Index: makeinfo/multi.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/texinfo/texinfo/makeinfo/multi.c,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -p -r1.7 multi.c
--- makeinfo/multi.c	16 Feb 2004 22:34:37 -0000	1.7
+++ makeinfo/multi.c	20 Feb 2004 02:16:58 -0000
@@ -559,7 +559,9 @@ multitable_item (void)
   init_column ();
 
   if (headitem_flag)
-    hsep++;
+    hsep = 1;
+  else
+    hsep = 0;
 
   if (headitem_flag)
     after_headitem = 1;