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| author | Glenn Morris <[email protected]> | 2014-06-04 23:15:44 -0700 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris <[email protected]> | 2014-06-04 23:15:44 -0700 |
| commit | e1b3f35f9373d71f58638e9dcaffc2ff8c4ab3b6 (patch) | |
| tree | e09363a815ba1488ca47c29aa9e7676b0a43ae5d /etc | |
| parent | a56ae34d229242a065fc87d75d80d07ab14641fe (diff) | |
Some documentation for signing of packages
* doc/emacs/package.texi (Package Menu, Package Installation):
Mention signed packages.
* doc/lispref/package.texi (Package Archives): Mention signing packages.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (package-check-signature)
(package-unsigned-archives): Doc fixes.
* etc/NEWS: Related edits.
Diffstat (limited to 'etc')
| -rw-r--r-- | etc/NEWS | 17 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -817,12 +817,23 @@ Use `electric-indent-mode' instead. ** Package +++ +*** The package library now supports digital signing of packages. +Maintainers of package archives should consider signing their packages +to enhance security. + ++++ +**** If the user option `package-check-signature' is non-nil, +Emacs tries to check package signatures at install time. +The value `allow-unsigned' allows installation of unsigned packages. + ++++ +**** The user option `package-unsigned-archives' lists archives where +Emacs will not try to check signatures. + ++++ *** New option `package-pinned-packages'. This is useful if you have multiple archives enabled, with more than one offering a package that you want. -FIXME -*** New options `package-check-signature' and `package-unsigned-archives'. - +++ *** In the `list-packages' buffer, you can use `f' (`package-menu-filter') to filter the list of packages by a keyword. |