Re: [PATCH] pcictl: simplify its usage

[Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost>]

On Thu, 04 Jun 2009, Christoph Egger wrote:
> (Resend, this time with the correct subject. I'm not subscribed
> on tech-userlevel, so I c&p the mail from the archive.)

It's rude to post to a list to which you are not subscribed.  I have
bcc'd you this time.

> argv is passed through to getopt(). getopt() expects argv
> as char * const [] or implicitely converts argv into this.

The second arg of main() is required to be of type (char * *) or
equivalently (char * []), without any const; see section 5.1.2.2.1 of
the C99 standard.  You should be able to pass this non-const arg to
getopt() without any trouble.  What problems did you encounter that made
you want to add a const qualifier?

--apb (Alan Barrett)