misc/77835: libc file res_debug.c needs const declarators in precsize_aton()

Kevin M. Kilbride kmk at ssl.org
Mon Feb 21 08:40:07 GMT 2005


>Number:         77835
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       libc file res_debug.c needs const declarators in precsize_aton()
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Feb 21 08:40:06 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kevin M. Kilbride
>Release:        5.3-STABLE
>Organization:
Sapient Systems Laboratories
>Environment:
FreeBSD devel.localnet 5.3-STABLE FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #0: Sun Feb 20 21:44:50 PST 2005     chandra at devel.localnet:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/DEVIL  i386
>Description:
      Calling precsize_aton() discards const qualifier of parameter in calls throughout file /usr/src/lib/libc/net/res_debug.c   Formal parameter of precsize_aton() should be declared const.
>How-To-Repeat:
      
>Fix:
      --- lib/libc/net/res_debug.c.orig       Mon Feb 21 00:07:42 2005
+++ lib/libc/net/res_debug.c    Mon Feb 21 00:24:00 2005
@@ -572,11 +572,11 @@
 /* converts ascii size/precision X * 10**Y(cm) to 0xXY.  moves pointer. */
 static u_int8_t
 precsize_aton(strptr)
-       char **strptr;
+       const char **strptr;
 {
        unsigned int mval = 0, cmval = 0;
        u_int8_t retval = 0;
-       char *cp;
+       const char *cp;
        int exponent;
        int mantissa;

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