[slang-users] const char* argument in functions like SLsmg_write_nstring

[Remko van der Vossen]

On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 12:43:47PM -0400, John E. Davis wrote:
> Remko van der Vossen <wich at stack.nl> wrote:
> >Why are the string arguments of functions like SLsmg_write_nstring not
> >of type const char* but of type char*? This makes it quite annoying to
> 
> The main reason is that slang dates from a time when not all
> compilers supported the const keyword.  Moreover, at that time

There exist(ed) compilers which do not support the const keyword? I would
say such compiler would be broken by design...

> autoconf did not exist or if it did, it was not in wide-spread usage.
> Hence, the most portable solution was to avoid using const.

The relation to autoconf escapes me, but then again, I know nothing
about auto* anyway...

> I will revisit this issue for slang 3 -- until then you will have to
> use a typecast.

Any ideas on when this would be available?

Regards,

Remko van der Vossen.
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