diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b903bffcec..b6917f9d3b 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4186,3 +4186,10 @@ David  May 20 2008
         style2.css
     sched/
         sched_send.C
+
+David  May 20 2008
+    - fix FCGI compile
+
+    sched/
+        feeder.C
+        hr_info.C
diff --git a/sched/feeder.C b/sched/feeder.C
index 5c0c9da570..dbe1769c68 100644
--- a/sched/feeder.C
+++ b/sched/feeder.C
@@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ HR_INFO hr_info;
 bool using_hr;
     // true iff any app is using HR
 
+// put this here (instead of hr_info.C) so that FCGI compile
+// won't choke on fscanf()
+//
+int PERF_INFO::read_file() {
+    FILE* f = fopen(PERF_INFO_FILENAME, "r");
+    if (!f) return ERR_FOPEN;
+    int n = fscanf(f, "%f %f",
+        &host_fpops_mean,
+        &host_fpops_stdev
+    );
+    fclose(f);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void cleanup_shmem() {
     ssp->ready = false;
     detach_shmem((void*)ssp);
diff --git a/sched/hr_info.C b/sched/hr_info.C
index cf8255a383..368c260c3d 100644
--- a/sched/hr_info.C
+++ b/sched/hr_info.C
@@ -202,17 +202,6 @@ void HR_INFO::show(FILE* f) {
     }
 }
 
-int PERF_INFO::read_file() {
-    FILE* f = fopen(PERF_INFO_FILENAME, "r");
-    if (!f) return ERR_FOPEN;
-    fscanf(f, "%f %f",
-        &host_fpops_mean,
-        &host_fpops_stdev
-    );
-    fclose(f);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 int PERF_INFO::write_file() {
     FILE* f = fopen(PERF_INFO_FILENAME, "w");
     if (!f) return ERR_FOPEN;