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@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +libgpg-error +============ + +This is a library that defines common error values for all GnuPG +components. Among these are GPG, GPGSM, GPGME, GPG-Agent, libgcrypt, +pinentry, SmartCard Daemon and possibly more in the future. + +See the file COPYING for copyright and warranty information. + +Installation +------------ + +Please read the file INSTALL! + +Here is a quick summary: + +1) Check that you have unmodified sources. The below on how to do + this. Don't skip it - this is an important step! + +2) Unpack the TAR. With GNU tar you can do it this way: + "tar xzvf libgpg-error-x.y.z.tar.gz" + +3) "cd libgpg-error-x.y.z" + +4) "./configure" + +5) "make" + +6) "make install" + + +How to Verify the Source +------------------------ + +In order to check that the version of libgpg-error which you are going +to install is an original and unmodified one, you can do it in one of +the following ways: + +a) If you already have a trusted Version of GnuPG installed, you can +simply check the supplied signature: + +$ gpg --verify libgpg-error-x.y.z.tar.gz.sig + +This checks that the detached signature libgpg-error-x.y.z.tar.gz.sig +is indeed a a signature of libgpg-error-x.y.z.tar.gz. + +Please note, that you have to use an old version of GnuPG to do all +this stuff. *Never* use the version which you are going to check! + + +b) If you don't have any of the above programs, you have to verify the +MD5 checksum: + +$ md5sum libgpg-error-x.y.z.tar.gz + +This should yield an output _similar_ to this: + +fd9351b26b3189c1d577f0970f9dcadc libgpg-error-x.y.z.tar.gz + +Now check that this checksum is _exactly_ the same as the one +published via the announcement list and probably via Usenet. |