[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Add a man page for RPM dependency generators (PR #3957)

[Panu Matilainen]

@pmatilai commented on this pull request.



> +specific executables, called _generators_, that do the heavy-lifting of figuring
+out the dependencies from the files present in the buildroot. It complements the
+manual tags, such as *Requires* or *Provides*, in *rpm-spec*(5) files.
+
+Generators are paired with logical labels, called _file attributes_, assigned to
+the packaged files by the file classifier. This ensures that every file is only
+processed by the applicable generator(s), as opposed to all generators, which
+simplifies their implementation and significantly improves the overall build
+performance.
+
+# FILE ATTRIBUTES
+
+A file attribute is a logical label that RPM gives to one or more files in the
+buildroot, based on a set of matching _rules_. It can represent a single file
+type, such as ELF, or a broader domain, such as all source files written in a
+specific programming language.

I'd list the "installed in a specific location" case as well. 

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