C const

[simendsjo]

On 04.03.2011 23:10, Jesse Phillips wrote:
> simendsjo Wrote:
>
>> So all const modifiers should be dropped everywhere..?
>>
>> And should the const be dropped here?
>> struct somestruct {
>>     const struct otherstruct;
>> }
>
> All in all the real answer comes down to, is the data modified. Since C makes no guarantees you must only declare things const if you know the library will abide by it. In the case above I think you have to drop it.
>
> Remember that const/immutable, and other attributes/properties aren't going to change the ABI so dropping them will be safer then leaving them.

Thanks. Does this apply to all uses of const, or just complex members?