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Date:	Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:42:24 -0400
From:	Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn AT redhat DOT com>
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To:	newlib AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
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Subject:	Re: __const use instead of const in one place
References:	<s123778d DOT 062 AT gateway DOT crch DOT hawaii DOT edu> <20040819084216 DOT GB11034 AT cygbert DOT vinschen DOT de>
In-Reply-To:	<20040819084216.GB11034@cygbert.vinschen.de>

Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Aug 18 15:36, Peter Hinely wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I noticed that __const is used in one and only one place in the header files.  
>>
>>Line 76 of \user\include\sys\unistd.h
>>
>>char 	_EXFUN(*getpass, (__const char *__prompt));
>>
>>That's the only place in all the header files.  Shouldn't it be changed to const?  
> 
> 
> That's a newlib issue.  I've redirected to the newlib mailing list.
> 
> Corinna
>

A patch has just been checked in to make the getpass() prototype consistent with 
other function prototypes.

-- Jeff J.



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