const char *desc);
+/*
+ * SBUF_DEFINE(int nbufs, size_t size);
+ * // Generates a number of definitions and statements organising
+ * // nbufs rotating char[size] buffers such that subsequent code
+ * // may refer to:
+ * char *const SBUF;
+ */
+#define SBUF_DEFINE(nbufs, size) \
+ static int static_bufs__bufnum; \
+ static char static_bufs__bufs[(nbufs)][(size)]; \
+ static_bufs__bufnum++; \
+ static_bufs__bufnum %= (nbufs); \
+ static_bufs__bufs[static_bufs__bufnum]
+#define SBUF (static_bufs__bufs[static_bufs__bufnum])
+
/*----- line-buffered asynch input -----*/
enum async_linebuf_result {