diff --git a/base/netcmp.c b/base/netcmp.c
index 38444d1..4b8d19b 100644
--- a/base/netcmp.c
+++ b/base/netcmp.c
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ int FirstElementPass(struct Element *E, int noflat, int dolist)
   ostr = CALLOC(right_col_end + 2, sizeof(char));
 
   if (Debug == 0) {
-     Fprintf(stdout, "\nSubcircuit summary:\n");
+     Fprintf(stdout, "Subcircuit summary:\n");
      *(ostr + left_col_end) =  '|';
      *(ostr + right_col_end) = '\n';
      *(ostr + right_col_end + 1) = '\0';
@@ -3736,8 +3736,9 @@ void CreateTwoLists(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2, int dolist)
 
     ResetState();
 
+    Fprintf(stdout, "\n");  // blank line before new circuit diagnostics in log file
     /* print preliminary statistics */
-    Printf("Contents of circuit 1:  ");
+    Printf("\nContents of circuit 1:  ");
     DescribeInstance(name1, file1);
     Printf("Contents of circuit 2:  ");
     DescribeInstance(name2, file2);
diff --git a/base/netgen.c b/base/netgen.c
index 405ed26..dc15c7e 100644
--- a/base/netgen.c
+++ b/base/netgen.c
@@ -3441,7 +3441,7 @@ int CombineParallel(char *model, int file)
    }
    HashKill(&devdict);
    if (dcnt > 0) {
-      Fprintf(stdout, "Class %s:  Merged %d devices.\n", model, dcnt);
+      Fprintf(stdout, "Class %s(%d):  Merged %d parallel devices.\n", model, file, dcnt);
    }
    FREE(nodecount);
    return dcnt;
@@ -3738,6 +3738,9 @@ int CombineSeries(char *model, int file)
       }
    }
    FREE(instlist);
+   if (scnt > 0) {
+      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 60ba9be..b22c2d3 100644
--- a/base/query.c
+++ b/base/query.c
@@ -807,9 +807,9 @@ void DescribeInstance(char *name, int file)
 
       if (!(tp->flags & CELL_PLACEHOLDER) && (tp->class != CLASS_MODULE))
       {
-	if (disconnectednodes == 0) Fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	//if (disconnectednodes == 0) Fprintf(stderr, "\n");
         disconnectednodes++;
-        Fprintf(stderr, "Cell %s disconnected node: %s\n", tp->name, ob->name);
+        Fprintf(stderr, "Cell %s(%d) disconnected node: %s\n", tp->name, tp->file, ob->name);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tcltk/netgen.tcl.in b/tcltk/netgen.tcl.in
index 428dd00..f63364f 100644
--- a/tcltk/netgen.tcl.in
+++ b/tcltk/netgen.tcl.in
@@ -567,7 +567,8 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
 	           netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 1] $fnum2"
 	       } else {
 	           netgen::log put "  Continuing with black-boxed subcircuits $endval\n"
-		   lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]
+		   lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]"($fnum1)"
+		   lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 1]"($fnum2)"
 	           # Match pins
                    netgen::log echo off
 	           if {$dolist == 1} {
@@ -616,9 +617,8 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
 	       netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 1] $fnum2"
 	    } else {
 	       netgen::log put "  Continuing with black-boxed subcircuits $endval\n"
-	       lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]"(1)"
-	       netgen::log put "  Continuing with black-boxed subcircuits $endval\n"
-	       lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]"(2)"
+	       lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]"($fnum1)"
+	       lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]"($fnum2)"
 	       # Match pins
                netgen::log echo off
 	       if {$dolist == 1} {
@@ -656,10 +656,10 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
       verify only
    }
    if {$properr != {}} {
-      netgen::log put "The following cells had property errors: $properr\n"
+      netgen::log put "The following cells had property errors:\n " [regsub -all { } $properr "\n "] "\n"
    }
    if {$matcherr != {}} {
-      netgen::log put "The following subcells failed to match: $matcherr\n"
+      netgen::log put "The following subcells failed to match:\n " [regsub -all { } $matcherr "\n "] "\n"
    }
    if {$dolog} {
       netgen::log end