[Gdal-dev] build error using Visual Studio 8

[Frank Warmerdam]

Mateusz Łoskot wrote:
> The question is how GDAL should handle it. Should GDAL behave more in C
> way or more in C++ way?

Mateusz,

Well, for the specific case of function like strchr() that have "const
correct" versions, I think this just helps us write better code.  We should
just review any code with problems, and correct it to work properly with
VS8.  In the case of the cpl_strtod.cpp change I took the path of least
resistance with the cast because the code is complex and I'm afraid of trying
to change too much.

In the case of ecwcreatecopy.cpp, it is clear the return result should have
been treated as a const char * all along.

Best regards,
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