bfd_get_filename

This macro says:
/* Cast from const char * to char * so that caller can assign to
   a char * without a warning.  */

I reckon that isn't such a good idea since it can result in char*
variables where const char* is appropriate.  Not very many places
need the char* cast.

bfd/
	* aout-target.h (object_p): Formatting.
	* bfd-in.h (bfd_get_filename): Don't cast to char*.
	* corefile.c (generic_core_file_matches_executable_p): Constify
	variables and remove cast.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
binutils/
	* nm.c (print_object_filename_bsd, print_object_filename_sysv),
	(print_object_filename_posix, print_archive_filename_bsd),
	(print_archive_filename_sysv, print_archive_filename_posix),
	(print_archive_member_bsd, print_archive_member_sysv),
	(print_archive_member_posix): Constify parameter.
	(struct output_fns <print_object_filename, print_archive_filename>),
	(<print_archive_member>): Likewise.
	* objcopy.c (copy_archive): Add cast for make_tempdir.
ld/
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_search_needed): Constify
	variable.
	* emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise.
	* emultempl/pep.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise.
gdb/
	* coffread.c (coff_symfile_read): Constify filename variable.
	* dbxread.c (dbx_symfile_init, coffstab_build_psymtabs),
	(elfstab_build_psymtabs, stabsect_build_psymtabs): Likewise.
	* gdb_bfd.c (gdb_bfd_close_or_warn): Likewise.
	* solib.c (reload_shared_libraries_1): Likewise.
	* symfile.c (reread_symbols): Likewise.
	* solib-aix.c (solib_aix_bfd_open): Add cast for xfree of filename.
	* solib-darwin.c (darwin_bfd_open): Likewise.
	* symfile-mem.c (symbol_file_add_from_memory): Likewise.
sim/cris/
	* sim-if.c (sim_open): Constify filename variable.

23 files changed, 87 insertions, 49 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 8ed849d..24f5e33 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2019-09-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* aout-target.h (object_p): Formatting.
+	* bfd-in.h (bfd_get_filename): Don't cast to char*.
+	* corefile.c (generic_core_file_matches_executable_p): Constify
+	variables and remove cast.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
 2019-09-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Interpret an addend in
diff --git a/bfd/aout-target.h b/bfd/aout-target.h
index 2f3d5ea..99a82bb 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-target.h
+++ b/bfd/aout-target.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ MY (object_p) (bfd *abfd)
 #ifndef S_IXUSR
 #define S_IXUSR 0100	/* Execute by owner.  */
 #endif
-      if (stat(abfd->filename, &buf) == 0 && (buf.st_mode & S_IXUSR))
+      if (stat (abfd->filename, &buf) == 0 && (buf.st_mode & S_IXUSR))
 	abfd->flags |= EXEC_P;
     }
 #endif /* ENTRY_CAN_BE_ZERO */
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in.h b/bfd/bfd-in.h
index a5e95d1..6544838 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in.h
@@ -518,9 +518,7 @@ extern int bfd_stat (bfd *, struct stat *);
 #endif
 extern void _bfd_warn_deprecated (const char *, const char *, int, const char *);
 
-/* Cast from const char * to char * so that caller can assign to
-   a char * without a warning.  */
-#define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((char *) (abfd)->filename)
+#define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((abfd)->filename)
 #define bfd_get_cacheable(abfd) ((abfd)->cacheable)
 #define bfd_get_format(abfd) ((abfd)->format)
 #define bfd_get_target(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->name)
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index 63b4792..7b1cfbc 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -525,9 +525,7 @@ extern int bfd_stat (bfd *, struct stat *);
 #endif
 extern void _bfd_warn_deprecated (const char *, const char *, int, const char *);
 
-/* Cast from const char * to char * so that caller can assign to
-   a char * without a warning.  */
-#define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((char *) (abfd)->filename)
+#define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((abfd)->filename)
 #define bfd_get_cacheable(abfd) ((abfd)->cacheable)
 #define bfd_get_format(abfd) ((abfd)->format)
 #define bfd_get_target(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->name)
diff --git a/bfd/corefile.c b/bfd/corefile.c
index aa43da5..b2b3d2e 100644
--- a/bfd/corefile.c
+++ b/bfd/corefile.c
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
 bfd_boolean
 generic_core_file_matches_executable_p (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd)
 {
-  char *exec;
-  char *core;
-  char *last_slash;
+  const char *exec;
+  const char *core;
+  const char *last_slash;
 
   if (exec_bfd == NULL || core_bfd == NULL)
     return TRUE;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ generic_core_file_matches_executable_p (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd)
      non-const char *.  In this case, the assignement does not lead to
      breaking the const, as we're only reading the string.  */
 
-  core = (char *) bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
+  core = bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
   if (core == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 98e660d..198380e 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2019-09-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* nm.c (print_object_filename_bsd, print_object_filename_sysv),
+	(print_object_filename_posix, print_archive_filename_bsd),
+	(print_archive_filename_sysv, print_archive_filename_posix),
+	(print_archive_member_bsd, print_archive_member_sysv),
+	(print_archive_member_posix): Constify parameter.
+	(struct output_fns <print_object_filename, print_archive_filename>),
+	(<print_archive_member>): Likewise.
+	* objcopy.c (copy_archive): Add cast for make_tempdir.
+
 2019-08-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* dwarf.c (check_uvalue): Remove unnecessary pointer checks.
diff --git a/binutils/nm.c b/binutils/nm.c
index 5d3d647..67b7ac7 100644
--- a/binutils/nm.c
+++ b/binutils/nm.c
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ struct extended_symbol_info
   (sym->elfinfo ? sym->elfinfo->internal_elf_sym.st_size: sym->ssize)
 
 /* The output formatting functions.  */
-static void print_object_filename_bsd (char *);
-static void print_object_filename_sysv (char *);
-static void print_object_filename_posix (char *);
-static void print_archive_filename_bsd (char *);
-static void print_archive_filename_sysv (char *);
-static void print_archive_filename_posix (char *);
-static void print_archive_member_bsd (char *, const char *);
-static void print_archive_member_sysv (char *, const char *);
-static void print_archive_member_posix (char *, const char *);
+static void print_object_filename_bsd (const char *);
+static void print_object_filename_sysv (const char *);
+static void print_object_filename_posix (const char *);
+static void print_archive_filename_bsd (const char *);
+static void print_archive_filename_sysv (const char *);
+static void print_archive_filename_posix (const char *);
+static void print_archive_member_bsd (const char *, const char *);
+static void print_archive_member_sysv (const char *, const char *);
+static void print_archive_member_posix (const char *, const char *);
 static void print_symbol_filename_bsd (bfd *, bfd *);
 static void print_symbol_filename_sysv (bfd *, bfd *);
 static void print_symbol_filename_posix (bfd *, bfd *);
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ static void print_symbol_info_posix (struct extended_symbol_info *, bfd *);
 struct output_fns
   {
     /* Print the name of an object file given on the command line.  */
-    void (*print_object_filename) (char *);
+    void (*print_object_filename) (const char *);
 
     /* Print the name of an archive file given on the command line.  */
-    void (*print_archive_filename) (char *);
+    void (*print_archive_filename) (const char *);
 
     /* Print the name of an archive member file.  */
-    void (*print_archive_member) (char *, const char *);
+    void (*print_archive_member) (const char *, const char *);
 
     /* Print the name of the file (and archive, if there is one)
        containing a symbol.  */
@@ -1357,14 +1357,14 @@ display_file (char *filename)
 /* Print the name of an object file given on the command line.  */
 
 static void
-print_object_filename_bsd (char *filename)
+print_object_filename_bsd (const char *filename)
 {
   if (filename_per_file && !filename_per_symbol)
     printf ("\n%s:\n", filename);
 }
 
 static void
-print_object_filename_sysv (char *filename)
+print_object_filename_sysv (const char *filename)
 {
   if (undefined_only)
     printf (_("\n\nUndefined symbols from %s:\n\n"), filename);
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ Name                  Value           Class        Type         Size
 }
 
 static void
-print_object_filename_posix (char *filename)
+print_object_filename_posix (const char *filename)
 {
   if (filename_per_file && !filename_per_symbol)
     printf ("%s:\n", filename);
@@ -1388,26 +1388,26 @@ print_object_filename_posix (char *filename)
 /* Print the name of an archive file given on the command line.  */
 
 static void
-print_archive_filename_bsd (char *filename)
+print_archive_filename_bsd (const char *filename)
 {
   if (filename_per_file)
     printf ("\n%s:\n", filename);
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_filename_sysv (char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+print_archive_filename_sysv (const char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_filename_posix (char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+print_archive_filename_posix (const char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
 }
 
 /* Print the name of an archive member file.  */
 
 static void
-print_archive_member_bsd (char *archive ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+print_archive_member_bsd (const char *archive ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			  const char *filename)
 {
   if (!filename_per_symbol)
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ print_archive_member_bsd (char *archive ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_member_sysv (char *archive, const char *filename)
+print_archive_member_sysv (const char *archive, const char *filename)
 {
   if (undefined_only)
     printf (_("\n\nUndefined symbols from %s[%s]:\n\n"), archive, filename);
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ Name                  Value           Class        Type         Size
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_member_posix (char *archive, const char *filename)
+print_archive_member_posix (const char *archive, const char *filename)
 {
   if (!filename_per_symbol)
     printf ("%s[%s]:\n", archive, filename);
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index ebb9933..b702e52 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -3311,7 +3311,7 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target,
     }
 
   /* Make a temp directory to hold the contents.  */
-  dir = make_tempdir (bfd_get_filename (obfd));
+  dir = make_tempdir ((char *) bfd_get_filename (obfd));
   if (dir == NULL)
     fatal (_("cannot create tempdir for archive copying (error: %s)"),
 	   strerror (errno));
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index f55d1a8..40bd4d0 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2019-09-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* coffread.c (coff_symfile_read): Constify filename variable.
+	* dbxread.c (dbx_symfile_init, coffstab_build_psymtabs),
+	(elfstab_build_psymtabs, stabsect_build_psymtabs): Likewise.
+	* gdb_bfd.c (gdb_bfd_close_or_warn): Likewise.
+	* solib.c (reload_shared_libraries_1): Likewise.
+	* symfile.c (reread_symbols): Likewise.
+	* solib-aix.c (solib_aix_bfd_open): Add cast for xfree of filename.
+	* solib-darwin.c (darwin_bfd_open): Likewise.
+	* symfile-mem.c (symbol_file_add_from_memory): Likewise.
+
 2019-09-03  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 
 	* psymtab.c (print_partial_symbols): Handle missing domain_enum
diff --git a/gdb/coffread.c b/gdb/coffread.c
index e24ab8d..a704612 100644
--- a/gdb/coffread.c
+++ b/gdb/coffread.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ coff_symfile_read (struct objfile *objfile, symfile_add_flags symfile_flags)
   struct coff_symfile_info *info;
   bfd *abfd = objfile->obfd;
   coff_data_type *cdata = coff_data (abfd);
-  char *filename = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+  const char *filename = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
   int val;
   unsigned int num_symbols;
   int symtab_offset;
diff --git a/gdb/dbxread.c b/gdb/dbxread.c
index e339d1f..df3ae58 100644
--- a/gdb/dbxread.c
+++ b/gdb/dbxread.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ dbx_symfile_init (struct objfile *objfile)
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
   asection *text_sect;
   unsigned char size_temp[DBX_STRINGTAB_SIZE_SIZE];
 
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ coffstab_build_psymtabs (struct objfile *objfile,
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
   unsigned int stabsize;
 
   /* Allocate struct to keep track of stab reading.  */
@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@ elfstab_build_psymtabs (struct objfile *objfile, asection *stabsect,
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
 
   stabsread_new_init ();
 
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ stabsect_build_psymtabs (struct objfile *objfile, char *stab_name,
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
   asection *stabsect;
   asection *stabstrsect;
   asection *text_sect;
diff --git a/gdb/gdb_bfd.c b/gdb/gdb_bfd.c
index 0334523..d3b4c74 100644
--- a/gdb/gdb_bfd.c
+++ b/gdb/gdb_bfd.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int
 gdb_bfd_close_or_warn (struct bfd *abfd)
 {
   int ret;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
 
   bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, free_one_bfd_section, NULL);
 
diff --git a/gdb/solib-aix.c b/gdb/solib-aix.c
index d13b651..2b54442 100644
--- a/gdb/solib-aix.c
+++ b/gdb/solib-aix.c
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ solib_aix_bfd_open (const char *pathname)
      along with appended parenthesized member name in order to allow commands
      listing all shared libraries to display.  Otherwise, we would only be
      displaying the name of the archive member object.  */
-  xfree (bfd_get_filename (object_bfd.get ()));
+  xfree ((char *) bfd_get_filename (object_bfd.get ()));
   object_bfd->filename = xstrprintf ("%s%s",
-                                     bfd_get_filename (archive_bfd.get ()),
+				     bfd_get_filename (archive_bfd.get ()),
 				     sep);
 
   return object_bfd;
diff --git a/gdb/solib-darwin.c b/gdb/solib-darwin.c
index 443ebb6..3dd30d2 100644
--- a/gdb/solib-darwin.c
+++ b/gdb/solib-darwin.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ darwin_bfd_open (const char *pathname)
   /* The current filename for fat-binary BFDs is a name generated
      by BFD, usually a string containing the name of the architecture.
      Reset its value to the actual filename.  */
-  xfree (bfd_get_filename (res.get ()));
+  xfree ((char *) bfd_get_filename (res.get ()));
   res->filename = xstrdup (pathname);
 
   return res;
diff --git a/gdb/solib.c b/gdb/solib.c
index 29a17ad..86000f6 100644
--- a/gdb/solib.c
+++ b/gdb/solib.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ reload_shared_libraries_1 (int from_tty)
 
   for (so = so_list_head; so != NULL; so = so->next)
     {
-      char *found_pathname = NULL;
+      const char *found_pathname = NULL;
       int was_loaded = so->symbols_loaded;
       symfile_add_flags add_flags = SYMFILE_DEFER_BP_RESET;
 
diff --git a/gdb/symfile-mem.c b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
index 51a7554..6d1deae 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile-mem.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ symbol_file_add_from_memory (struct bfd *templ, CORE_ADDR addr,
   /* Manage the new reference for the duration of this function.  */
   gdb_bfd_ref_ptr nbfd_holder = gdb_bfd_ref_ptr::new_reference (nbfd);
 
-  xfree (bfd_get_filename (nbfd));
+  xfree ((char *) bfd_get_filename (nbfd));
   if (name == NULL)
     nbfd->filename = xstrdup ("shared object read from target memory");
   else
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c
index 8843781..3cd5144 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile.c
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ reread_symbols (void)
 	  /* Clean up any state BFD has sitting around.  */
 	  {
 	    gdb_bfd_ref_ptr obfd (objfile->obfd);
-	    char *obfd_filename;
+	    const char *obfd_filename;
 
 	    obfd_filename = bfd_get_filename (objfile->obfd);
 	    /* Open the new BFD before freeing the old one, so that
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 37836aa..13abd72 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2019-09-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_search_needed): Constify
+	variable.
+	* emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise.
+	* emultempl/pep.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise.
+
 2019-09-05  Eric Botcazou  <ebotcazou@adacore.com>
 
 	PR ld/24574
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index b3c012c..52db0fd 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_search_needed (const char *path,
 	     FIXME: The code could be a lot cleverer about allocating space
 	     for the processed string.  */
 	  char *    end = strchr (var, '/');
-	  char *    replacement = NULL;
+	  const char *replacement = NULL;
 	  char *    v = var + 1;
 	  char *    freeme = NULL;
 	  unsigned  flen = strlen (filename);
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pe.em b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
index 834215a..49bb66b 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pe.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open (void)
 		      {
 			struct bfd_symbol *s;
 			struct bfd_link_hash_entry * blhe;
-			char *other_bfd_filename;
+			const char *other_bfd_filename;
 			char *n;
 
 			s = (relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr)[0];
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pep.em b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
index 9eb7cd7..4daa32b 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pep.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open (void)
 		      {
 			struct bfd_symbol *s;
 			struct bfd_link_hash_entry * blhe;
-			char *other_bfd_filename;
+			const char *other_bfd_filename;
 			char *n;
 
 			s = (relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr)[0];
diff --git a/sim/cris/ChangeLog b/sim/cris/ChangeLog
index 5e26f3d..d37fc8f 100644
--- a/sim/cris/ChangeLog
+++ b/sim/cris/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2019-09-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* sim-if.c (sim_open): Constify filename variable.
+
 2018-12-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 
 	* Makefile.in: Replace uses of CGEN_CPU_DIR with CPU_DIR, and
diff --git a/sim/cris/sim-if.c b/sim/cris/sim-if.c
index 054cce5..1a5d421 100644
--- a/sim/cris/sim-if.c
+++ b/sim/cris/sim-if.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ sim_open (SIM_OPEN_KIND kind, host_callback *callback, struct bfd *abfd,
      specified.  */
   if (abfd != NULL && !cris_bare_iron)
     {
-      char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+      const char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
       char **my_environ = GET_ENVIRON ();
       /* We use these maps to give the same behavior as the old xsim
 	 simulator.  */