* -x: trace
* -u: unset variables net diagnostic
*/
-static char *flag;
+static char flags['z' - 'a' + 1];
+/* this looks weird, but is OK ... we index flag with 'a'...'z' */
+static char *flag = flags - 'a';
static char *null; /* null value for variable */
static int intr; /* interrupt pending */
static int areanum; /* current allocation area */
static int intr;
static int inparse;
-static char flags['z' - 'a' + 1];
-static char *flag = flags - 'a';
static char *null = "";
static int heedint = 1;
static void (*qflag) (int) = SIG_IGN;