changelog.txt

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 *****************************************************************************
 
 *** After Release 2.9 ***
-CHANGE:		Added type gImage to replace V2.x gdispImage
+CHANGE:		Added type gImage          to replace V2.x gdispImage
 FIX:		Fixed GWIN console widget scroll
 FIX:		A warning and adjusted is made if GDISP_IMAGE_BMP_BLIT_BUFFER_SIZE is less than 40 bytes.
-FIX:        Prevent compiler warnings on duplicate const specifiers.
 
 
 *** Release 2.9 ***

drivers/multiple/Win32/gdisp_lld_Win32.c

@@ -99,11 +99,7 @@
 	static gBool Win32MouseInit(GMouse *m, unsigned driverinstance);
 	static gBool Win32MouseRead(GMouse *m, GMouseReading *prd);
 
-	/**
+	const GMouseVMT const GMOUSE_DRIVER_VMT[1] = {{
-	 * This should be: const GMouseVMT const GMOUSE_DRIVER_VMT[1] = {{
-	 * However, some major compilers complain about the duplicate const specifier even though this is perfectly valid standard C.
-	 */
-	const GMouseVMT GMOUSE_DRIVER_VMT[1] = {{
 		{
 			GDRIVER_TYPE_MOUSE,
 			GMOUSE_VFLG_NOPOLL|GMOUSE_VFLG_DYNAMICONLY,
@@ -889,7 +885,7 @@ LLDSPEC gBool gdisp_lld_init(GDisplay *g) {
 	// Create the associated mouse
 	#if GFX_USE_GINPUT && GINPUT_NEED_MOUSE
 		priv->mouseenabled = hWndParent ? gFalse : gTrue;
-		priv->mouse = (GMouse *)gdriverRegister((const GDriverVMT*)GMOUSE_DRIVER_VMT, g);
+		priv->mouse = (GMouse *)gdriverRegister((const GDriverVMT const *)GMOUSE_DRIVER_VMT, g);
 	#endif
 
 	sprintf(buf, APP_NAME " - %u", g->systemdisplay+1);

src/gdisp/gdisp.c

@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ void _gdispInit(void)
 	#elif GDISP_TOTAL_DISPLAYS > 1
 		{
 			unsigned	i;
-			extern const GDISPVMT GDISPVMT_OnlyOne[1];
+			extern const GDISPVMT const		GDISPVMT_OnlyOne[1];
 
 			if (!(GDISPVMT_OnlyOne->d.flags & GDISP_VFLG_DYNAMICONLY)) {
 				for(i = 0; i < GDISP_TOTAL_DISPLAYS; i++)
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ void _gdispInit(void)
 		}
 	#else
 		{
-			extern const GDISPVMT GDISPVMT_OnlyOne[1];
+			extern const GDISPVMT const		GDISPVMT_OnlyOne[1];
 
 			if (!(GDISPVMT_OnlyOne->d.flags & GDISP_VFLG_DYNAMICONLY))
 				gdriverRegister(&GDISPVMT_OnlyOne->d, 0);

src/gdisp/gdisp_driver.h

@@ -732,11 +732,7 @@ typedef struct GDISPVMT {
 	#endif
 
 	// Build the VMT
-	/*
+	const GDISPVMT const GDISP_DRIVER_VMT[1] = {{
-	 * This should read: const GDISPVMT const GDISP_DRIVER_VMT[1] = {{
-	 * However, some major C compilers complain about duplicate const specifiers although this is perfectly valid standard C.
-	 */
-	const GDISPVMT GDISP_DRIVER_VMT[1] = {{
 		{ GDRIVER_TYPE_DISPLAY, 0, sizeof(GDisplay), _gdispInitDriver, _gdispPostInitDriver, _gdispDeInitDriver },
 		gdisp_lld_init,
 		#if GDISP_HARDWARE_DEINIT

src/gdriver/gdriver.h

@@ -86,16 +86,8 @@ typedef struct GDriverVMT {
  * 				const GDriverVMT const * mylist = { DRIVER_LIST };
  * 				</code>
  *
- * @note This could be one single typedef. However, some major compilers complain about duplicate const specifiers even though this is perfectly
- *       valid standard C. As this problem has become worse over time we opt for splitting this into two separate typedefs to prevent these
- *       compilers from throwing warnings.
- *       The single typedef would look like this:
- *       <code>
- *           typedef const struct GDriverVMT const GDriverVMTList[1];
- *       </code>
  */
-typedef const struct GDriverVMT ConstGDriverVMT;
+typedef const struct GDriverVMT const	GDriverVMTList[1];
-typedef ConstGDriverVMT const GDriverVMTList[1];
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* External declarations.                                                    */

src/gfile/gfile.c

@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@
 /**
  * The order of the file-systems below determines the order
  * that they are searched to find a file.
- *
- * This should read: static const GFILEVMT const * FsArray[] = {
- * However, some major C compilers complain about duplicate const specifiers although this is perfectly valid standard C.
  */
-static const GFILEVMT* FsArray[] = {
+static const GFILEVMT const * FsArray[] = {
 	#if GFILE_NEED_USERFS
 		&FsUSERVMT,
 	#endif

src/gfile/gfile_fs_rom.c

@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@ typedef struct ROMFS_DIRENTRY {
 
 #define ROMFS_DIRENTRY_HEAD		0
 #include "romfs_files.h"
-
+static const ROMFS_DIRENTRY const *FsROMHead = ROMFS_DIRENTRY_HEAD;
-/*
- * This should be: static const ROMFS_DIRENTRY const *FsROMHead = ROMFS_DIRENTRY_HEAD;
- * However, some major compilers complain about the duplicate const specifier even though this is perfectly valid standard C.
- */
-static const ROMFS_DIRENTRY *FsROMHead = ROMFS_DIRENTRY_HEAD;
 
 typedef struct ROMFileList {
 	gfileList				fl;

src/ginput/ginput_mouse.c

@@ -663,11 +663,7 @@ void _gmouseInit(void) {
 	// One and only one mouse
 	#else
 		{
-			/*
+			extern const GMouseVMT const GMOUSEVMT_OnlyOne[1];
-			 * This should be: extern const GMouseVMT const GMOUSEVMT_OnlyOne[1];
-			 * However, some major compilers complain about the duplicate const specifier even though this is perfectly valid standard C.
-			 */
-			extern const GMouseVMT GMOUSEVMT_OnlyOne[1];
 
             if (!(GMOUSEVMT_OnlyOne->d.flags & GMOUSE_VFLG_DYNAMICONLY))
 					gdriverRegister(&GMOUSEVMT_OnlyOne->d, GDISP);