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       also some pre-supported dependency variables for common cases,
       plus a few more to control the behavior of dependencies.</para>
 
+    <important>
+      <para>When software has extra dependencies that provide extra
+	features, the base dependencies listed in
+	<varname><replaceable>*</replaceable>_DEPENDS</varname> should
+	include the extra dependencies that would benefit most users.
+	The base dependencies should never be a <quote>minimal</quote>
+	dependency set.  The goal is not to include every dependency
+	possible.  Only include those that will benefit most
+	people.</para>
+    </important>
+
     <sect2 xml:id="makefile-lib_depends">
       <title><varname>LIB_DEPENDS</varname></title>