gpg4win --gen-key fails to connect to IPC when using --homedir

[Tim Chase]

I found a similar thread here:

http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2012-April/044164.html

but it doesn't seem to have been resolved.  gpg4win was installed
using the default location, and with none of the add-ons (no
Outlook, shell, extensions, just gpg).  The same operation without
--homedir works as expected.

Any way to get this to work?

Thanks,

-tkc


C:\work\tempgpg> gpg --homedir . --gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 2.0.17; Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

gpg: keyring `./secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `./pubring.gpg' created
Please select what kind of key you want:
   (1) RSA and RSA (default)
   (2) DSA and Elgamal
   (3) DSA (sign only)
   (4) RSA (sign only)
Your selection? 1
RSA keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long.
What keysize do you want? (2048) 2048
Requested keysize is 2048 bits
Please specify how long the key should be valid.
         0 = key does not expire
      <n>  = key expires in n days
      <n>w = key expires in n weeks
      <n>m = key expires in n months
      <n>y = key expires in n years
Key is valid for? (0) 0
Key does not expire at all
Is this correct? (y/N) y

GnuPG needs to construct a user ID to identify your key.

Real name: Joe User
Email address: joe at example.com
Comment: Test 
You selected this USER-ID:
    "Joe User (Test) <joe at example.com>"

Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? o
You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key.

gpg: can't connect to the agent: Invalid value passed to IPC
gpg: problem with the agent: No agent running
gpg: can't connect to the agent: Invalid value passed to IPC
gpg: problem with the agent: No agent running
gpg: Key generation canceled.

C:\work\tempgpg>gpg --version
gpg (GnuPG) 2.0.17 (Gpg4win 2.1.0)
libgcrypt 1.4.6
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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