Solid developing composition for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and processing method using the same

A method for processing a black and white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising:

• exposing the light-sensitive material;
• developing the exposed material with a developer;
• and
• replenishing the developer with a developer replenisher in an amount of 200 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the material, said developer and developer replenisher being prepared by dissolving in water a solid photographic developing composition comprising a developing agent and a compound of Formula (5), said developer comprising from 1.times.10.sup.-5 to 3.times.10.sup.-2 mol per liter of said developing agent;
• and
• fixing the developed photographic material with a fixer;
• ##STR28## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphono group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group or a heterocyclic group, provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may combine to form a ring.