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Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 15:32:00 -0000
To: Fleur Kelpin <fleur@bio.vu.nl>
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Subject: Re: gsl_vector_const_view: pointer to constant or constant pointer
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Fleur Kelpin writes:
 > Am I missing something or can/could/should this be fixed?
 > (I think this can be done by moving the const inside the struct:
 > 
 > typedef struct
 > {
 >   const gsl_vector vector;
 > } _gsl_vector_const_view;

It's not possible to initialise the struct element with this form in
ANSI C (although it is possible in gcc).  This is why the const'ing is
done at a higher level in a wrapper.