Dear all, from comments in the #gcc irc channel, I understood that it is not advisable for gcc patches to use the const qualifier in function prototypes. I would like to understand why. Apart from its main purpose, I believed that the use of 'const' helps the compiler to optimise the code. Of course, I must be wrong, or the gains must be very small compared with the reasons for not using 'const', which I ignore.
Again, I am not proposing using 'const' or changing all the code. I am just asking the reasons for not using 'const' in order to learn more. Thanks in advance, Manuel. http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Wcoercion
