Re: [PATCH v2] gpg-interface: use more status letters

[Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>]

On 28/09/16 20:59, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
 
>> +  "X" for a good expired signature, or good signature made by an expired key,
> 
> As an attempt to clarify that we cover both EXPSIG and EXPKEYSIG
> cases, I think this is good enough.  I may have phrased the former
> slightly differently, though: "a good signature that has expired".
> 
> I have no strong opinion if we want to stress that we cover both
> cases, though, which is I think what Ramsay's comment was about.

Kinda! ;-)

I'm not sure that it is a good idea to mash both EXPSIG and EXPKEYSIG
into one status letter, but I was also fishing for some information
about EXPSIG. I was only vaguely aware that a signature could expire
_independently_ of the key used to do the signing. Also, according to
https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/Automated-signature-checking.html
for the EXPSIG case 'Note, that this case is currently not implemented.'

Hmm, I guess these are so closely related that a single status letter
is OK, but I think I would prefer your phrasing; namely:

 "X" for a good signature that has expired, or a good signature made with an expired key,

[Although that is still a bit cumbersome.]

ATB,
Ramsay Jones