Re: Add some const decorations to prototypes

On 11/4/17 16:50, Fabien COELHO wrote:
>>> Just leave it as char*. If you change the endptr argument you're going to
>>> force every call site to change their return variable, and some of them
>>> would end up having to cast away the const on their end.
>>
>> OK, here is an updated patch with the controversial bits removed.
>
> I'm in general favor in helping compilers, but if you have to cheat.
>
> 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.

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