DESIGN: mention need for restarting base updates in case of new deps

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@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Basic update algorithm:
        from the source.
 
     iii.
+       Check whether our list of dependencies has changed.  If so
+       we need to restart the whole base update.
+
+    iv.
        Check for missing or unwanted dependency inclusions.  Compare
        our base's desired included deps with our base's actual
        included deps.  In exceptional conditions, they will not