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Re: [PATCH] pcictl: simplify its usage



> On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 09:23:26AM +0200, Christoph Egger wrote:
>  > argv is passed through to getopt(). getopt() expects argv
>  > as char * const [] or implicitely converts argv into this.
>  > 
>  > I tried const char *[] but this results in a warning when argv
>  > is passed to getopt().
>  > 
>  > So either we go the "char * const []" way or leave it as is.
>  > All other variants of const'ification produce a warning.
> 
> What problem is this consting supposed to solve? A quick look at
> C99 suggests that it isn't legal.

getopt() wants the second argument as type of char * const [],
so I do that. If majority of people doesn't like it, I will
leave it as is.

Christoph


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