails to install /usr/bin/pinentry-qt

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Kilian 2009-12-10 23:03:12 UTC]

I have app-crypt/pinentry-0.7.6[ncurses,qt4] installed with app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.11 thunderbird-3.0 and enigmail-1.0.0

I can't do any action (e.g. decrypt an encrypted mail) that needs a private key wich is protected with a password over gpg, because gnupg and enigmail (i guess over gnupg) both fail to call the right binary.

The Problem is solved when I simply create a soft link /usr/bin/pinentry-qt -> /usr/bin/pinentry-qt4



Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Vicente Olivert Riera (RETIRED) 2009-12-10 23:15:16 UTC]

The soft links is installed with pinentry-qt package:

$ equery belongs /usr/bin/pinentry
[ Searching for file(s) /usr/bin/pinentry in *... ]
app-crypt/pinentry-0.7.6 (/usr/bin/pinentry -> pinentry-qt4)

Try to remerge pinentry-qt

I haven't created the soft link manually.

(In reply to comment #0)
> I have app-crypt/pinentry-0.7.6[ncurses,qt4] installed with
> app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.11 thunderbird-3.0 and enigmail-1.0.0
> 
> I can't do any action (e.g. decrypt an encrypted mail) that needs a private key
> wich is protected with a password over gpg, because gnupg and enigmail (i guess
> over gnupg) both fail to call the right binary.
> 
> The Problem is solved when I simply create a soft link /usr/bin/pinentry-qt ->
> /usr/bin/pinentry-qt4
> 
> 
> 
> Reproducible: Always
> 

[Comment 2 Gef 2009-12-10 23:19:16 UTC]

Do you use gpg-agent ? If yes, you should check ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf for "pinentry-program" value.

[Comment 3 Kilian 2009-12-11 00:23:35 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Do you use gpg-agent ? If yes, you should check ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf for
> "pinentry-program" value.
> 

thx for the hint! Shame on me.

closed.