Re: [Bug: 21.5-b11] Cannot update packages because of GPG problem

|--==> "rdr" == robert delius royar <robert(a)frinabulax.org&gt; writes: rdr> When I try to update packages (in prerelease) I get this error: rdr> Can't check signature: Public key 82EDF2C1D1DD84CD not found ,----[ In your '~/.gnupg/gpg.conf' ] | keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve | keyserver x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu `---- If you get that error XEmacs should really ask if you want to update the package-index without verifying. I smell a bug, I'll see what I can do about it. Thank you very much for bringing it to my attention, Robert. rdr> http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/packageGuide.html#Installing_automati... rdr> says rdr> Depending on whether you are using mailcrypt/PGP, you will get some question rdr> about keys to fetch or whether to use the index without verifying the rdr> signature. If the new index was different from the one already on disk, XEmacs rdr> will offer you to overwrite the old index. rdr> However, I never see a question about whether to use the index without rdr> verifying. I think the wording of that could be a lot better, I'll fix that up. And double check the code to make sure it DTRT. rdr> Is there a variable I can set so that lack of verification is rdr> not a problem? (setq package-get-require-signed-base-updates nil) -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 10D5C9C5>---| | XEmacs - It's not just an editor. | | It's a way of life. | |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---|