Windows, GNUPGHOME, registry

disastry@saiknes.lv disastry@saiknes.lv
Fri Aug 24 11:32:01 2001


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> > Hello
> > In Windows GPG reads GNUPGHOME from registry..
> > Keeping settings in registry sux (even if you have been told otherwise).
>
> I don't think so. Setting env vars ist not easy for the average
> Windows user
seting registry too. (besides... env vars are keept in registry too)
> and it is not a global setting.
it can be global or local.
> If you want to run gpg
> form a batch file you can have the same effect by using
>
> set GNUPGHOMEDIR=c:/foo
> gpg --homedir %GNUPGHOMEDIR% whatever
yes.. but it costs you nothing, and will not destroy current functionality (it will still read homedir from registry), and will allow user to choose.
> --
> Werner Koch
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