1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/zutil.h b/zutil.h
index 9441a1e..96cc90f 100644
--- a/zutil.h
+++ b/zutil.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 #ifndef local
 #  define local static
 #endif
-/* compile with -Dlocal if your debugger can't find static symbols */
+/* since "static" is used to mean two completely different things in C, we
+   define "local" for the non-static meaning of "static", for readability
+   (compile with -Dlocal if your debugger can't find static symbols) */
 
 typedef unsigned char  uch;
 typedef uch FAR uchf;