[openbeos] Re: Busticated posix/string.h?

On Thursday 31 October 2002 06:09 am, you wrote:
> Scott Mansfield <thephantom@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>[-=Snip=-]
>
> Well, I have changed it to const (because it just feel better) - but I
> am aware that POSIX dictates a char * (it would be binary compatible,
> though).

Binary compatible, yes.  Also a not-so-pleasant surprise when one gets an 
"illegal use of const char*" or somesuch message when one is not expecting it 
during compilation; which is what happened to me.  In the interim I've 
typecasted out the const with an explanatory comment in the NetEndpoint.cpp 
source file, but this is really just a band-aid so as to not break the build 
until the source of the problem can be dealt with.

> We probably should stick to the POSIX standard, though, even if it
> doesn't make much sense...

"Standard" and "sensible" tend to be mutually exclusive.  The old adage about 
"1,000 monkeys at a typewriter ..." is also laterally applicable to engineers 
and standards drafts.  :-)

Cheers,
Scott

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