[MINC-development] Small API change suggestion, for C++ compatibility

[Andrew Janke]

> I know MINC is written in C, but one might want to use its API from C++
> code.  There are several functions that take a char* when it seems to me
> they should really take a const char*.

True... (call it history).

> Consider this C++ code:
>
> ---------
> #include "minc.h"
>
> void main (void)
> {
>        miattgetstr (0, 0, MIfull_name, 0, NULL);
> }
> ---------
>
> Clearly it is useless, but note the 3rd parameter seems to be a typical
> case, passing one of the MI #defines.  Compiled as C++ this warns:
>
> warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
>
> Would you accept a patch adding a bunch of consts?  It would be correct
> C and C++.

Well I certainly would and am happy to apply it to CVS.


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