2 questions regarding gpgme and keyrings

[folkert]

> > - how can I set the filesystem location of the keyring from WITHIN my
> >   application so that gpgme looks in the right location?
> 
>     err = gpgme_set_engine_info (GPGME_PROTOCOL_OpenPGP,
>                                  NULL, "/my/other/gnupg/homedir");
> 
> That is you can't give the location of a keyring but you need top
> provide another homedir.  The keyring is a detail of the gpg and paying
> with it should in general be avoided.  Note that 2.1 uses by default the
> faster keybox and shares that with gpgsm.

Ok thanks

> > - when encrypting data from some-one, how can I set the public key
> >   using the regular ascii encoding of a key using a function call? e.g.
> >   so that it does not retrieve it from a key ring but as an ascii-string
> 
> First import that key and the use it.

But that'll try to write to the key ring files right?


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