func multisplit_create() {local ic, gid, spgid \
  localobj nc, cb, cell, srout
	gid = $1
	ic = binfo.gids.indwhere("==", gid)
	if (ic == -1) { return 0 }
	cb = binfo.bilist.object(ic)
	execute($s2)
	cell = cells.object(cells.count - 1)
	if (cb.subtrees.count == 0) { // whole cell
		gidvec.append(gid)
		pc.set_gid2node(gid, pc.id)
		return 1
	}

	// inefficient, would like to defer but...
	cell.connect2target(nil, nc)

	// multisplit, get rid of all except proper piece
	spgid = cb.multisplit(nc, binfo.sindices.x[ic], binfo.msgid)
	pc.set_gid2node(spgid, pc.id)
	gidvec.append(spgid)
	return 1
}