man/emerge: clarify --rebuild-if-new-slot #467924

diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index 944a432303e1b5ff7600bc9bb1a45b534dd7947b..874d33380d1a5dcfdbb1306ec031955f93a617ed 100644 (file)
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -677,6 +677,12 @@ Since this option requires
 checking of reverse dependencies, it enables \-\-complete\-graph
 mode whenever a new slot is installed. This option is enabled by
 default.
+
+NOTE: If you want to skip all rebuilds involving slot\-operator
+dependecies (including those that involve sub\-slot changes alone),
+then \fI\-\-ignore\-built\-slot\-operator\-deps=y\fR is the option
+that you are looking for, since \fI\-\-rebuild\-if\-new\-slot\fR
+does not affect rebuilds triggered by sub\-slot changes alone.
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-rebuild\-if\-new\-rev [ y | n ]"
 Rebuild packages when build\-time dependencies are built from source, if the