Document that --set-selections does not actually install any packages.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat Dec 23 22:53:23 CST 2000 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
+
+  * main/dpkg.8: Document that --set-selections does not actually
+    install any packages.
+
 Sat Dec 23 22:41:47 CST 2000 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
 
   * dpkg-deb/dpkg-deb.1: Fix typo.

debian/changelog

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 dpkg (1.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
 
+  * Document that --set-selections does not actually install any
+    packages.  Closes: #65340.
   * Fix typo in dpkg-deb.1.  Closes: #65945.
   * Add --truename option to dpkg-divert.  Closes: #68489.
   * Documented COLUMNS in dpkg(8).  Closes: #77001.

main/dpkg.8

@@ -532,6 +532,10 @@ with:
 .br
 \fB     dpkg --set-selections <myselections\fP
 .br
+Note that this will not actually install or remove anything, but just
+set tghe selection state on the requested packages.  You will need some
+other application to actually download and install the requested
+packages.
 
 Ordinarily, you will find that \fBdselect\fP(8) provides a more
 convenient way to modify the package selection states.