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gpg 2.1 ignoring GPG_AGENT_INFO breaks gnome-keyring compatibility
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Since gpg 2.1 GPG_AGENT_INFO is ignored and instead a socket is used.
However applications like gnome-keyring require GPG_AGENT_INFO.

More information:https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1508929#p1508929

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2.1.2

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Jule added projects: gnupg, Bug Report.Mar 11 2015, 3:16 PM
Jule set Version to 2.1.2.
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• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Mar 11 2015, 5:57 PM

GPG_AGENT_INFO is a private property of GnuPG and no other software may use it.
In fact gnome-keyring does worse things to the IPC between gpg and gpg-agent.
There is a even detection code in gpg to print a warning when gkr has hijacked
the IPC. cf. the long discussions at many MLS.

BTW, A socket has always been used.

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Mar 11 2015, 5:57 PM
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