On 10/31/17 10:56, Tom Lane wrote: >> Some functions have a strtol()-like behavior >> where they take in a const char * and return a pointer into that as >> another argument. In those cases, I added a cast or two. > ... but I'm not sure that it's an improvement in cases where you have to > cast away the const somewhere else. I realize that strtol has an ancient > pedigree, but I do not think it's very good design.
Would you prefer leaving the input argument as char *, or change the endptr argument to const as well? -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
