Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 08:53:07 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: "Rafal Maj (Raf256)" <raf256 AT go2 DOT pl>
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Subject: Re: char*[] -> const char** conversion
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On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Rafal Maj (Raf256) wrote:

> Why this simple code :
> 
> #include <iostream.h>
> /*const*/ char *napis[] = {"abc","12","xxx"};
> void fun(const char** ptr) { }
> main() {  fun(napis); }
> 
> generates under DJGPP (based on gcc 2.9) error :
> 
>   bug.cc(4) Error: passing `char **' as argument 1 of `fun(const char **)'
>   adds cv-quals without intervening `const'

I think this is a standard issue with C++: const char and char are not 
the same, and you aren't allowed to mix them.  Even C compilers print 
warnings about that nowadays.