general-concepts/dependencies: Add a warning on pure DEPEND soft blockers

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
index f6cceba..7c8caeb 100644
--- a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
+++ b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ to the package manager.
 </p>
 
 <p>
+The following description applies to all EAPIs starting with EAPI 2.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 There are two kinds of blockers: soft blockers and hard blockers.
 </p>
 
@@ -233,11 +237,17 @@ to solve file collisions between packages and are meaningful only
 in <c>RDEPEND</c>.
 </p>
 
+<warning>
+Soft blockers that are pure <c>DEPEND</c> <e>do not work correctly</e>.
+While Portage seemingly queues the package for removal, it <e>does not</e>
+exempt their contents from file collision checks. Always include your
+soft blockers in <c>RDEPEND</c>!
+</warning>
+
 <p>
 If it is strictly necessary to resolve the blocker before the package
-is built (installed) or if automatic resolution is undesired,
-a hard blocker must be used instead. Hard blockers are not resolved
-automatically, and are expressed using the following syntax:
+is built (installed), a hard blocker must be used instead. Hard blockers
+are expressed using the following syntax:
 </p>
 
 <codesample lang="ebuild">
@@ -254,10 +264,6 @@ or when it is installed from a binary package.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Hard blocks require EAPI 2 or newer.
-</p>
-
-<p>
 Specific versions can also be blocked:
 </p>