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[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <a.starr.b@xxxxxxxxx>]

I guess this is an issue with gpg, not the packaging guide itself.
Though it does seem that the output in precise is a bit more clear:

You need a user ID to identify your key; the software constructs the user ID
from the Real Name, Comment and Email Address in this form:
    "Heinrich Heine (Der Dichter) <heinrichh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>"

Real name: Foo Bar
Email address: email@xxxxxxxxxxx
Comment: Baz
You selected this USER-ID:
    "Foo Bar (Baz) <email@xxxxxxxxxxx>"

Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit?

** Changed in: ubuntu-packaging-guide
       Status: New => Incomplete

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975026

Title:
  gpg keygen instructions are not clear

Status in Ubuntu Packaging Guide:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  http://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/getting-set-up.html

  It's contains some errors: 
  When generating the gpg --gen key the program gpg shows the format 
  name (company) <email@xxxxxxxxxxx)> 
  but the actual dialog is 
  name: 
  email: 
  comment: 
  Change N, E, C, Ok, Cancel: 

  When confirming they gpg key from the e-mail sent it states: 
  "If your email software does not support OpenPGP encryption, copy the encrypted email’s contents, type gpg in your terminal, then paste the email contents into your terminal window." 

  This is incorrect. It should state. Copy the message from 
  -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- 
  to 
  -----END PGP MESSAGE----- 
  to a new file with the extension gpg 

  then on the command line type 
  gpg filename.gpg 

  this will then create a new file called 
  filename 
  which will contain the contents of the e-mail. 

  if you paste the contents directly to the command line you just get a
  ton of syntax errors.

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