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"LC_ALL=pl_PL.UTF-8 gpg --gen-key" fails during confirmation
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over in https://bugs.debian.org/855419, Witold Baryluk writes that with locale
pl_PL.UTF-8 , gpg --gen-key gets stuck on the "Change (N)ame, (E)mail, or
(O)kay/(Q)uit?" prompt -- no entry seems to have an effect.

I've tried this myself, enabling the pl_PL.UTF-8 locale systemwide (but not
making it the default locale), and running:

   LC_ALL=pl_PL.UTF-8 gpg --gen-key

I note that "w" at the prompt causes the process to quit with:

    gpg: Procedura generacji klucza została anulowana.

and a return code of 2.

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External Link
https://bugs.debian.org/855419
Version
2.1.18

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dkg added projects: gnupg, Bug Report, Debian.Feb 17 2017, 9:01 PM
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• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Feb 17 2017, 9:47 PM

I guess that is because the prompt has not been translated but the answer string
is translated.

msgid "NnCcEeOoQq"
msgstr "IiKkEeDdWw"

Thus using 'i' should give you the prompt for name.

A fix for this would be to use a different answer string for --gen-key - the one
we use if from --full-gen-key (i.e. with "(C)omment". This would the also work
for other incomplete translations, which will have the same problem.

• werner added a project: Restricted Project.Feb 22 2017, 4:36 PM

Should be fixed with commit 6d50eeb for 2.1.19.

My idea on how to do a general fix turned out to be too complicated and thus I
fixed just the Polish translation

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Apr 3 2017, 10:58 PM
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