diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 52af7168..373df451 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.582
+8.3.583
diff --git a/database/DBconnect.c b/database/DBconnect.c
index 8e1af02d..d5e0fc0f 100644
--- a/database/DBconnect.c
+++ b/database/DBconnect.c
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ dbcConnectLabelFunc(scx, lab, tpath, csa2)
 	CellDef *orig_def = scx->scx_use->cu_def;
 	Label *slab;
 	int lidx = lab->lab_port;
+	bool foundOne;
 	const TileTypeBitMask *connectMask;
 
 	/* Check for equivalent ports. For any found, call	*/
@@ -839,6 +840,7 @@ dbcConnectLabelFunc(scx, lab, tpath, csa2)
 	/* are more equivalent ports, they will be found when	*/
 	/* processing this label's area.			*/
 
+	foundOne = FALSE;
 	for (slab = orig_def->cd_labels; slab != NULL; slab = slab->lab_next)
 	    if ((slab->lab_flags & PORT_DIR_MASK) && (slab != lab))
 		if (slab->lab_port == lidx)
@@ -899,6 +901,20 @@ dbcConnectLabelFunc(scx, lab, tpath, csa2)
 		    csa2->csa2_list[csa2->csa2_top].connectMask = connectMask;
 		    csa2->csa2_list[csa2->csa2_top].dinfo = 0;
 
+#if 0
+		    /* This warning is useful but currently is generating
+		     * multiple messages per instance and so its more of
+		     * an annoyance than an aid.
+		     */
+
+		    if (foundOne == FALSE)
+			TxError("Warning:  Port %s at location (%d %d) connects"
+				" a net across multiple disconnected areas!\n",
+				lab->lab_text, lab->lab_rect.r_xbot,
+				lab->lab_rect.r_ybot);
+#endif
+		    foundOne = TRUE;
+
 		    /* See above:  Process only one equivalent port at a time */
 		    break;
 		}
@@ -1247,7 +1263,8 @@ DBTreeCopyConnect(scx, mask, xMask, connect, area, doLabels, destUse)
 	    if (DBTreeSrLabels(scx, newmask, xMask, &tpath, searchtype,
 			dbcConnectLabelFunc, (ClientData) &csa2) != 0)
 	    {
-		TxError("Connection search hit memory limit and stopped.\n");
+		TxError("Connection search was interrupted or hit "
+			"memory limit and stopped.\n");
 		break;
 	    }
     }
diff --git a/database/DBio.c b/database/DBio.c
index 80353ebc..a31ee7cf 100644
--- a/database/DBio.c
+++ b/database/DBio.c
@@ -3318,7 +3318,8 @@ dbFindPropGCFFunc(key, value, ggcf)
 		break;
 	    else if (numvals != 4)
 	    {
-		TxError("Error:  Cannot parse %s property value!\n", key);
+		TxError("Error:  Cannot parse %s property value at \"%s\"!\n",
+			key, vptr);
 		break;
 	    }
 	    else
@@ -3337,7 +3338,7 @@ dbFindPropGCFFunc(key, value, ggcf)
 	    /* Skip forward four values in value */
 	    for (n = 0; n < 4; n++)
 	    {
-		while (!isspace(*vptr)) vptr++;
+		while (!isspace(*vptr) && (*vptr != '\0')) vptr++;
 		while (isspace(*vptr) && (*vptr != '\0')) vptr++;
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/tcltk/magic.tcl.in b/tcltk/magic.tcl.in
index 1e78683e..e370afae 100755
--- a/tcltk/magic.tcl.in
+++ b/tcltk/magic.tcl.in
@@ -373,7 +373,13 @@ if {[info commands magic::openwrapper] != {}} {
 
       foreach cellname $celllist {
 	 set fext [file extension $cellname]
-         puts stdout "handling file entry $cellname extension $fext"
+	 switch $fext {
+	    .gz {}
+	    "" {}
+	    default {
+	       puts stdout "Handling file entry $cellname extension $fext"
+	    }
+	 }
 	 switch $fext {
 	     .lef -
 	     .LEF {lef read $cellname}
@@ -390,6 +396,16 @@ if {[info commands magic::openwrapper] != {}} {
 	     .tcl {source $cellname}
 	     .mag -
 	     "" {magic::load $cellname}
+	     .gz {
+		 set rootname [file root $cellname]
+	 	 set fext [file extension $rootname]
+		 puts stdout "Handling compressed entry $cellname extension $fext"
+		 switch $fext {
+		    .gds {gds read $cellname}
+		    .mag {magic::load $cellname}
+		    default {puts stderr "only compressed .mag and .gds are handled."}
+		 }
+	     }
 	     default {puts stderr "don't know how to load file $cellname"}
 	 }
       }