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gpg: Add import option "keep-ownertrust".

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* g10/options.h (IMPORT_KEEP_OWNERTTRUST): New.
* g10/import.c (parse_import_options): Add "keep-ownertrust".
(import_one): Act upon new option.
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This option is in particular useful to convert from a pubring.gpg to
the new pubring.kbx in GnuPG 2.1 or vice versa:

gpg1 --export | gpg2 --import-options keep-ownertrust --import

(cherry-picked from commit ffc2307843)
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Werner Koch 2014-11-12 09:56:40 +01:00
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@ -2039,6 +2039,15 @@ opposite meaning. The options are:
generally useful unless a shared keyring scheme is being used.
Defaults to no.
@item import-keep-ownertrust
Normally possible still existing ownertrust values of a key are
cleared if a key is imported. This is in general desirable so that
a formerly deleted key does not automatically gain an ownertrust
values merely due to import. On the other hand it is sometimes
necessary to re-import a trusted set of keys again but keeping
already assigned ownertrust values. This can be achived by using
this option.
@item repair-pks-subkey-bug
During import, attempt to repair the damage caused by the PKS keyserver
bug (pre version 0.9.6) that mangles keys with multiple subkeys. Note