Auto merge of #898 - kbknapp:issues-896,895, r=kbknapp

Issues 896,895
2024-12-13 14:22:34 +00:00 · 2017-03-13 03:17:34 +09:00 · 2017-03-13 03:17:34 +09:00 · 1b2e7ad4e4
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+<a name="v2.21.1"></a>
+### v2.21.1 (2017-03-12)
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+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ArgRequiredElseHelp:**  fixes the precedence of this error to prioritize over other error messages ([74b751ff](https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/commit/74b751ff2e3631e337b7946347c1119829a41c53), closes [#895](https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/issues/895))
+* **Positionals:**  fixes some regression bugs resulting from old asserts in debug mode. ([9a3bc98e](https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/commit/9a3bc98e9b55e7514b74b73374c5ac8b6e5e0508), closes [#896](https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/issues/896))
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 <a name="v2.21.0"></a>
 ## v2.21.0 (2017-03-09)

--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
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 The following is a list of contributors in alphabetical order:


-[<img alt="afiune" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5712253?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/afiune) |[<img alt="alex-gulyas" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8698329?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/alex-gulyas) |[<img alt="alexbool" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1283792?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/alexbool) |[<img alt="AluisioASG" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1904165?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/AluisioASG) |[<img alt="archer884" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/679494?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/archer884) |[<img alt="Arnavion" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1096010?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Arnavion) |
+[<img alt="afiune" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/5712253?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/afiune) |[<img alt="alex-gulyas" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/8698329?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/alex-gulyas) |[<img alt="alexbool" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/1283792?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/alexbool) |[<img alt="AluisioASG" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1904165?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/AluisioASG) |[<img alt="andete" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/689017?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/andete) |[<img alt="archer884" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/679494?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/archer884) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[afiune](https://github.com/afiune) |[alex-gulyas](https://github.com/alex-gulyas) |[alexbool](https://github.com/alexbool) |[AluisioASG](https://github.com/AluisioASG) |[archer884](https://github.com/archer884) |[Arnavion](https://github.com/Arnavion) |
+[afiune](https://github.com/afiune) |[alex-gulyas](https://github.com/alex-gulyas) |[alexbool](https://github.com/alexbool) |[AluisioASG](https://github.com/AluisioASG) |[andete](https://github.com/andete) |[archer884](https://github.com/archer884) |

-[<img alt="Bilalh" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/171602?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Bilalh) |[<img alt="birkenfeld" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/144359?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/birkenfeld) |[<img alt="bradurani" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4195952?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/bradurani) |[<img alt="brennie" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/156585?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/brennie) |[<img alt="brianp" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/179134?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/brianp) |[<img alt="BurntSushi" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/456674?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/BurntSushi) |
+[<img alt="Arnavion" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1096010?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Arnavion) |[<img alt="Bilalh" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/171602?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Bilalh) |[<img alt="birkenfeld" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/144359?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/birkenfeld) |[<img alt="bradurani" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/4195952?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/bradurani) |[<img alt="brennie" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/156585?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/brennie) |[<img alt="brianp" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/179134?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/brianp) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[Bilalh](https://github.com/Bilalh) |[birkenfeld](https://github.com/birkenfeld) |[bradurani](https://github.com/bradurani) |[brennie](https://github.com/brennie) |[brianp](https://github.com/brianp) |[BurntSushi](https://github.com/BurntSushi) |
+[Arnavion](https://github.com/Arnavion) |[Bilalh](https://github.com/Bilalh) |[birkenfeld](https://github.com/birkenfeld) |[bradurani](https://github.com/bradurani) |[brennie](https://github.com/brennie) |[brianp](https://github.com/brianp) |

-[<img alt="Byron" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/63622?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Byron) |[<img alt="casey" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1945?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/casey) |[<img alt="cite-reader" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4196987?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/cite-reader) |[<img alt="cstorey" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/743059?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/cstorey) |[<img alt="daboross" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1152146?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/daboross) |[<img alt="davidszotten" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/412005?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/davidszotten) |
+[<img alt="BurntSushi" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/456674?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/BurntSushi) |[<img alt="Byron" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/63622?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Byron) |[<img alt="casey" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1945?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/casey) |[<img alt="cite-reader" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/4196987?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/cite-reader) |[<img alt="crazymerlyn" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/6919679?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/crazymerlyn) |[<img alt="cstorey" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/743059?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/cstorey) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[Byron](https://github.com/Byron) |[casey](https://github.com/casey) |[cite-reader](https://github.com/cite-reader) |[cstorey](https://github.com/cstorey) |[daboross](https://github.com/daboross) |[davidszotten](https://github.com/davidszotten) |
+[BurntSushi](https://github.com/BurntSushi) |[Byron](https://github.com/Byron) |[casey](https://github.com/casey) |[cite-reader](https://github.com/cite-reader) |[crazymerlyn](https://github.com/crazymerlyn) |[cstorey](https://github.com/cstorey) |

-[<img alt="Deedasmi" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5093293?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Deedasmi) |[<img alt="dguo" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2763135?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/dguo) |[<img alt="dotdash" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/230962?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/dotdash) |[<img alt="flying-sheep" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/291575?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/flying-sheep) |[<img alt="Geogi" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1818316?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Geogi) |[<img alt="glowing-chemist" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17074682?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/glowing-chemist) |
+[<img alt="daboross" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/1152146?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/daboross) |[<img alt="davidszotten" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/412005?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/davidszotten) |[<img alt="Deedasmi" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/5093293?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Deedasmi) |[<img alt="dguo" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/2763135?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/dguo) |[<img alt="dotdash" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/230962?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/dotdash) |[<img alt="eddyb" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/77424?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/eddyb) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[Deedasmi](https://github.com/Deedasmi) |[dguo](https://github.com/dguo) |[dotdash](https://github.com/dotdash) |[flying-sheep](https://github.com/flying-sheep) |[Geogi](https://github.com/Geogi) |[glowing-chemist](https://github.com/glowing-chemist) |
+[daboross](https://github.com/daboross) |[davidszotten](https://github.com/davidszotten) |[Deedasmi](https://github.com/Deedasmi) |[dguo](https://github.com/dguo) |[dotdash](https://github.com/dotdash) |[eddyb](https://github.com/eddyb) |

-[<img alt="gohyda" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10263838?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/gohyda) |[<img alt="GrappigPanda" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2055372?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/GrappigPanda) |[<img alt="grossws" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/171284?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/grossws) |[<img alt="hexjelly" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/435283?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/hexjelly) |[<img alt="hgrecco" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/278566?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/hgrecco) |[<img alt="homu" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10212162?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/homu) |
+[<img alt="flying-sheep" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/291575?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/flying-sheep) |[<img alt="frewsxcv" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/416575?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/frewsxcv) |[<img alt="Geogi" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/1818316?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Geogi) |[<img alt="glowing-chemist" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/17074682?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/glowing-chemist) |[<img alt="gohyda" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/10263838?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/gohyda) |[<img alt="GrappigPanda" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/2055372?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/GrappigPanda) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[gohyda](https://github.com/gohyda) |[GrappigPanda](https://github.com/GrappigPanda) |[grossws](https://github.com/grossws) |[hexjelly](https://github.com/hexjelly) |[hgrecco](https://github.com/hgrecco) |[homu](https://github.com/homu) |
+[flying-sheep](https://github.com/flying-sheep) |[frewsxcv](https://github.com/frewsxcv) |[Geogi](https://github.com/Geogi) |[glowing-chemist](https://github.com/glowing-chemist) |[gohyda](https://github.com/gohyda) |[GrappigPanda](https://github.com/GrappigPanda) |

-[<img alt="hoodie" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/260370?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/hoodie) |[<img alt="huonw" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1203825?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/huonw) |[<img alt="idmit" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2546728?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/idmit) |[<img alt="iliekturtles" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5081378?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/iliekturtles) |[<img alt="james-darkfox" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/637155?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/james-darkfox) |[<img alt="japaric" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5018213?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/japaric) |
+[<img alt="grossws" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/171284?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/grossws) |[<img alt="hexjelly" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/435283?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/hexjelly) |[<img alt="hgrecco" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/278566?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/hgrecco) |[<img alt="homu" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/10212162?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/homu) |[<img alt="hoodie" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/260370?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/hoodie) |[<img alt="huonw" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/1203825?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/huonw) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[hoodie](https://github.com/hoodie) |[huonw](https://github.com/huonw) |[idmit](https://github.com/idmit) |[iliekturtles](https://github.com/iliekturtles) |[james-darkfox](https://github.com/james-darkfox) |[japaric](https://github.com/japaric) |
+[grossws](https://github.com/grossws) |[hexjelly](https://github.com/hexjelly) |[hgrecco](https://github.com/hgrecco) |[homu](https://github.com/homu) |[hoodie](https://github.com/hoodie) |[huonw](https://github.com/huonw) |

-[<img alt="jespino" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/290303?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/jespino) |[<img alt="jimmycuadra" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/122457?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/jimmycuadra) |[<img alt="joshtriplett" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/162737?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/joshtriplett) |[<img alt="jtdowney" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44654?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/jtdowney) |[<img alt="kbknapp" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6942134?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/kbknapp) |[<img alt="Keats" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/680355?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Keats) |
+[<img alt="idmit" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/2546728?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/idmit) |[<img alt="ignatenkobrain" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/2866862?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/ignatenkobrain) |[<img alt="iliekturtles" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/5081378?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/iliekturtles) |[<img alt="james-darkfox" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/637155?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/james-darkfox) |[<img alt="japaric" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/5018213?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/japaric) |[<img alt="jespino" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/290303?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/jespino) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
-[jespino](https://github.com/jespino) |[jimmycuadra](https://github.com/jimmycuadra) |[joshtriplett](https://github.com/joshtriplett) |[jtdowney](https://github.com/jtdowney) |[kbknapp](https://github.com/kbknapp) |[Keats](https://github.com/Keats) |
+[idmit](https://github.com/idmit) |[ignatenkobrain](https://github.com/ignatenkobrain) |[iliekturtles](https://github.com/iliekturtles) |[james-darkfox](https://github.com/james-darkfox) |[japaric](https://github.com/japaric) |[jespino](https://github.com/jespino) |

-[<img alt="matthiasbeyer" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/427866?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/matthiasbeyer) |[<img alt="mernen" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6412?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mernen) |[<img alt="messense" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1556054?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/messense) |[<img alt="mgeisler" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/89623?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mgeisler) |[<img alt="mineo" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/78236?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mineo) |[<img alt="musoke" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16665084?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/musoke) |
+[<img alt="jimmycuadra" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/122457?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/jimmycuadra) |[<img alt="joshtriplett" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/162737?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/joshtriplett) |[<img alt="jtdowney" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/44654?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/jtdowney) |[<img alt="kbknapp" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/6942134?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/kbknapp) |[<img alt="Keats" src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/680355?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Keats) |[<img alt="malbarbo" src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/1678126?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/malbarbo) |
+:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
+[jimmycuadra](https://github.com/jimmycuadra) |[joshtriplett](https://github.com/joshtriplett) |[jtdowney](https://github.com/jtdowney) |[kbknapp](https://github.com/kbknapp) |[Keats](https://github.com/Keats) |[malbarbo](https://github.com/malbarbo) |
+
+[<img alt="matthiasbeyer" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/427866?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/matthiasbeyer) |[<img alt="mernen" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/6412?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mernen) |[<img alt="messense" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/1556054?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/messense) |[<img alt="mgeisler" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/89623?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mgeisler) |[<img alt="mineo" src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/78236?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mineo) |[<img alt="musoke" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/16665084?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/musoke) |
 :---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |:---: |
 [matthiasbeyer](https://github.com/matthiasbeyer) |[mernen](https://github.com/mernen) |[messense](https://github.com/messense) |[mgeisler](https://github.com/mgeisler) |[mineo](https://github.com/mineo) |[musoke](https://github.com/musoke) |

-[<img alt="mvaude" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9532611?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/mvaude) |[<img alt="N-006" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/399312?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/N-006) |[<img alt="nabijaczleweli" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6709544?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/nabijaczleweli) |[<img alt="nelsonjchen" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5363?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/nelsonjchen) |[<img alt="Nemo157" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/81079?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/Nemo157) |[<img alt="nicompte" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439369?v=3&s=117" width="117">](https://github.com/nicompte) |
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--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]

 name = "clap"
-version = "2.21.0"
+version = "2.21.1"
 authors = ["Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>"]
 exclude = ["examples/*", "clap-test/*", "tests/*", "benches/*", "*.png", "clap-perf/*", "*.dot"]
 repository = "https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs.git"
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ Created by [gh-md-toc](https://github.com/ekalinin/github-markdown-toc)

 ## What's New

+Here's the highlights for v2.21.1
+
+* fixes the precedence of this error to prioritize over other error messages
+* fixes some regression bugs resulting from old asserts in debug mode.
+
 Here's the highlights for v2.21.0

 * adds the ability to mark a positional argument as 'last' which means it should be used with `--` syntax and can be accessed early to effectivly skip other positional args
--- a/src/app/parser.rs
+++ b/src/app/parser.rs
@ -455,31 +455,30 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
            // Or the second to last has a terminator or .last(true) set
            let ok = last.is_set(ArgSettings::Required) ||
                     (second_to_last.v.terminator.is_some() ||
-                      second_to_last.b.is_set(ArgSettings::Last));
+                      second_to_last.b.is_set(ArgSettings::Last)) ||
+                     last.is_set(ArgSettings::Last);
            assert!(ok,
                    "When using a positional argument with .multiple(true) that is *not the \
                          last* positional argument, the last positional argument (i.e the one \
                          with the highest index) *must* have .required(true) or .last(true) set.");
-            let num = self.positionals.len() - 1;
-            let ok = self.positionals
-                .get(num)
-                .unwrap()
-                .is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple);
+            let ok = second_to_last.is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple) || last.is_set(ArgSettings::Last);
            assert!(ok,
                    "Only the last positional argument, or second to last positional \
                          argument may be set to .multiple(true)");

-            self.settings.set(AS::LowIndexMultiplePositional);
+            let count = self.positionals
+                .values()
+                .filter(|p| p.b.settings.is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple) && p.v.num_vals.is_none())
+                .count();
+            let ok = count <= 1 ||
+                     (last.is_set(ArgSettings::Last) && last.is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple) &&
+                      second_to_last.is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple) &&
+                      count == 2);
+            assert!(ok,
+                    "Only one positional argument with .multiple(true) set is allowed per \
+                        command, unless the second one also has .last(true) set");
        }

-        let ok = self.positionals
-            .values()
-            .filter(|p| p.b.settings.is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple) && p.v.num_vals.is_none())
-            .map(|_| 1)
-            .sum::<u64>() <= 1;
-        assert!(ok,
-                "Only one positional argument with .multiple(true) set is allowed per \
-                      command");

        if self.is_set(AS::AllowMissingPositional) {
            // Check that if a required positional argument is found, all positions with a lower
@ -677,7 +676,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>

    // allow wrong self convention due to self.valid_neg_num = true and it's a private method
    #[cfg_attr(feature = "lints", allow(wrong_self_convention))]
-    #[inline]
    fn is_new_arg(&mut self, arg_os: &OsStr, needs_val_of: Option<&'a str>) -> bool {
        debugln!("Parser::is_new_arg: arg={:?}, Needs Val of={:?}",
                 arg_os,
@ -743,6 +741,13 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
        debugln!("Parser::get_matches_with;");
        // Verify all positional assertions pass
        debug_assert!(self.verify_positionals());
+        if self.positionals.values().any(|a| {
+                                             a.b.is_set(ArgSettings::Multiple) &&
+                                             (a.index as usize != self.positionals.len())
+                                         }) &&
+           self.positionals.values().last().map_or(false, |p| !p.is_set(ArgSettings::Last)) {
+            self.settings.set(AS::LowIndexMultiplePositional);
+        }
        let has_args = self.has_args();

        // Next we create the `--help` and `--version` arguments and add them if
@ -761,6 +766,11 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
            self.unset(AS::ValidNegNumFound);
            // Is this a new argument, or values from a previous option?
            let starts_new_arg = self.is_new_arg(&arg_os, needs_val_of);
+            if arg_os.starts_with(b"--") && arg_os.len_() == 2 {
+                debugln!("Parser::get_matches_with: setting TrailingVals=true");
+                self.set(AS::TrailingValues);
+                continue;
+            }

            // Has the user already passed '--'? Meaning only positional args follow
            if !self.is_set(AS::TrailingValues) {
@ -792,15 +802,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
                    }
                } else {
                    if arg_os.starts_with(b"--") {
-                        if arg_os.len_() == 2 {
-                            // The user has passed '--' which means only positional args follow no
-                            // matter what they start with
-                            debugln!("Parser::get_matches_with: found '--'");
-                            debugln!("Parser::get_matches_with: setting TrailingVals=true");
-                            self.set(AS::TrailingValues);
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
                        needs_val_of = try!(self.parse_long_arg(matcher, &arg_os));
                        if !(needs_val_of.is_none() && self.is_set(AS::AllowLeadingHyphen)) {
                            continue;
--- a/src/app/validator.rs
+++ b/src/app/validator.rs
@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'z> Validator<'a, 'b, 'z> {
            }
        }

-        try!(self.validate_blacklist(matcher));
-        if !(self.0.is_set(AS::SubcommandsNegateReqs) && subcmd_name.is_some()) && !reqs_validated {
-            try!(self.validate_required(matcher));
-        }
-        try!(self.validate_matched_args(matcher));
-        matcher.usage(usage::create_usage_with_title(self.0, &[]));
-
        if matcher.is_empty() && matcher.subcommand_name().is_none() &&
           self.0.is_set(AS::ArgRequiredElseHelp) {
            let mut out = vec![];
@ -66,6 +59,13 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'z> Validator<'a, 'b, 'z> {
                           info: None,
                       });
        }
+        try!(self.validate_blacklist(matcher));
+        if !(self.0.is_set(AS::SubcommandsNegateReqs) && subcmd_name.is_some()) && !reqs_validated {
+            try!(self.validate_required(matcher));
+        }
+        try!(self.validate_matched_args(matcher));
+        matcher.usage(usage::create_usage_with_title(self.0, &[]));
+
        Ok(())
    }

--- a/tests/app_settings.rs
+++ b/tests/app_settings.rs
@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ fn arg_required_else_help() {
    assert_eq!(err.kind, ErrorKind::MissingArgumentOrSubcommand);
 }

+#[test]
+fn arg_required_else_help_over_reqs() {
+    let result = App::new("arg_required")
+        .setting(AppSettings::ArgRequiredElseHelp)
+        .arg(Arg::with_name("test")
+               .index(1).required(true))
+        .get_matches_from_safe(vec![""]);
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    let err = result.err().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(err.kind, ErrorKind::MissingArgumentOrSubcommand);
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(feature = "suggestions"))]
 #[test]
 fn infer_subcommands_fail_no_args() {
--- a/tests/positionals.rs
+++ b/tests/positionals.rs
@ -233,4 +233,14 @@ fn last_positional_no_double_dash() {
        .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["test", "tgt", "crp", "arg"]);
    assert!(r.is_err());
    assert_eq!(r.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::UnknownArgument);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn last_positional_second_to_last_mult() {
+    let r = App::new("test")
+        .arg_from_usage("<TARGET> 'some target'")
+        .arg_from_usage("[CORPUS]... 'some corpus'")
+        .arg(Arg::from_usage("[ARGS]... 'some file'").last(true))
+        .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["test", "tgt", "crp1", "crp2", "--", "arg"]);
+    assert!(r.is_ok(), "{:?}", r.unwrap_err().kind);
 }