Re: [Evolution] Sometimes can't verify signature

[Ángel <angel 16bits net>]

On 2020-05-08 at 00:49 -0400, Jeff Van Epps via evolution-list wrote:
> Evolution is able to verify the gpg signature on some messages but on
> other messages it says "Error verifying signature: Failed to execute
> gpg."

Is it failing consistently on certain messages, or is it sometimes
failing but maybe working for that exact message on the next attempt?


>  I have not been able to get it to tell me any details about the
> error. When I run
>
> CAMEL_DEBUG=all evolution > foo.txt
>
> the resulting file does not contain "gpg", "Error verifying signature",
> or "Failed to execute gpg". It does contain "GNUPG" in two places which
> both only say
>
> status: [GNUPG:] NODATA 4
>
> Is there a way to get it to output the actual gpg command it is
> executing and the output from that command?
>
> Also, I don't see a way to export the signature, just to help me
> investigate (no attachment bar or anything). Is there one?
> (FYI: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512;
> protocol="application/pgp-signature"; )

You may do Ctrl+U to view the message source (or just save as mbox)

I have debugged this kind of things in the past by placing a wrapper
around gpg earlier in the PATH, which logs how/what is being passed
around.

Kind regards