From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:53:01 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] config.c: change the function signature of `git_config_string()`
Message-ID: <xmqqoawhgzky.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <vpqsiltsjm7.fsf@anie.imag.fr>

Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:

> OK, it seems I got convinced too quickly by Junio ;-). The function
> produces a char * that can be modified, but it also receives a value,
> and the function should keep the "const" to allow passing "const char
> *".

Don't blame me. I never suggested to touch that existing function,
with existing call sites.