# [PATCH] (encode_85, decode_85): Mark source buffer pointer as "const".

1 messages from 2007-04-09 to 2007-04-09. Participants: Jim Meyering.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7589

## Jim Meyering, 2007-04-09 22:56

Subject: [PATCH] (encode_85, decode_85): Mark source buffer pointer as "const".
Message-ID: <877islxila.fsf@rho.meyering.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/877islxila.fsf%40rho.meyering.net

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Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
---
 base85.c |    4 ++--
 cache.h  |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/base85.c b/base85.c
index a9e97f8..a6c41d5 100644
--- a/base85.c
+++ b/base85.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void prep_base85(void)
 	}
 }
 
-int decode_85(char *dst, char *buffer, int len)
+int decode_85(char *dst, const char *buffer, int len)
 {
 	prep_base85();
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int decode_85(char *dst, char *buffer, int len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void encode_85(char *buf, unsigned char *data, int bytes)
+void encode_85(char *buf, const unsigned char *data, int bytes)
 {
 	prep_base85();
 
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index eb57507..b1bd9e4 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ extern int pager_in_use;
 extern int pager_use_color;
 
 /* base85 */
-int decode_85(char *dst, char *line, int linelen);
-void encode_85(char *buf, unsigned char *data, int bytes);
+int decode_85(char *dst, const char *line, int linelen);
+void encode_85(char *buf, const unsigned char *data, int bytes);
 
 /* alloc.c */
 struct blob;
-- 
1.5.1.rc3-dirty

```