[Bug 71708] If Evolution is started, gpg-agent is not able to work with pinentry-gtk-2

[Lukas Fittl]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: evolution

I am using a OpenPGP smartcard to sign and encrypt my mails. Evolution
calls gpg which then calls the gpg-agent from gnupg2. If the smartcard
PIN is not yet cached in the gpg-agent, it opens pinentry-gtk-2 to
request it.

If Evolution is started, pinentry opens for a second, and then closes
again, and the application that wants to use gpg gives back an error
about being unable to access the card. This also applies if evolution is
just started in the background, and I invoke gpg manually.

If Evolution is not started it works without any problems.

This could be related to the fact that Evolution does not use gpgme, but
tries some own intelligent stuff, which could create a lock on the
smartcard.

This has been working before, the bug exists on an up-to-date feisty
system.

** Affects: evolution (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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If Evolution is started, gpg-agent is not able to work with pinentry-gtk-2
https://launchpad.net/bugs/71708