[R-sig-Debian] problems apt-getting from CRAN

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On 15 February 2007 at 14:52, Johannes Ranke wrote:
| * Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> [070215 05:20]:
| > On 14 February 2007 at 15:29, Federico Calboli wrote:
| > | I tried to figure out how to get a GPG key from the mirror I'm using (the 
| > | austrian one) in case that's the solution, but fat chance! apt-get update does 
| > | not return any error anyawy, i.e. does not warn me of any missing GPG key from 
| > | the CRAN mirror.
| > | 
| > | Any suggestion would be apprecciated.
| > 
| > I'd guess it's simply missing.  Try wiki.debian.org for info on how to
| > _create_ such a key, and then convince someone at CRAN to create one.
| 
| OK, I learned how to create and use an archive key by doing it.
| Currently this key is only signed by me, but better then no signing at
| all, I believe.
| 
| For details, see the updated README file, section SECURE APT. The 
| key ID is 381BA480.
| 
| The signed Release files and the README will be picked up by CRAN within
| 12 hours, and then propagate to the mirrors.

Well done -- thanks for all the good work on these backports!

Dirk

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