const_at_typedefed_type

[Kalugsky Uriy <urik@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Could you explain, please, why the compiler ignores the 'const'
in the functiion 'char_const_param(const TStr name)'.

Best regards,
Yury

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The operating system - FreeBSD 6.2
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GCC Version
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Using built-in specs.
Configured with: FreeBSD/i386 system compiler
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] 20060305

The code to compile
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#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

typedef char* TStr ;

void char_const_param(const TStr name)
{
	std::cout << name << std::endl ;
}

int main (void)
{
	const char * const_buf= "CONST ---> TYYYYYYYYYYYYY TYYYYYYYY" ;
	char_const_param(const_buf) ;
	
	std::cout <<"\nSIZEOF(double) " << sizeof(double) << std::endl ;
	
	return 0 ;
}

The compiler messages
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./typedef_feature.cpp: In function `int main()':
./typedef_feature.cpp:18: error: invalid conversion from `const char*' to `char*'
./typedef_feature.cpp:18: error:   initializing argument 1 of `void char_const_param(char*)'