On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 10:46:52AM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
>
> > Actually, isn't this a facet of all calls to svn_fs__*_to_dbt()? That you're
> > feeding data to the DBT for insertion, and that nothing will attempt to
> > change the DBT after that point?
> >
> > IOW, why wouldn't this cast move inside of str_to_dbt and a "const" applied
> > to the str_to_dbt prototype?
>
> BTW, I don't think it's helpful to apply to `const' to `skel_t'
> arguments. A skel is a tree, not a single node or array of nodes. So
> a `const skel_t *' argument doesn't mean "I won't modify this tree",
> which is what one really wants to say; it means "I won't modify the
> top skel of this tree, but I might munge any of the other skels it
> points to," which is useless.
1) It is still important as it conveys a semantic. Sure, the typing rules
allow you to change the contents. This is similar to applying a const
marker to an svn_string_t. But we *do* know the intent when we see the
const.
2) I'd like to see the child skel points as const. This would definitely
toss out the "well, I might modify the thing you pass me" aspect. I'm not
sure how feasible this will be, but plan to take a look at the problem
when the FS code begins to settle.
Cheers,
-g
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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
Received on Sat Oct 21 14:36:17 2006