Re: const-ness

Greg Stein wrote:

> Mostly, the only change is when lists are constructed. Currently, this is
> typically done by creating and empty list, followed by a set of prepend
> calls. I could see a variadic function to create a list from the N args.
> I'm thinking something like:
>
> list = make_list(pool, "ssSm", cstr1, cstr2, svnstr1, ptr, len);

No no no no! I'm shocked that you're talking about adding "const" for
safety reasons and variadic functions in the same breath.

> [ and yes: if I suggest it, then I'm also signing up to write it if need be ]

Ah, then you're also signing up to debug all wrong usage that'll crop
up. That's fine then, go ahead. :-)

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