> - is it ok to use c99 feature for an userland-exported header?
   >   (a flexible array member in struct fid)
   
   IMHO it is (didn't we get rid of gcc 2.95.x now?). Are there alternatives?
   I don't like "char fid_data[2]", when "2" is just a lie.


it was my understanding that yamt is right.  we need to avoid using
C99 in exported headers.  i'm not sure what is "right" for now...


.mrg.