> Don't mix Cygwin and plain Windows programs. cygwin has nothing to do with this thread - there is no element of cygwin within the quoted code or results.
As said, this is pure GnuPG from > From https://gnupg.org/download/index.html: > Windows ... > download sig Simple installer for the current GnuPG <-- > https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32-2.4.5_20240307.exe > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>type HelloWorld.txt | .\gpg.exe > --passphrase-fd 3 -c 3< HelloWorld.txt > gpg: failed to translate osfhandle 0x00000003 > > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>type HelloWorld.txt | .\gpg.exe > --passphrase-fd 4 -c 4< HelloWorld.txt > - brought up a pinentry-qt dialogue. i.e. didn't read from fd 4. Is there a workaround? Tried '--pinentry-mode loopback', as well, to no joy. Using fd 4, '--pinentry-mode loopback' returned: gpg: error creating passphrase: Invalid passphrase gpg: symmetric encryption of '[stdin]' failed: Invalid passphrase On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 5:49 AM Werner Koch <wk_at_gnupg.org_omcuj...@duck.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 21:17, Bee said: > > > Is 'gpg: failed to translate osfhandle 0x00000003' known / expected? > > Don't mix Cygwin and plain Windows programs. On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM B.S. <bs27...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From https://gnupg.org/download/index.html: > Windows ... > download sig Simple installer for the current GnuPG <-- > https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32-2.4.5_20240307.exe > > ----- > > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>ver > > Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.4123] > > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>.\gpg.exe --version > gpg (GnuPG) 2.4.5 > libgcrypt 1.10.3 > Copyright (C) 2024 g10 Code GmbH > ... > > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>echo Hello World > HelloWorld.txt > > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>type HelloWorld.txt | .\gpg.exe > --passphrase-fd 3 -c 3< HelloWorld.txt > > gpg: failed to translate osfhandle 0x00000003 > > ----- > > > Is 'gpg: failed to translate osfhandle 0x00000003' known / expected? > > Is there a workaround? > - same result for fd 8 and above. e.g. gpg: failed to translate > osfhandle 0x0000000b > > > Curiously: > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin>type HelloWorld.txt | .\gpg.exe > --passphrase-fd 4 -c 4< HelloWorld.txt > > - brought up a pinentry-qt dialogue. i.e. didn't read from fd 4. > - same for fd 5, 6, and 7. > > Is there a workaround? _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org https://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
