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Re: Compiling GCC With a C++ Compiler (g++)
Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com> writes:
[...]
| However, we need a way to write the structure declaration too. You
| would know better than me how that might be accomplished. (Remember,
| only the intersection of C and C++ can be used.)
What we want to achieve is that any "unauthorized" person who accesses
the string cannot modify it. We can't put the const in the
structure; but we can put "(const char *)" in front of the string
accessor, to pretend it is nonmodifiable. The patch sent by Ranjit
does a good job.
-- Gaby