Re: const correctness

Kevin Grittner wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>  
> > I realize the patch only added 1-2 new const functions
>  
> No, version 2 of the patch used the strchr() technique and has
> *zero* new functions and *zero* new macros.

Right.  I was referring to the non-strchr() approach in the initial
patch.

> > but this is only a small area of the code being patched --- a full
> > solution would have many more complex duplicates, and awkward
> > changes as we add features.
>  
> I'm not convinced of that, and I don't think it really has a bearing
> on doing where it can be done with no new functions and no changes
> to the code other than adding "const" to existing lines of code.

Right, again I was referring to the non-strchr() approach, e.g. new
functions.

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