Re: [9fans] 8c padding problem

[C H Forsyth]

an unnamed structure is not equivalent to laying down its members
in the containing thing. it's equivalent to a field of that structure type with 
a name that
does not occur anywhere else, and subject to the same rules.
it's not intended for data layout but in general to avoid flatulent guff like
        u.s1.s2.u.s3.fred