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-rw-r--r--man/emerge.15
-rw-r--r--pym/_emerge/help.py5
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index 15d7fcac5..572002d3d 100644
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -470,7 +470,10 @@ specified, not the packages themselves.
.TP
.BR "\-\-package\-moves[=n]"
Perform package moves when necessary. This option
-is enabled by default.
+is enabled by default. \fBWARNING:\fR This option
+should remain enabled under normal circumstances.
+Do not disable it unless you know what you are
+doing.
.TP
.BR "\-\-pretend " (\fB\-p\fR)
Instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what *would*
diff --git a/pym/_emerge/help.py b/pym/_emerge/help.py
index 9834c5c54..43e9794ed 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/help.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/help.py
@@ -517,7 +517,10 @@ def help(myopts, havecolor=1):
print()
print(" " + green("--package-moves") + "[=%s]" % turquoise("n"))
desc = "Perform package moves when necessary. This option " + \
- "is enabled by default."
+ "is enabled by default. WARNING: This option " + \
+ "should remain enabled under normal circumstances. " + \
+ "Do not disable it unless you know what you are " + \
+ "doing."
for line in wrap(desc, desc_width):
print(desc_indent + line)
print()