[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Merge buildprocess.md contents into rpmbuild man pages (PR #4047)

Michal Domonkos notifications at github.com
Fri Nov 21 16:13:54 UTC 2025


@dmnks commented on this pull request.



>  
-Building these stages separately is generally only useful when packaging new
-software in RPM format and/or troubleshooting. They are listed below in the
-order of execution, with the corresponding spec section in parenthesis where
-applicable.
+Use these _STAGE_ arguments to produce intermediate build artifacts without
+creating packages. These stages generally correspond to spec sections (shown in

> Hmm, I dislike the "build artifacts" term - for one, not all the stages produce anything at all (eg k and l).

Good catch, this is actually handled in the BUILD PROCESS section by saying "build artifacts or diagnostic output". Maybe we could use something similar here? I'm also open to other suggestions, of course :smile: 

> Ditto with "creating packages", see above. "producing packages" might be an alternate expression for that.

Ack.


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