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Passphrase message shown with --key-gen even if --passphrase used
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Run gpg with "--key-gen" and "--passphrase xxx" command line flags. Notice that
even though you've supplied the passphrase on the command line, and gpg knows
not to ask for one interactively, it still spits out this message:

You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key.

This message should be suppressed when the "--passphrase" flag is used.

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Version
1.4.9

Event Timeline

archie172 added projects: gnupg, Bug Report.Nov 26 2008, 10:57 PM
archie172 set Version to 1.4.9.
archie172 added a subscriber: archie172.
• werner added a project: Won't Fix.Dec 2 2008, 11:54 AM
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.

This would be too complicated to fix. It is not just --passphrase but also
--use-agent which gets into the game.

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Dec 5 2008, 5:53 PM
• werner claimed this task.