r4171 - software/ui/src

[Enrico Zini]

Author: enrico
Date: 2007-09-10 20:57:05 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2007)
New Revision: 4171

Modified:
   software/ui/src/goplay.cpp
Log:
Worked around fltk's non-constness requirements.  Closes: #441120

Modified: software/ui/src/goplay.cpp
===================================================================
--- software/ui/src/goplay.cpp	2007-09-10 20:46:55 UTC (rev 4170)
+++ software/ui/src/goplay.cpp	2007-09-10 20:57:05 UTC (rev 4171)
@@ -143,10 +143,16 @@
 		return "";
 }
 
-static char *VoidString = "";
+//static const char *VoidString = "";
 
 static void UpdateUILists(GamesUI& ui)
 {
+	// Defining this here, non-const, because fltk's interface want non-const
+	// strings and I did not have time to check whether it would attempt to
+	// modify the parameter or not.  Likely not, and thus a
+	// const_cast<char*>(VoidString) would probably have been better.
+	// --Enrico
+	char VoidString[1] = "";
 	Engine& engine = *ui.engine;
 	const char* oldType = ReadFlChoice(*ui.TypeSelection);
 	const char* oldIface = ReadFlChoice(*ui.InterfaceSelection);