bug#17625: 24.4.50; All installed packages marked "unsigned", no archive listed

[Glenn Morris]

Eric Abrahamsen wrote:

> The command `list-packages' then gives me a *Package* buffer in which
> all installed packages are marked as "unsigned", in a bright red face,
> and the "archive" column is empty. Getting info on any of these
> installed packages shows a *Help* screen where the "Archive" heading
> reads n/a, but "Version" obviously matches on of the versions mentioned
> in "Other versions". I've attached a screenshot which should make all of
> this obvious. Apparently it's not supposed to be like this.


Do any package archives actually sign their packages?

The mechanism by which they are supposed to do so seems completely
undocumented (it's not even mentioned in NEWS), so I have no idea how they
are expected to do so.