--- a/doc/packaging.txt Mon Aug 12 11:30:04 2013 -0700
+++ b/doc/packaging.txt Mon Aug 12 16:47:25 2013 -0700
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@
through the resolution stage) without a file "resolve.deps" in the component
directory, and run "gmake sample-resolve.deps". If the file is empty (that
is, no computed dependencies were found), a warning will be emitted and the
- file will be removed, as pkgdepend currently errors out in that case.
+ file will be removed, as pkgdepend currently errors out in that case. If a
+ component has no dependencies that pkgdepend can discover and resolve, you
+ can set EXTDEPFILES = $(NULLDEPFILE) in your component Makefile to get the
+ performance benefits without providing a placeholder resolve.deps yourself.
To test, run "gmake clean" and re-publish.