Re: [HACKERS] Add some const decorations to prototypes

>> ISTM That there is still at least one strange cast:
>>
>>   +static const char **LWLockTrancheArray = NULL;
>>   +               LWLockTrancheArray = (const char **) // twice
>
> These are not cases of "cheating".  This is just the return value of a
> memory allocation function being cast from void * to the appropriate
> result type.  That is an orthogonal style decision that I have
> maintained in these cases.

Ok. I'm at the limit of my C abilities.

Your answer is about void * vs char *, I'm okay with that.

My question was about no const / const in the same operation.

Would it make sense that the function returns "const void *", i.e. the 
cast is not on the const part but on the pointer type part?

-- 
Fabien.


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