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Conform to XDG Base Directory Specification
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http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.5.html

It'd be nice if gnupg conformed to freedesktop's XDG Base Directory Specification.

If all applications conformed to this, it'd make backing up important config
files, while ignoring large directories such as ~/.mozilla, fast and easy.

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Due Date
Apr 30 2009, 2:00 AM
Version
1.4.9

Event Timeline

wraichia set Version to 1.4.9.Mar 23 2009, 4:01 PM
wraichia added projects: Feature Request, gnupg.
wraichia added a subscriber: wraichia.
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Mar 25 2009, 10:37 AM

Please explain.

• werner added a project: Info Needed.Mar 30 2009, 9:19 AM
• werner removed a project: Info Needed.Mar 31 2009, 8:29 AM
• werner added a project: Won't Fix.

I assume you want to change $HOME/.gnupg to something like $XDG_DATA_HOME/gnupg.
Obviously this is not a good idea because ~/.gnupg is a weel established
standard for more than 10 years. We can't change this just for the purpose of
easier backup. However, there are simple workarounds like setting
GNUPGNOME=$XDG_DATA_HOME/gnupg or by using a symlink.

• werner set Due Date to Apr 30 2009, 2:00 AM.Apr 3 2009, 9:39 AM
• werner closed this task as Resolved.Jun 17 2009, 11:33 AM
• werner claimed this task.