\-\-noreplace <atom>\fR. As a safety measure, depclean will not remove any
packages unless *all* required dependencies have been resolved. As a
consequence, it is often necessary to run \fIemerge \-\-update \-\-newuse
-\-\-deep @world\fR prior to depclean.
+\-\-deep @world\fR prior to depclean. Also note that
+depclean may break link level dependencies, especially when the
+\fB\-\-depclean\-lib\-check\fR option is disabled. Thus, it is
+recommended to use a tool such as \fBrevdep-rebuild\fR(1)
+in order to detect such breakage.
\fBWARNING:\fR
Inexperienced users are advised to use \fB\-\-pretend\fR with this