somebody had a question a couple of days ago.  i wonder if the declaration
was inside a switch or after a label?

in the example below, if the seemingly superfluous ';' (comments 1, and 2)
are removed, it is a syntax error.  also note the scope of the declaration
inside a switch (e.g. when argc==1)

explanation:	http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread214730.html
reference: 	http://wwwold.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/open/n2794/n2794.txt	(look for A.2.3)