RE: A couple items on TODO

Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
To: "Jeff Davis" <list-pgsql-hackers@dynworks.com>, "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2001-08-24T04:39:44Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> That's good information, now I have a better idea what I am
> looking for. I am
> using Source Navigator (good recommendation I got reading this
> list). I am
> basically just trying to find either variables that can be
> declared const, or
> inconsistancies (as Chris mentions).
>
> If anyone else has a clearer idea of what the intention of that
> todo item is,
> let me know.

I assume that since most of the times char * is passed to a function, it is
supposed to be unmodifiable.  Putting the 'const' there enforces this -
thereby making PostgreSQL more robust against poxy programming.

Chris