diff --git a/src/frontend/measure.c b/src/frontend/measure.c
index da1d7f390..749f8a153 100644
--- a/src/frontend/measure.c
+++ b/src/frontend/measure.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ do_measure(
     if ( just_chk_meas != TRUE ) fprintf( stdout, "%-20s=", resname );
 
     if ( just_chk_meas != TRUE ) {
-      ok = nupa_eval( meas_card->li_line, meas_card->li_linenum );
+      ok = nupa_eval( meas_card->li_line, meas_card->li_linenum, meas_card->li_linenum_orig );
 
       if ( ok ) {
         str_ptr = strstr( meas_card->li_line, meastype );
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/numpaif.h b/src/frontend/numparam/numpaif.h
index 8580a27fe..8e659b576 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/numpaif.h
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/numpaif.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define  NUPAEVALDONE 3
 
 extern char * nupa_copy(char *s, int linenum);
-extern int    nupa_eval(char *s, int linenum);
+extern int    nupa_eval(char *s, int linenum, int orig_linenum);
 extern int    nupa_signal(int sig, char *info);
 extern void   nupa_scan(char * s, int linenum, int is_subckt);
 extern void   nupa_list_params();
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h b/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h
index 8ccc20163..38fb7851e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct _ttdico {
 /* the input scanner data structure */
   str80   srcfile; /* last piece of source file name */
   int   srcline;
+  int oldline;
   int   errcount;
 //  entry   dat[Maxdico+1];
   entry* dyndat;
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c b/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
index 637bb10e3..a91549066 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ nupa_copy (char *s, int linenum)
 }
 
 int
-nupa_eval (char *s, int linenum)
+nupa_eval (char *s, int linenum, int orig_linenum)
 /* s points to a partially transformed line.
    compute variables if linenum points to a & or .param line.
    if ( the original is an X line,  compute actual params.;
@@ -695,14 +695,17 @@ nupa_eval (char *s, int linenum)
   unsigned char err = 1;
 
   dico->srcline = linenum;
+  dico->oldline = orig_linenum;
   c = dico->dyncategory[linenum];
 #ifdef TRACE_NUMPARAMS
   fprintf (stderr, "** SJB - in nupa_eval()\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "** SJB - processing line %3d: %s\n", linenum, s);
   fprintf (stderr, "** SJB - category '%c'\n", c);
 #endif /* TRACE_NUMPARAMS */
-  if (c == 'P')			/* evaluate parameters */
+  if (c == 'P')	{		/* evaluate parameters */
+//    err = nupa_substitute (dico, dico->dynrefptr[linenum], s, 0);
     nupa_assignment (dico, dico->dynrefptr[linenum], 'N');
+  }
   else if (c == 'B')		/* substitute braces line */
     err = nupa_substitute (dico, dico->dynrefptr[linenum], s, 0);
   else if (c == 'X')
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
index 1d104e8c6..84fbedeeb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ initkeys (void)
             "and or not div mod if else end while macro funct defined"
             " include for to downto is var");
   scopy_up (fmath,
-            "sqr sqrt sin cos exp ln arctan abs pow pwr max min int log sinh cosh tanh ternary_fcn agauss");
+            "sqr sqrt sin cos exp ln arctan abs pow pwr max min int log sinh cosh tanh ternary_fcn v agauss");
 }
 
 static double
@@ -140,8 +140,11 @@ message (tdico * dic, char *s)
    }
    if (dic->srcline >= 0)
    {
+      sadd (t, "Original line no.: ");
+      nadd (t, dic->oldline);
+      sadd (t, ", new internal line no.: ");
       nadd (t, dic->srcline);
-      sadd (t, ": ");
+      sadd (t, ":\n");
    }
    sadd (t, s);
    cadd (t, '\n');
diff --git a/src/frontend/subckt.c b/src/frontend/subckt.c
index 2db73e80d..efb54e68b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/subckt.c
+++ b/src/frontend/subckt.c
@@ -348,10 +348,9 @@ inp_subcktexpand(struct line *deck)
 	/* 'param' .meas statements can have dependencies on measurement values */
 	/* need to skip evaluating here and evaluate after other .meas statements */
         if ( ciprefix( ".meas", c->li_line ) ) {
-	  if ( !strstr( c->li_line, "param" ) ) nupa_eval( c->li_line, c->li_linenum);
+	  if ( !strstr( c->li_line, "param" ) ) nupa_eval( c->li_line, c->li_linenum, c->li_linenum_orig);
 	} else {
-	  /*ok = ok && nupa_eval( c->li_line, c->li_linenum);*/
-	  nupa_eval( c->li_line, c->li_linenum);
+	  nupa_eval( c->li_line, c->li_linenum, c->li_linenum_orig);
 	}
 	c= c->li_next;
       }