Index: trunk/Ohana/src/relphot/src/args.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/relphot/src/args.c	(revision 41705)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/relphot/src/args.c	(revision 41891)
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@
     STAGES &= ~STAGE_STACK;
   }
-  if (!STAGES) {
-    fprintf (stderr, "ERROR: no valid stages selected\n");
-    exit (3);
+  if (!STAGES && NLOOP > 1) {
+    fprintf (stderr, "WARNING: no averages requested (all stages skipped), but nloop > 1.  is this wasted effort?\n");
   }