[arch-general] gnupg version

mpan archml-y1vf3axu at mpan.pl
Tue Dec 1 21:31:13 UTC 2020


> hello. GnuPG 2.2.25 has been released it fixes bug which affects me. but 
> arch only has Version 2.2.24-1 in testing. my question is why it haven't 
> been updated? if the maintainer simply does not have time yet, then I 
> understand, but maybe there is another reason?
   There is only one bug fixed between 2.2.24 and 2.2.25, and it 
introduces 3 lines of code:

---- DIFF --------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scd/app-openpgp.c b/scd/app-openpgp.c
index 6245a5331..ec60db2e6 100644
--- a/scd/app-openpgp.c
+++ b/scd/app-openpgp.c
@@ -4392,10 +4392,15 @@ check_keyidstr (app_t app, const char *keyidstr, 
int keyno, int *r_use_auth)
    const char *s;
    int n;
    const char *fpr = NULL;
+  int i;

    if (r_use_auth)
      *r_use_auth = 0;

+  /* Make sure we have load the public keys.  */
+  for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+    get_public_key (app, i);
+
    if (strlen (keyidstr) < 32)
      return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_ID);
    else
------------------------------------------------------------- /DIFF ----

   Aside from what SET said, about building the whole 2.2.25, if that’s 
the bug affecting you you may just apply a patch over 2.2.24 and build it.
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