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diff --git a/lily/least-squares.cc b/lily/least-squares.cc
index c7ca185bbf..492f5ff65d 100644
--- a/lily/least-squares.cc
+++ b/lily/least-squares.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   source file of the GNU LilyPond music typesetter
 
-  (c) 1996--2006 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
+  (c) 1996--2008 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
 */
 
 #include "least-squares.hh"
@@ -28,22 +28,25 @@ minimise_least_squares (Real *coef, Real *offset,
       sqx += sqr (x);
       sxy += x*y;
     }
-  int N = input.size ();
+
+  int count = input.size ();
 
   *coef = 0.0;
   *offset = 0.;
 
-  Real den = (N * sqx - sqr (sx));
-  if (!N || !den)
+  Real den = (count * sqx - sqr (sx));
+  if (!count || !den)
     {
-      programming_error ("minimise_least_squares ():  Nothing to minimise");
+      programming_error ("minimise_least_squares ():  Nothing to minimise\n"
+			 "This means that vertical spacing is triggered\n"
+			 "before line breaking\n");
       *coef = 0.0;
-      *offset = N ? sy / N : 0.0;
+      *offset = count ? sy / count : 0.0;
     }
   else
     {
-      *coef = (N *sxy - sx * sy) / den;
-      *offset = (sy - (*coef) * sx) / N;
+      *coef = (count * sxy - sx * sy) / den;
+      *offset = (sy - (*coef) * sx) / count;
     }
 }