[pkg-gnupg-maint] Bug#577737: [pinentry-qt4] Re: gpg command won't use agent if the agent is configured to use pinentry-qt4

[OmegaPhil]

On 12/10/16 08:31, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> Control: tags 577737 + moreinfo unreproducible
> 
> On Thu 2014-02-20 16:57:15 -0500, OmegaPhil wrote:
> 
>> Package: pinentry-qt4
>> Version: 0.8.3-2
>>
>> I also get this bug - today I finally researched into and set up
>> Enigmail and gpg, yet it failed to generate a revocation certificate
>> and later send an encrypted/signed mail - bad passphrase or key
>> couldnt be found.
> 
> i haven't been able to reproduce this reported problem with pinentry-qt4
> or its current equivalent pinentry-qt.  Is this still a problem with
> 0.9.7-6 in debian unstable or 0.9.7-5 in debian testing?  Is there a
> straightforward way to reproduce the problem?  Is it an issue with
> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS perhaps?
> 
>                 --dkg


Since that point, I have uninstalled pinentry-qt4 and have happily been
using pinentry-gtk-2.

Installing pinentry-qt (0.9.7-5) and switching to it via alternatives
results in the following error dialog coming up 4 times in succession
from Enigmail:

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GnuPG cannot query your passphrase via pinentry.

This is a system setup or configuration error that prevents Enigmail
from working properly and cannot be fixed automatically.

We strongly recommend that you consult our support web site at
https://enigmail.net/faq.

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The real error comes out in ~/.xsession-errors:

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gpg-agent[7019]: can't connect to the PIN entry module
'/usr/bin/pinentry': End of file
gpg-agent[7019]: failed to unprotect the secret key: No pinentry
gpg-agent[7019]: failed to read the secret key
gpg-agent[7019]: command 'PKDECRYPT' failed: No pinentry

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Manually calling pintentry seems to work:

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OK Pleased to meet you
GETPIN

D lol
OK

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So its still effectively useless.

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