On 11/8/20 2:12 PM, Archange via arch-general wrote: > Hi, > > On 09/11/2020 00:05, Peter via arch-general wrote: >> Hello, >> >>> anthraxx did update the PKGBUILD and we are testing the build but currently >>> for instance I’m unable to decrypt messages using the external GnuPG >>> feature (reported upstream), and there is also a build issue with system >>> bzip2 (I used the vendored one instead, but that’s not what we want for the >>> final build). >>> >>> So for now this remain WIP. >> I couldn't find the ticket in Bugzilla. Can you please post the ticket >> number of the bug that was reported upstream? > > Sure: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1675939 > >> GnuPG was replaced by OpenPGP. What are you referring to when you say >> "decrypt messages using the external GnuPG feature"? > > Thunderbird allows you to use GnuPG for private key operations if you > can’t/don’t want to import your private key into Thunderbird. This is a > feature lot of us need, because if you use a smartcard-like hardware solution > (Yubikey, Nitrokey, any PGP smartcard…) that’s the only solution (since you > cannot import your private key into Thunderbird). Thunderbird calls this the > “external GnuPG feature”: > https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:OpenPGP:Smartcards > > Regards, > Bruno/Archange
It's not only required for hardware private key keeping, also for opting to use GnuPG for managing private keys, which is what I'm hoping to use. -- Javier
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