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-rw-r--r--cnf/sets.conf5
-rw-r--r--doc/config/sets.docbook4
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cnf/sets.conf b/cnf/sets.conf
index b3dc132fa..b0e331b00 100644
--- a/cnf/sets.conf
+++ b/cnf/sets.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class = portage.sets.profiles.PackagesSystemSet
class = portage.sets.security.NewAffectedSet
world-candidate = False
-# Again, not much to change here, though people might prefer a different name
+# A superset of the classic <parameter>world</parameter> target, a set created
+# by this class contains SLOT atoms to match all installed packages. Note that
+# use of this set makes it impossible for emerge to solve blockers by automatic
+# uninstallation of blocked packages.
[installed]
class = portage.sets.dbapi.EverythingSet
world-candidate = False
diff --git a/doc/config/sets.docbook b/doc/config/sets.docbook
index 3039aec7f..052ace0d4 100644
--- a/doc/config/sets.docbook
+++ b/doc/config/sets.docbook
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@
<title>portage.sets.dbapi.EverythingSet</title>
<para>
A superset of the classic <parameter>world</parameter> target, a set created
- by this class contains SLOT atoms to match all installed packages.
+ by this class contains SLOT atoms to match all installed packages. Note that
+ use of this set makes it impossible for emerge to solve blockers by automatic
+ uninstallation of blocked packages.
</para>
<sect3>