After updating the path within the source I still get the following error trying to query GPG encrypted pillar data:

    _errors:
        - Rendering Primary Top file failed, render error:
        - __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'gnupghome'

There's a gpg package and a gpg-python or python-gpg on pypi... It's on the opts requirements txt in Salt's root. For the last problem, you either have the wrong package installed or and old version of it...

I'm using this version and release [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/gnupg] / [https://github.com/isislovecruft/python-gnupg]. Is this not correct?

This is the right one https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-gnupg/0.3.7

Thanks for the tip. That library isn't / wasn't packaged for FreeBSD but I've submitted a patch for that. Seems to work as expected with 1) the source patch re: the path and 2) the correct python-gnupg library installed.

Awesome! Should we close this issue?

The hard-coded path issue still needs to be addressed (unless I address it at the port level)..

The hard coded path can either be handled at the port level, or we consider this a "bug" and make sure the path uses salt.syspaths in order to get the "right" path everywhere....

I think I'd prefer for this to be handled at the code level as a bug.

@rallytime already tagge this as a bug. It will be properly handled.