Re: [Bug: 21.5-b28] authentication error when installing packages

* zooko <zooko(a)zooko.com&gt; writes: [...] Yep, but unless package-get.el is loaded you'll probably get an unknown variable error. You'd be better off... (setq package-get-require-signed-base-updates nil) ...in your ~/.xemacs/init.el The code attempts to set a good (note I didn't say "sane") default. It looks for a gpg/pgp executable and if found, sets the default to requiring signed package-index files. If you really want to have PUI (Package User Interface) verify the signature on the index file and you don't have the right key, then the easiest thing is add this to your ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf... keyserver x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve (use whatever keyserver you like) However, IMO, signing the package-index files and verifying them is a waste of time. In fact, in SXEmacs, we have removed all the pgp code From the package infrastructure. Yep.:-) -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | SXEmacs - The only _______ you'll ever need. | | Fill in the blank, yes, it's THAT good! | |------------------------------------&lt;steve(a)sxemacs.org&gt;---| _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta