Re: new compiler warnings

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > I can remove this warning by casting the pointer to (void *), rather
> > than (const void *) because that is what the prototype uses on my system
> > uses (libz.so.1.1.4):
>
> > ZEXTERN int ZEXPORT gzwrite OF((gzFile file,
> > const voidp buf, unsigned len));
>
> BTW, I don't understand why that fixes it for you either. As you can
> see, gzwrite *is* declared with const. The reason why you're getting a
> warning is that zconf.h #define's const as nothing unless it thinks
> you're on an ANSI compiler (and the difference between 1.1.4 and 1.2.3
> is mostly that the former's test for ANSI-ness is brain dead). But if
> you're compiling that #define then const or lack of it should mean
> nothing to you.

Let's wait and see if anyone else complains; I have adjusted things here.

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