Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: vermeer@imag.fr (Alexandre Vermeerbergen)
Subject: We need "const" in function prototypes
Organization: Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble.
Date: 11 Jan 1995 20:13:30 GMT
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I agree with Jeffrey Martin: pvm.h should make use of 'const' in
its functions prototypes when needed. We had to code stupid
type casts when using with C++.

Alex.

PS: For languages which does not support 'const' they can alway use the
old "#if defined(_cplusplus)" trick, no they've no excuses!





