gpg / gpg-agent problem

Hi,

I'm using Mac 10.5.6. I recently used port to insatll gpg and gpg-
agent. However, if I run the gpg command, I'm told the agent is not
available ...


/opt/local/bin/gpg --trust-model always --sign --force-mdc -e -a --
homedir /Users/dalvarado/.gnupg --recipient 23AC19FF
gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on homedir `/Users/dalvarado/.gnupg'

You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "Dave Alvarado <>"
2048-bit RSA key, ID A34ED87A, created 2009-09-30

gpg: gpg-agent is not available in this session
Enter passphrase:


However, if, in the same terminal session, I type, "gpg-agent --
daemon", I get ...

gpg-agent --daemon
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/gpg-6t6wD2/S.gpg-agent:272:1; export
GPG_AGENT_INFO;


So I assume that means the gpg-agent is running. Why am I told it is
not running above?

Thanks, - Dave