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Re: const correctness?

To: hanwen@cs.uu.nl
Subject: Re: const correctness?
From: Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com>
Date: 22 Nov 1998 02:42:36 -0500
Cc: guile@cygnus.com
References: <13898.61848.218438.128988@dokkum.cs.uu.nl>


> Are there any plans to have 'const' keywords in the headers of GUILE ?
> I am a bit confused now, for instance: does gh_eval_str (char *)
> modify or free() the string you pass it?

Ken Raeburn has contributed patches to constify Guile's declarations.
I haven't applied these yet.

gh_eval_str should not modify or free its argument.

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