Index: bin/repoman
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--- bin/repoman	(revision 2704)
+++ bin/repoman	(working copy)
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
 repoman_settings = portage.config(clone=portage.settings)
 verbose=0
 quiet=0
+gpg_attempts=0
 
 def valid_ebuild_name(name):
 	"""(name) --- Checks to ensure that the package name meets portage specs.
@@ -1576,6 +1577,12 @@
 
 	# Setup the GPG commands
 	def gpgsign(filename):
+		if gpg_attempts > 10:
+			portage.writemsg("MAX gpg signging attempts reach. The key you are using is invalid and or expired or so other error which we have not encountered yet"
+			sys.exit(1)
+
+		gpg_attempts += 1
+
 		gpgcmd = "gpg --sign --clearsign --yes "
 		gpgcmd+= "--default-key "+repoman_settings["PORTAGE_GPG_KEY"]
 		if repoman_settings.has_key("PORTAGE_GPG_DIR"):