2 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_in/paths_source.d b/src/doc_reform/io_in/paths_source.d
index fbb6d76..a460f7b 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_in/paths_source.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_in/paths_source.d
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ import
 template PodManifest() {
   mixin spineRgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto PodManifest(P)(
-    P   _pth=""
+  auto PodManifest(O)(
+    O       _opt_actions,
+    string  _pth=""
   ) {
     struct ManifestFile_ {
       string pod_manifest_filename() {
@@ -25,20 +26,22 @@ template PodManifest() {
       }
       string pod_manifest_path() {
         string _manifest_path;
-        if ((isValidPath(_pth) && exists(_pth)!=0 && _pth.isDir)
-        && (exists(_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array)!=0
+        if ((isValidPath(_pth) && exists(_pth) != 0 && _pth.isDir)
+        && (exists(_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array) != 0
         && (_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array).isFile)) {
           _manifest_path = _pth;
         } else if (_pth.match(rgx.src_pth_contents)
-        && exists(_pth)!=0 && _pth.isFile) {
+        && exists(_pth) != 0 && _pth.isFile) {
           _manifest_path = _pth.dirName;
         } else if (_pth.match(rgx.src_pth_pod_sst_or_ssm)
-        && exists(_pth)!=0 && (_pth.isFile)) {
+        && exists(_pth) != 0 && (_pth.isFile)) {
           if (auto m = _pth.match(rgx.src_pth_pod_sst_or_ssm)) {
             _manifest_path = m.captures["podpath"];
           }
         } else  {
-          writeln("WARNING, issue with manifest_path: ", _pth);
+          if (_opt_actions.verbose || _opt_actions.very_verbose || _opt_actions.debug_do) {
+            writeln("WARNING, src is not a pod, issue with manifest_path: ", _pth); // remove? unless can distinguish pod
+          }
           _manifest_path = null; // _manifest_path = "";
         }
         return _manifest_path;
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ template PathMatters() {
     string   _fns              = "",
     char[][] _manifest_fn_list = [[]],
   ) {
-    auto _manifested = PodManifest!()(_pth);
+    auto _manifested = PodManifest!()(_opt_actions, _pth);
     struct ManifestMatters_ {
       auto env() {
         auto _env = _env;
@@ -792,7 +795,7 @@ template spinePathsPods() {
       }
       auto fn_pod_filelist(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto _manifested = PodManifest!()(fn_src).pod_manifest_filename;
+        auto _manifested = PodManifest!()(doc_matters.opt.action, fn_src).pod_manifest_filename;
         auto pth_1_ = _manifested;
         auto pth_2_ = ((pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(_manifested)).asNormalizedPath).array;
         struct _pods {
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/spine.d b/src/doc_reform/spine.d
index b30773a..96ac7d4 100755
--- a/src/doc_reform/spine.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/spine.d
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void main(string[] args) {
     }
   }
   foreach(arg; args[1..$]) { // refigure how args relate to _opt_action, need path from _opt_action or args early _manifested too late, work on (search for PathMatters and .harvest,
-    auto _manifest_start = PodManifest!()(arg);
+    auto _manifest_start = PodManifest!()(_opt_action, arg);
     if (arg.match(rgx.flag_action)) { /+ cli instruction, flag do +/
       flag_action ~= " " ~ arg;   // flags not taken by getopt
     } else { /+ cli, assumed to be path to source files +/