c++/2005: loop in gcc when function has const additional

[waratah at zip dot com dot au]

>Number:         2005
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       loop in gcc when function has const additional
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 16 04:36:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ken Foskey
>Release:        gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux RH 6.2 with compiler upgrade	
>Description:
Compiler goes into an infinite loop with the following code.

Code works fine on Solaris compiler.

void log_error( char * str )
{
    rtrim( str );
    log_error( (const char *) str );
}

/******************************************************
 * 
 *    Take an error and store it on the database
 *    
 ******************************************************/
void log_error( const char * str )
{
}


Compiler appears to loop through the non-const call and
eventually blows the stack.

Reason for the code is solaris treats "xyz" as a constant
string and warns of chance of changing const string.
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>Fix:

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