[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Clarify %check script use-case by executing it before %install (#1618)

Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek notifications at github.com
Wed Apr 7 10:25:47 UTC 2021


> Most packages execute their %check in the build directory, following the spirit of autotools "make check" target. 

Quotation needed. Who uses autotools these days anyway?

Many many packages go to a big effort to test files from the %buildroot.

This change would significantly break backwards compatibility. If you want, maybe add a `%check_preinstall` step that can be executed in a different phase.

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