When using the extra directives for uploads to archive files, I included
the .sig files as things to be archived which led to an error.
I recommend a patch similar to below, to be clear that you only need to
include the file or directory name to be managed and not the .sig file:
cvs diff: Diffing .
Index: maintain.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/maintain.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.257
diff -u -r1.257 maintain.texi
--- maintain.texi 21 Jul 2016 20:17:35 -0000 1.257
+++ maintain.texi 11 Dec 2016 15:28:19 -0000
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
@c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
@c @setchapternewpage odd
@c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate July 21, 2016
+@set lastupdate December 11, 2016
@c %**end of header
@dircategory GNU organization
@@ -1882,6 +1882,10 @@
directive remains optional, and the @code{filename} directive is not
allowed.
+You should include only the name of the file or directory to be
+managed in these directives: the @file{.sig} companion signature files
+will be handled automatically for you.
+
When uploaded by itself, the name of the directive file is not
important. But it must be still be signed, using @samp{gpg
--clearsign}; the resulting @file{.asc} file is what should be
