[gobolinux-devel] GoboRootless usability comments

[mpb]

>> InstallPackage: Installing Compile, version 1.11.0.
>> InstallPackage: Uncompressing to /home/gobo/Programs...
>> InstallPackage: Invalid signature.  FileHash could not be verified.
>> InstallPackage: Suspect package in /home/gobo/Programs/Compile/1.11.0
>> InstallPackage: Removing downloaded package /tmp/Compile--1.11.0--i686.tar.bz2.

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Michael Homer <michael at gobolinux.org> wrote:
> the problem is
> really that the signature format has changed and old tools are unable
> to verify it. If you care about the chain of trust, you need to
> upgrade release-by-release. Each release is signed by the previous
> one, so you will always be able to verify them that way.

Hi,

My point is it would be nice (IMO) if the InstallPackage error
messages could precisely explain the problem (for example: "Invalid
signature - you appear to be using an old version of
Compile/Scripts.)" and any appropriate solution(s), whatever it/they
may be.

-mpb