>> ISTM That there is still at least one strange cast:
>>
>> +static const char **LWLockTrancheArray = NULL;
>> + LWLockTrancheArray = (const char **) // twice
>
> These are not cases of "cheating". This is just the return value of a
> memory allocation function being cast from void * to the appropriate
> result type. That is an orthogonal style decision that I have
> maintained in these cases.
Ok. I'm at the limit of my C abilities.
Your answer is about void * vs char *, I'm okay with that.
My question was about no const / const in the same operation.
Would it make sense that the function returns "const void *", i.e. the
cast is not on the const part but on the pointer type part?
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Fabien.
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