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I need to run "gpg --gen-key" on my Windows(Win_8.1_x64), but I got the following
error!

E:\code\java\spring-roo>gpg --gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.1; Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Note: Use "gpg --full-gen-key" for a full featured key generation dialog.

GnuPG needs to construct a user ID to identify your key.

Real name: Donghua Liu
Email address: liudonghua123@gmail.com
You selected this USER-ID:

    "Donghua Liu <liudonghua123@gmail.com>"

Change (N)ame, (E)mail, or (O)kay/(Q)uit? O
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: agent_genkey failed: End of file
Key generation failed: End of file

E:\code\java\spring-roo>

And When I looked into Event Viewer, I found something maybe helpful for what's
wrong behind.

Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: gpg-agent.exe
P2: 2.1.1.2240
P3: 549051a1
P4: libgcrypt-20.dll
P5: 1.6.2.45971
P6: 54905081
P7: c0000005
P8: 0002a242
P9:
P10:

Attached files:

These files may be available here:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_gpg-
agent.exe_639be57faaefdf26b3ffef8eb29f977961b317b_3be5dbe9_3f196b5c

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: bc9f6fee-a0a2-11e4-829b-a0481c81842f
Report Status: 2097252
Hashed bucket:

The error log file is attached.

Details

Version
2.1.1

Event Timeline

werner lowered the priority of this task from High to Normal.Jan 21 2015, 3:28 PM

Please try 2.1.3 or the soon to be released 2.1.4

werner claimed this task.

Probably already fixed.

Nope not fixed. But let's track this in T2085.

Forgot to resolve this as superseeded.