> Is there a good > reason not to include pinentry-tty or somemthing similarly small?
It appears pinentry-tty is only console-based. If graphical applications like MUA, Key Managers etc require pinentry-program, it usually uses pop-up (gui) for passphrase input. Since pinentry provides both console and gui, I suggested it as it will be well-rounded solution. :) Regards, RG.