(In reply to Martin Sirringhaus from comment #2) > That is in the %build-section because it builds the langpacks. > Building them in %install doesn't feel right. > > So I will try to build them in %build, copy them somewhere in > `$RPM_BUILD_DIR` rather then buildroot and copy again during %install > (including doing the mkdir) Right; %build to build, %install to install (as it's in the name :) ) Maybe you can skip the first copy in your proposal? and copy from wherever they are being created in %build during %install? The data from %build is not being lost after all (or do we lose the information about available files somehow?)