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HACKING: Document how to build distribution packages 

Fixes #13970
Closes #14370
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@ -221,6 +221,21 @@ that `make install` not write outside that prefix, then specify the
installation of Cockpit that does not work without further tweaking. installation of Cockpit that does not work without further tweaking.
For advanced users only. For advanced users only.
## Build distribution packages
Instead of a direct `make install` as above, you can also build distribution
packages and install them. This is generally more robust, as they upgrade and
remove cleanly, and don't interfere with distribution packages in `/usr`.
In a Fedora/RHEL build environment you can build binary RPMs with
tools/make-rpms --quick
In a Debian/Ubuntu build environment you can build debs with
cp -r tools/debian .
dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
## Contributing a change ## Contributing a change
Make a pull request on github.com with your change. All changes get Make a pull request on github.com with your change. All changes get