"Adam D. Barratt" <a...@adam-barratt.org.uk> writes: > On 2017-06-14 9:48, Ben Finney wrote: > > For those who (like me) had difficulty with some of these steps, here's > > how I eventually got it done: > > Out of curiosity, which step(s)? They all seem fairly > self-explanatory, but I may well be missing something.
Not everyone knows how to do them, or may think they know but still get it wrong, so I thought an explicit series of commands might help. > [...] > > $ gpg --detach-sign \ > > --local-user "$DEBSIGN_KEYID" \ > > --output "$sigfile" --armor \ > > ./dedication-9.0.txt > > fwiw, with the exception of the --local-user switch, which is only > required if your Debian key isn't also your default key My default key is my Debian signing key, nevertheless the earlier command grabbed a completely unrelated key. So yes, this is the step that tripped me up, so I found it easy to believe not everyone would find every command obvious. -- \ “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” —Steven | `\ Wright | _o__) | Ben Finney
