Re: [Launchpad-users] GPG Signature Size

[Tim Cook <timothywayne.cook@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 17:00 +1100, Martin Pool wrote:
> 2009/12/27 Tim Cook <timothywayne.cook@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > While uploading a a release file for OSHIP-1.0b1.  I included my GPG
> > signature file.
> >
> > I received an error stating that I could not upload a file larger than
> > 1024 bytes.  However, my public key .asc file is 2424 bytes.
> >
> > I retried the source tar.gz and it uploaded just fine. Isn't that a
> > rather small file limitation for signatures?
> 
> The .asc file to be uploaded should be the detached signature of the
> changes file generated by dpkg-buildpackage (I think) not your public
> key.  If you're not sure if you have the right file, reply with it
> attached and/or with the command you used to make it.
> 

I was hoping that no one would see this since it was during the
holidays ..... hoping it would just get lost in the noise....  :-)
You guys are too good at customer service.  ;-)


I had my "stupid hat" on and was trying to upload mu public key; instead
of signing the file and uploading that signature.asc file.  Anyway it
works fine. 

Thanks for the reply,

--Tim

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