From 1a8316d4c9b7ec60fcb41443f680ffe46d586a9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christophe CURIS Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 18:27:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] WINGs: Updated NEWS file about the API changes in the libraries --- WINGs/NEWS | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/WINGs/NEWS b/WINGs/NEWS index 76e417f2..d1bfa7b3 100644 --- a/WINGs/NEWS +++ b/WINGs/NEWS @@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ wshellquote ADDED ---------------------------------------------------- +*** Thu May 9 18:24:03 CEST 2013 - Christophe + +Const-correctness API changes for WRaster, WUtils and WINGs +----------------------------------------------------------- + +The 3 libraries have been modified to include appropriate 'const' qualifier +to the function parameters that are treated as such. This should provide +some hints to the compiler for better optimisation. +This change should have no impact on the binary interface, and will not +impact existing source code. + +There is one exception however: + WUtil: wusergnusteppath() +This function now returns 'const char *' because its result must *not* be +modified, so it may generate a const related warning in old code. + + *** Mon Oct 14 19:42:42 EEST 2002 - Dan Double buffering