When installing gnupg, homebrew automatically configures the path of the pinentry binary to the opt_bin path of the formula instead of the symlink in /usr/local/bin this means that actual path returned by gpgconf ends up looking like: /usr/local/opt/pinentry/bin/pinentry.
Fixing the symlink in /usr/local/bin doesn't always solve the issue because gpgconf is still reporting the /usr/local/opt path.
The new flag will automatically change this symlink to point to pinentry-mac.
I tried unsuccessfully to include this as part of the automatic Formula installation but it is not possible because during installation the formula cannot modify any external path.
When installing gnupg, homebrew automatically configures the path of the pinentry binary to the
opt_binpath of the formula instead of the symlink in/usr/local/binthis means that actual path returned bygpgconfends up looking like:/usr/local/opt/pinentry/bin/pinentry.Fixing the symlink in
/usr/local/bindoesn't always solve the issue becausegpgconfis still reporting the/usr/local/optpath.The new flag will automatically change this symlink to point to pinentry-mac.
I tried unsuccessfully to include this as part of the automatic Formula installation but it is not possible because during installation the formula cannot modify any external path.