===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc_validate.c,v
retrieving revision 1.59
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -u -p -r1.59 -r1.65
--- mandoc/mdoc_validate.c	2010/03/31 07:13:53	1.59
+++ mandoc/mdoc_validate.c	2010/04/06 11:52:25	1.65
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_validate.c,v 1.59 2010/03/31 07:13:53 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_validate.c,v 1.65 2010/04/06 11:52:25 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
  *
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static	v_post	 posts_text1[] = { eerr_eq1, NULL };
 static	v_post	 posts_vt[] = { post_vt, NULL };
 static	v_post	 posts_wline[] = { bwarn_ge1, herr_eq0, NULL };
 static	v_post	 posts_wtext[] = { ewarn_ge1, NULL };
-static	v_post	 posts_xr[] = { eerr_ge1, NULL };
+static	v_post	 posts_xr[] = { ewarn_ge1, NULL };
 static	v_pre	 pres_an[] = { pre_an, NULL };
 static	v_pre	 pres_bd[] = { pre_display, pre_bd, NULL };
 static	v_pre	 pres_bl[] = { pre_bl, NULL };
@@ -621,8 +621,21 @@ pre_bl(PRE_ARGS)
 		case (MDOC_Inset):
 			/* FALLTHROUGH */
 		case (MDOC_Column):
-			if (type >= 0) 
-				return(mdoc_nerr(mdoc, n, EMULTILIST));
+			/*
+			 * Note that if a duplicate is detected, we
+			 * remove the duplicate instead of passing it
+			 * over.  If we don't do this, mdoc_action will
+			 * become confused when it scans over multiple
+			 * types whilst setting its bitmasks.
+			 *
+			 * FIXME: this should occur in mdoc_action.c.
+			 */
+			if (type >= 0) {
+				if ( ! mdoc_nwarn(mdoc, n, EMULTILIST))
+					return(0);
+				mdoc_argn_free(n->args, pos);
+				break;
+			}
 			type = n->args->argv[pos].arg;
 			break;
 		case (MDOC_Compact):
@@ -1082,21 +1095,23 @@ post_bl_head(POST_ARGS) 
 {
 	int			i;
 	const struct mdoc_node *n;
+	const struct mdoc_argv *a;
 
 	n = mdoc->last->parent;
 	assert(n->args);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < (int)n->args->argc; i++)
-		if (n->args->argv[i].arg == MDOC_Column)
-			break;
+	for (i = 0; i < (int)n->args->argc; i++) {
+		a = &n->args->argv[i];
+		if (a->arg == MDOC_Column) {
+			if (a->sz && mdoc->last->nchild)
+				return(mdoc_nerr(mdoc, n, ECOLMIS));
+			return(1);
+		}
+	}
 
-	if (i == (int)n->args->argc)
+	if (0 == (i = mdoc->last->nchild))
 		return(1);
-
-	if (n->args->argv[i].sz && mdoc->last->child)
-		return(mdoc_nerr(mdoc, n, ECOLMIS));
-
-	return(1);
+	return(warn_count(mdoc, "==", 0, "line arguments", i));
 }
 
 
@@ -1308,8 +1323,9 @@ post_sh_head(POST_ARGS)
 	 * non-CUSTOM has a conventional order to be followed.
 	 */
 
-	if (SEC_NAME != sec && SEC_NONE == mdoc->lastnamed)
-		return(mdoc_nerr(mdoc, mdoc->last, ESECNAME));
+	if (SEC_NAME != sec && SEC_NONE == mdoc->lastnamed && 
+			! mdoc_nwarn(mdoc, mdoc->last, ESECNAME))
+		return(0);
 	if (SEC_CUSTOM == sec)
 		return(1);
 	if (sec == mdoc->lastnamed)