[pkg-gnupg-maint] Bug#1059771: gpg: --batch has no effect

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2023-12-31 18:55:10 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> When I run "gpg --batch -d file.gpg < /dev/null", I'm still asked
> for a passphrase, while the gpg(1) man page says for this option:
> 
>   Use batch mode. Never ask, do not allow interactive commands.

I've eventually found that "--pinentry-mode error" (or
"--pinentry-mode cancel") allows me to avoid this issue.

I suppose that --batch should set the pinentry mode to "error"
so that it behaves as documented.

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