Windows, GNUPGHOME, registry

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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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