From 7686693e437fdf5d707534a50d8c5f36db160962 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Bourgon <peter@bourgon.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 13:30:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Further review feedback re: overrides

---
 ensure.go | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ensure.go b/ensure.go
index bd92ee3543..26bc5630c1 100644
--- a/ensure.go
+++ b/ensure.go
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ dep ensure github.com/pkg/foo:git.internal.com/alt/foo
 dep ensure -override github.com/pkg/foo@^1.0.1
 
     Forcefully and transitively override any constraint for this dependency.
-    This can inadvertantly make your dependency graph unsolvable; use sparingly.
+    Overrides are powerful, but they are harmful over the long term. They should
+    be used as a last resort, especially if your project will be imported by
+    others.
 `
 
 func (cmd *ensureCommand) Name() string      { return "ensure" }