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General error when trying to generate new key
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Description

Release: 0.7.0

Environment

Red Hat 9.0, x86. gpgme 0.4.3, libgpg-error 0.5

Description

Try to generate private key when one doesn't exist. Click "Apply" in "Generate key" box; "Create backup copy" or "Do it later" buttons are irrelevant. Get alert: "The GPGME library returned an unexpected error. The error was: General error".

Fix

Unknown

Event Timeline

The problem is caused by running an invalid configuration
(GPGME 0.4.3 with GnuPG 1.2.1). Therefore, this is not a bug
in GPA.