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-rw-r--r--Master/tlpkg/gpg/tl-key-extension.txt7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/gpg/tl-key-extension.txt b/Master/tlpkg/gpg/tl-key-extension.txt
index dcd14e279f0..0ceeab2c69d 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/gpg/tl-key-extension.txt
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/gpg/tl-key-extension.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ $Id$
How to update TeX Live distribution signing key
===============================================
-this should be done every year during the pretest.
+This must be done every year! It's not optional.
shut down networking service
cp gpg directory from USB stick to computer
-
export GNUPGHOME=...<COPY OF USBSTICK gpg directory>
export KEYID=0xC78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC
gpg --edit-key $KEYID
@@ -44,3 +43,7 @@ svn/git commit
# texlive.asc, see above how to export it)
gpg --homedir ~texlive/.gnupg --import texlive.asc
+
+More info:
+. we use tlpkg/bin/tl-sign-file to sign texlive.tlpdb.
+. gpg --verify --verbose foo.asc for info on signature of file.