diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 053625b..d76b1f6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.216
+1.5.217
diff --git a/base/flatten.c b/base/flatten.c
index 567862c..83cc599 100644
--- a/base/flatten.c
+++ b/base/flatten.c
@@ -372,22 +372,16 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
 
          /* update node numbers in child to unique numbers */
          oldmax = 0;
-         for (tmp = ChildStart; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) 
+         for (tmp = ChildStart; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 	    if (tmp->node > oldmax) oldmax = tmp->node;
-         if (nextnode <= oldmax) nextnode = oldmax + 1;
-
-         for (tmp = ChildStart; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) 
-	    if (tmp->node <= oldmax && tmp->node > 0) {
-	       if (Debug) Printf("Update node %d --> %d\n", tmp->node, nextnode);
-	       UpdateNodeNumbers(ChildStart, tmp->node, nextnode);
-	       nextnode++;
-	    }
+	    if (tmp->node > 0) tmp->node += (nextnode - 1);
+	 }
+	 nextnode += oldmax;
 
          /* copy nodenumbers of ports from parent */
          ob2 = ParentParams;
-         for (tmp = ChildStart; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next)  {
-	    if (IsPort(tmp)) {
-	       if (tmp->node > 0) {
+         for (tmp = ChildStart; tmp && IsPort(tmp); tmp = tmp->next)  {
+	     if (tmp->node > 0) {
 	          if (ob2->node == -1) {
 
 	             // Before commiting to attaching to a unconnected node, see
@@ -413,17 +407,16 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
 	             Printf("Update node %d --> %d\n", tmp->node, ob2->node);
 	          }
 	          UpdateNodeNumbers(ChildStart, tmp->node, ob2->node);
-	       }
+	     }
 
-	       /* in pathological cases, the lengths of the port lists may
-                * change.  This is an error, but that is no reason to allow
-                * the code to core dump.  We avoid this by placing a 
-                * superfluous check on ob2->type
-                */
-	       if (ob2 != NULL) ob2 = ob2->next;
+	     /* in pathological cases, the lengths of the port lists may
+              * change.  This is an error, but that is no reason to allow
+              * the code to core dump.  We avoid this by placing a 
+              * superfluous check on ob2->type
+              */
+	     if (ob2 != NULL) ob2 = ob2->next;
 
-	       if (ob2 == NULL) break;
-	    }
+	     if (ob2 == NULL) break;
 	 }
 
          /* Using name == NULL to indicate that a .ext file is being 	*/
@@ -1607,15 +1600,15 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 	    }
 	    if (match) {
 		if (ecomp->cell1 && (ecomp->num1 > 0)) {
-		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s"
+		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s (%d)"
 				" makes a better match\n", ecomp->cell1->name,
-				name1);
+				name1, file1);
 		    flattenInstancesOf(name1, file1, ecomp->cell1->name); 
 		}
 		if (ecomp->cell2 && (ecomp->num2 > 0)) {
-		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s"
+		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s (%d)"
 				" makes a better match\n", ecomp->cell2->name,
-				name2);
+				name2, file2);
 		    flattenInstancesOf(name2, file2, ecomp->cell2->name); 
 		}
 		modified++;
@@ -1696,9 +1689,9 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 	    }
 	    if (match) {
 		if (ecomp->cell2) {
-		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s"
+		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s (%d)"
 				" makes a better match\n", ecomp->cell2->name,
-				name2);
+				name2, file2);
 		    flattenInstancesOf(name2, file2, ecomp->cell2->name); 
 		}
 		modified++;
@@ -1754,9 +1747,9 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 	    }
 	    if (match) {
 		if (ecomp->cell1) {
-		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s"
+		    Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s (%d)"
 				" makes a better match\n", ecomp->cell1->name,
-				name1);
+				name1, file1);
 		    flattenInstancesOf(name1, file1, ecomp->cell1->name); 
 		}
 		modified++;
@@ -1837,9 +1830,9 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 				    }
 				    if (found) {
 					Fprintf(stdout, "Removing zero-valued device "
-						"%s from cell %s makes a better match\n",
-						tsub1->name,
-						tc1->name);
+						"%s from cell %s (%d) makes a better "
+						"match\n",
+						tsub1->name, tc1->name, tc1->file);
 
 					/* A current source is an open, while a	    */
 					/* resistor or voltage source is a short.   */
@@ -1948,9 +1941,9 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 				    }
 				    if (found) {
 					Fprintf(stdout, "Removing zero-valued device "
-						"%s from cell %s makes a better match\n",
-						tsub2->name,
-						tc2->name);
+						"%s from cell %s (%d) makes a better "
+						"match\n",
+						tsub2->name, tc2->name, tc2->file);
 
 					/* merge node of endpoints */
 					if (ecomp->cell2->class != CLASS_ISOURCE) {
@@ -2041,8 +2034,8 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 			    if (dstr) *dstr = '[';
 			    if ((ncomp == ecomp0X) && (ecomp0X->num2 <= ecompX0->num1)) {
 				Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s"
-					" makes a better match\n", ecompX0->cell1->name,
-					name1);
+					"(%d) makes a better match\n",
+					ecompX0->cell1->name, name1, file1);
 				flattenInstancesOf(name1, file1, ecompX0->cell1->name); 
 			        ecompX0->num1 = 0;
 			        ecomp0X->num1 += ecompX0->num1;
@@ -2067,8 +2060,8 @@ PrematchLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2)
 			    if (dstr) *dstr = '[';
 			    if ((ncomp == ecompX0) && (ecompX0->num1 <= ecomp0X->num2)) {
 				Fprintf(stdout, "Flattening instances of %s in cell %s"
-					" makes a better match\n", ecomp0X->cell2->name,
-					name2);
+					" (%d) makes a better match\n",
+					ecomp0X->cell2->name, name2, file2);
 				flattenInstancesOf(name2, file2, ecomp0X->cell2->name); 
 			        ecomp0X->num2 = 0;
 			        ecompX0->num2 += ecomp0X->num2;
diff --git a/base/netgen.c b/base/netgen.c
index dc15c7e..04e87d8 100644
--- a/base/netgen.c
+++ b/base/netgen.c
@@ -3441,7 +3441,8 @@ int CombineParallel(char *model, int file)
    }
    HashKill(&devdict);
    if (dcnt > 0) {
-      Fprintf(stdout, "Class %s(%d):  Merged %d parallel devices.\n", model, file, dcnt);
+      Fprintf(stdout, "Class %s (%d):  Merged %d parallel devices.\n",
+		model, file, dcnt);
    }
    FREE(nodecount);
    return dcnt;
@@ -3739,7 +3740,8 @@ int CombineSeries(char *model, int file)
    }
    FREE(instlist);
    if (scnt > 0) {
-      Fprintf(stdout, "Class %s(%d):  Merged %d series devices.\n", model, file, scnt);
+      Fprintf(stdout, "Class %s (%d):  Merged %d series devices.\n",
+		model, file, scnt);
    }
    return scnt;
 }
diff --git a/base/query.c b/base/query.c
index a26a322..d8df617 100644
--- a/base/query.c
+++ b/base/query.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ void DescribeInstance(char *name, int file)
         disconnectednodes++;
 	/* Don't report on ports marked "port_match_error", which is just confusing. */
 	if (strcmp(ob->name, "port_match_error")) {
-           Fprintf(stderr, "Cell %s(%d) disconnected node: %s\n", tp->name, tp->file, ob->name);
+           Fprintf(stderr, "Cell %s (%d) disconnected node: %s\n",
+		    tp->name, tp->file, ob->name);
 	}
       }
     }