syncthing / syncthing/docs

Release signing page references wrong file as signature

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Description

Release signing page says:

In a genuine release archive you expect to find the syncthing binary (syncthing.exe on Windows) and an accompanying signature syncthing.sig (syncthing.exe.sig on Windows)

But lib/upgrade from syncthing/syncthing actually uses release.sig for every OS:

https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/blob/2ae15aa4546b8cf76cd6077303aa6b97e2e043ee/lib/upgrade/upgrade_supported.go#L362

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Research direction

Open the release signing page and compare its archive-signature description with lib/upgrade/upgrade_supported.go at the linked upstream line. Update the documentation so the referenced signature filename matches the implementation for all operating systems, then verify the page renders correctly.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
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