* aout-adobe.c (aout_adobe_set_section_contents): Constify location.

	* aoutx.h (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): Ditto.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* bout.c (b_out_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* coff-tic54x.c (tic54x_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* coffcode.h (coff_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* i386msdos.c (msdos_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* ieee.c (ieee_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* ihex.c (ihex_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* libaout.h (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): Ditto.
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nowrite_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	(_bfd_generic_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
	* libbfd.c (_bfd_generic_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* libnlm.h (nlmNAME(set_section_contents)): Ditto.
	(struct nlm_backend_data <nlm_mangle_relocs>): Ditto.
	* mmo.c (mmo_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* nlm32-alpha.c (nlm_alpha_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
	* nlm32-i386.c (nlm_i386_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
	* nlm32-ppc.c (nlm_powerpc_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
	* nlm32-sparc.c (nlm_sparc_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
	* nlmcode.h (nlm_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* oasys.c (oasys_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* pdp11.c (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): Ditto.
	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* srec.c (srec_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE <_bfd_set_section_contents>): Ditto.
	* tekhex.c (tekhex_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	(move_section_contents): Ditto.
	* versados.c (versados_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* vms-misc.c (_bfd_save_vms_section): Ditto.
	* vms.c (vms_set_section_contents): Ditto.
	* vms.h (_bfd_save_vms_section): Ditto.

38 files changed, 129 insertions, 85 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c050320..835a8af 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
 2003-11-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
+	* aout-adobe.c (aout_adobe_set_section_contents): Constify location.
+	* aoutx.h (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): Ditto.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+	* binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* bout.c (b_out_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* coff-tic54x.c (tic54x_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* coffcode.h (coff_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* i386msdos.c (msdos_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* ieee.c (ieee_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* ihex.c (ihex_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* libaout.h (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): Ditto.
+	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nowrite_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	(_bfd_generic_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+	* libbfd.c (_bfd_generic_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* libnlm.h (nlmNAME(set_section_contents)): Ditto.
+	(struct nlm_backend_data <nlm_mangle_relocs>): Ditto.
+	* mmo.c (mmo_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* nlm32-alpha.c (nlm_alpha_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
+	* nlm32-i386.c (nlm_i386_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
+	* nlm32-ppc.c (nlm_powerpc_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
+	* nlm32-sparc.c (nlm_sparc_mangle_relocs): Ditto.
+	* nlmcode.h (nlm_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* oasys.c (oasys_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* pdp11.c (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): Ditto.
+	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* srec.c (srec_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE <_bfd_set_section_contents>): Ditto.
+	* tekhex.c (tekhex_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	(move_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* versados.c (versados_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* vms-misc.c (_bfd_save_vms_section): Ditto.
+	* vms.c (vms_set_section_contents): Ditto.
+	* vms.h (_bfd_save_vms_section): Ditto.
+
+2003-11-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc_size_one_stub): Size relbrlt.  Accept info arg
 	rather than htab.
 	(ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Adjust ppc_size_one_stub traversal.  Zero
diff --git a/bfd/aout-adobe.c b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
index b064650..052e938 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-adobe.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end for a.out.adobe binaries.
    Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-   2002
+   2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Cygnus Support.  Based on bout.c.
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static bfd_boolean aout_adobe_mkobject
 static bfd_boolean aout_adobe_write_object_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean aout_adobe_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean aout_adobe_set_arch_mach
   PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 static int     aout_adobe_sizeof_headers
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 aout_adobe_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/aoutx.h b/bfd/aoutx.h
index aaa2b6d..6c20bd0 100644
--- a/bfd/aoutx.h
+++ b/bfd/aoutx.h
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 NAME(aout,set_section_contents) (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index fbd05ab..5c17a7a 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -4285,7 +4285,7 @@ typedef struct bfd_target
   bfd_boolean (*_bfd_set_arch_mach)
     (bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long);
   bfd_boolean (*_bfd_set_section_contents)
-    (bfd *, sec_ptr, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
+    (bfd *, sec_ptr, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
 
   /* Routines used by the linker.  */
 #define BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK(NAME) \
diff --git a/bfd/binary.c b/bfd/binary.c
index a6a780e..65f46af 100644
--- a/bfd/binary.c
+++ b/bfd/binary.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for binary objects.
-   Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
-   2003
+   Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support, <ian@cygnus.com>
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ static char *mangle_name PARAMS ((bfd *, char *));
 static long binary_canonicalize_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
 static void binary_get_symbol_info PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *, symbol_info *));
 static bfd_boolean binary_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static int binary_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd_boolean));
 
 /* Set by external programs - specifies the BFD architecture and
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 binary_set_section_contents (abfd, sec, data, offset, size)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *sec;
-     PTR data;
+     const PTR data;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type size;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/bout.c b/bfd/bout.c
index 43537eb..a39a9a3 100644
--- a/bfd/bout.c
+++ b/bfd/bout.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int b_out_sizeof_headers
 static bfd_boolean b_out_set_arch_mach
   PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 static bfd_boolean b_out_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static long b_out_get_reloc_upper_bound
   PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr));
 static long b_out_canonicalize_reloc
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 b_out_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/coff-tic54x.c b/bfd/coff-tic54x.c
index fdf1b5a..5d8ccc2 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-tic54x.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-tic54x.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for TMS320C54X coff binaries.
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Timothy Wall (twall@cygnus.com)
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void tic54x_reloc_processing
 static bfd_reloc_status_type tic54x_relocation
   PARAMS ((bfd *, arelent *, asymbol *, PTR, asection *, bfd *, char **));
 static bfd_boolean tic54x_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static reloc_howto_type *coff_tic54x_rtype_to_howto
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, struct internal_reloc *, struct coff_link_hash_entry *, struct internal_syment *, bfd_vma *));
 static bfd_vma tic54x_getl32
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 tic54x_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, bytes_to_do)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type bytes_to_do;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index f5262f6..924bb34 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static bfd_boolean coff_compute_section_file_positions
 static bfd_boolean coff_write_object_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *)) ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 static bfd_boolean coff_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static PTR buy_and_read
   PARAMS ((bfd *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean coff_slurp_line_table
@@ -4271,7 +4271,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 coff_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd * abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/ecoff.c b/bfd/ecoff.c
index 4f13c39..b45f168 100644
--- a/bfd/ecoff.c
+++ b/bfd/ecoff.c
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 _bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 3353cde..8059b4e 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_write_object_contents
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_write_corefile_contents
   (bfd *);
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_set_section_contents
-  (bfd *, sec_ptr, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
+  (bfd *, sec_ptr, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
 extern long _bfd_elf_get_symtab_upper_bound
   (bfd *);
 extern long _bfd_elf_canonicalize_symtab
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 93e1a3e..e9db1a0 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -6096,7 +6096,7 @@ _bfd_elf_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean reloc)
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_elf_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
 			       sec_ptr section,
-			       void *location,
+			       const void *location,
 			       file_ptr offset,
 			       bfd_size_type count)
 {
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
index 6a6787f..51b1b59 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -7913,7 +7913,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 _bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
index 71cdc07..b4230eb 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_find_nearest_line
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, asymbol **, bfd_vma, const char **,
 	   const char **, unsigned int *));
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 extern bfd_byte *_bfd_elf_mips_get_relocated_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_order *,
 	   bfd_byte *, bfd_boolean, asymbol **));
diff --git a/bfd/i386msdos.c b/bfd/i386msdos.c
index 9d5cb05..059466b 100644
--- a/bfd/i386msdos.c
+++ b/bfd/i386msdos.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end for MS-DOS executables.
-   Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002,
+   2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Bryan Ford of the University of Utah.
 
    Contributed by the Center for Software Science at the
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int msdos_sizeof_headers
 static bfd_boolean msdos_write_object_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean msdos_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 
 static int
 msdos_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 msdos_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/ieee.c b/bfd/ieee.c
index 0445a6d..f8af3f5 100644
--- a/bfd/ieee.c
+++ b/bfd/ieee.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static bfd_boolean ieee_write_data_part
 static bfd_boolean init_for_output
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean ieee_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean ieee_write_external_part
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean ieee_write_me_part
@@ -3440,7 +3440,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 ieee_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
index 7a5af63..b068bd9 100644
--- a/bfd/ihex.c
+++ b/bfd/ihex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for Intel Hex objects.
-   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor of Cygnus Support <ian@cygnus.com>.
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static bfd_boolean ihex_read_section
 static bfd_boolean ihex_get_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean ihex_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean ihex_write_record
   PARAMS ((bfd *, size_t, unsigned int, unsigned int, bfd_byte *));
 static bfd_boolean ihex_write_object_contents
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 ihex_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/libaout.h b/bfd/libaout.h
index 70d4357..2b93dbf 100644
--- a/bfd/libaout.h
+++ b/bfd/libaout.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end data structures for a.out (and similar) files.
    Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-   2000, 2001, 2002
+   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Cygnus Support.
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean NAME(aout,new_section_hook)
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *));
 
 extern bfd_boolean NAME(aout,set_section_contents)
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 
 extern asymbol * NAME(aout,make_empty_symbol)
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 2d54b27..0ec808d 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_archive_coff_construct_extended_name_table
   ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long)) \
    bfd_false)
 #define _bfd_nowrite_set_section_contents \
-  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, asection *, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type)) \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, asection *, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type)) \
    bfd_false)
 
 /* Generic routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE.  Use
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_archive_coff_construct_extended_name_table
 
 #define _bfd_generic_set_arch_mach bfd_default_set_arch_mach
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
-  (bfd *, asection *, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
+  (bfd *, asection *, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
 
 /* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK for targets which do not
    support linking.  Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink).  */
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.c b/bfd/libbfd.c
index 50bd215..abcf44f 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.c
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_generic_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
 				   sec_ptr section,
-				   void *location,
+				   const void *location,
 				   file_ptr offset,
 				   bfd_size_type count)
 {
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index a8f8b2c..b40a249 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_archive_coff_construct_extended_name_table
   ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long)) \
    bfd_false)
 #define _bfd_nowrite_set_section_contents \
-  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, asection *, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type)) \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, asection *, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type)) \
    bfd_false)
 
 /* Generic routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE.  Use
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_archive_coff_construct_extended_name_table
 
 #define _bfd_generic_set_arch_mach bfd_default_set_arch_mach
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
-  (bfd *, asection *, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
+  (bfd *, asection *, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
 
 /* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK for targets which do not
    support linking.  Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink).  */
diff --git a/bfd/libecoff.h b/bfd/libecoff.h
index 517c0bf..161f06c 100644
--- a/bfd/libecoff.h
+++ b/bfd/libecoff.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD ECOFF object file private structure.
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support.
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ extern long _bfd_ecoff_canonicalize_reloc
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_ecoff_set_arch_mach
   PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR location, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR location, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 
 extern int _bfd_ecoff_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean reloc));
 /* ecoff_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents defined by backend.  */
diff --git a/bfd/libnlm.h b/bfd/libnlm.h
index 9bdba91..0a7b4d9 100644
--- a/bfd/libnlm.h
+++ b/bfd/libnlm.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end data structures for NLM (NetWare Loadable Modules) files.
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Cygnus Support.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ extern const bfd_target *nlmNAME(object_p)
 extern bfd_boolean nlmNAME(set_arch_mach)
   PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 extern bfd_boolean nlmNAME(set_section_contents)
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 extern bfd_boolean nlmNAME(write_object_contents)
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ struct nlm_backend_data
   /* To make objcopy to an i386 NLM work, the i386 backend needs a
      chance to work over the relocs.  This is a bit icky.  */
   bfd_boolean (*nlm_mangle_relocs)
-    PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR data, bfd_vma offset, bfd_size_type count));
+    PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR data, bfd_vma offset,
+	     bfd_size_type count));
   /* Read an import record from abfd.  It would be nice if this
      were in a machine-dependent format, but it doesn't seem to be. */
   bfd_boolean (*nlm_read_import) PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *));
diff --git a/bfd/mmo.c b/bfd/mmo.c
index e348fe7..74b4c9d 100644
--- a/bfd/mmo.c
+++ b/bfd/mmo.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void mmo_get_symbol_info
 static void mmo_print_symbol
   PARAMS ((bfd *, PTR, asymbol *, bfd_print_symbol_type));
 static bfd_boolean mmo_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static int mmo_sizeof_headers
   PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd_boolean));
 static long mmo_get_reloc_upper_bound
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 mmo_set_section_contents (abfd, sec, location, offset, bytes_to_do)
      bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      sec_ptr sec;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type bytes_to_do;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/nlm32-alpha.c b/bfd/nlm32-alpha.c
index 7f74b52..bcaa6ab 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm32-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/nlm32-alpha.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Support for 32-bit Alpha NLM (NetWare Loadable Module)
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ static bfd_boolean nlm_alpha_write_prefix
 static bfd_boolean nlm_alpha_read_reloc
   PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *, asection **, arelent *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_alpha_mangle_relocs
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_alpha_read_import
   PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_alpha_write_import
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 nlm_alpha_mangle_relocs (abfd, sec, data, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
-     PTR data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
+     const PTR data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_vma offset ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_size_type count ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/nlm32-i386.c b/bfd/nlm32-i386.c
index ce9595e..d084d18 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/nlm32-i386.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Support for 32-bit i386 NLM (NetWare Loadable Module)
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ static bfd_boolean nlm_i386_read_reloc
 static bfd_boolean nlm_i386_write_import
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, arelent *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_i386_mangle_relocs
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_i386_read_import
   PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_i386_write_external
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 nlm_i386_mangle_relocs (abfd, sec, data, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *sec;
-     PTR data;
+     const PTR data;
      bfd_vma offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/nlm32-ppc.c b/bfd/nlm32-ppc.c
index 9f5f9c0..aafe2cc 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm32-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/nlm32-ppc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Support for 32-bit PowerPC NLM (NetWare Loadable Module)
-   Copyright 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ static bfd_boolean nlm_powerpc_write_prefix
 static bfd_boolean nlm_powerpc_read_reloc
   PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *, asection **, arelent *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_powerpc_mangle_relocs
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_powerpc_read_import
   PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *));
 
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 nlm_powerpc_mangle_relocs (abfd, sec, data, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
-     PTR data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
+     const PTR data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_vma offset ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_size_type count ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/nlm32-sparc.c b/bfd/nlm32-sparc.c
index 5094ed0..e973d42 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm32-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/nlm32-sparc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Support for 32-bit SPARC NLM (NetWare Loadable Module)
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ static bfd_boolean nlm_sparc_read_reloc
 static bfd_boolean nlm_sparc_write_reloc
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, arelent *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_sparc_mangle_relocs
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_sparc_read_import
   PARAMS ((bfd *, nlmNAME(symbol_type) *));
 static bfd_boolean nlm_sparc_write_import
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 nlm_sparc_mangle_relocs (abfd, sec, data, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
-     PTR data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
+     const PTR data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_vma offset ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_size_type count ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/nlmcode.h b/bfd/nlmcode.h
index bd26d7b..68e4a2a 100644
--- a/bfd/nlmcode.h
+++ b/bfd/nlmcode.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) executable support for BFD.
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by Fred Fish @ Cygnus Support, using ELF support as the
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 nlm_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ nlm_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
   if (section->reloc_count != 0)
     {
       bfd_boolean (*mangle_relocs_func)
-	PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
+	PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, bfd_vma, bfd_size_type));
 
       mangle_relocs_func = nlm_mangle_relocs_func (abfd);
       if (mangle_relocs_func != NULL)
diff --git a/bfd/oasys.c b/bfd/oasys.c
index d1e86ca..8c30197 100644
--- a/bfd/oasys.c
+++ b/bfd/oasys.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int comp
 static bfd_boolean oasys_write_object_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean oasys_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static asymbol *oasys_make_empty_symbol
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd *oasys_openr_next_archived_file
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 oasys_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/pdp11.c b/bfd/pdp11.c
index a259297..3d009ba 100644
--- a/bfd/pdp11.c
+++ b/bfd/pdp11.c
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 NAME(aout,set_section_contents) (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/ppcboot.c b/bfd/ppcboot.c
index 32093ae..05fb7de 100644
--- a/bfd/ppcboot.c
+++ b/bfd/ppcboot.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for PPCbug boot records.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Michael Meissner, Cygnus Support, <meissner@cygnus.com>
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static char *mangle_name PARAMS ((bfd *, char *));
 static long ppcboot_canonicalize_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
 static void ppcboot_get_symbol_info PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *, symbol_info *));
 static bfd_boolean ppcboot_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static int ppcboot_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd_boolean));
 static bfd_boolean ppcboot_bfd_print_private_bfd_data PARAMS ((bfd *, PTR));
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 ppcboot_set_section_contents (abfd, sec, data, offset, size)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *sec;
-     PTR data;
+     const PTR data;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type size;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
index d654ca7..62e4300 100644
--- a/bfd/srec.c
+++ b/bfd/srec.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end for s-record objects.
    Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-   2000, 2001, 2002
+   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Steve Chamberlain of Cygnus Support <sac@cygnus.com>.
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static bfd_boolean srec_get_section_contents
 static bfd_boolean srec_set_arch_mach
   PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 static bfd_boolean srec_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean internal_srec_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *, int));
 static bfd_boolean srec_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean symbolsrec_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *));
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 srec_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, bytes_to_do)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type bytes_to_do;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/targets.c b/bfd/targets.c
index 701d18b..a173857 100644
--- a/bfd/targets.c
+++ b/bfd/targets.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ BFD_JUMP_TABLE macros.
 .  bfd_boolean (*_bfd_set_arch_mach)
 .    (bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long);
 .  bfd_boolean (*_bfd_set_section_contents)
-.    (bfd *, sec_ptr, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
+.    (bfd *, sec_ptr, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
 .
 .  {* Routines used by the linker.  *}
 .#define BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK(NAME) \
diff --git a/bfd/tekhex.c b/bfd/tekhex.c
index 8a40558..32c3d97 100644
--- a/bfd/tekhex.c
+++ b/bfd/tekhex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD backend for Extended Tektronix Hex Format  objects.
-   Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Steve Chamberlain of Cygnus Support <sac@cygnus.com>.
 
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ static void out PARAMS ((bfd *, int, char *, char *));
 static void writesym PARAMS ((char **, const char *));
 static void writevalue PARAMS ((char **, bfd_vma));
 static bfd_boolean tekhex_set_section_contents
- PARAMS ((bfd*, sec_ptr, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+ PARAMS ((bfd*, sec_ptr, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean tekhex_set_arch_mach
  PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 static bfd_boolean tekhex_get_section_contents
  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static void move_section_contents
- PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type, bfd_boolean));
+ PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, const PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type, bfd_boolean));
 static const bfd_target *tekhex_object_p PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean tekhex_mkobject PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long tekhex_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static void
 move_section_contents (abfd, section, locationp, offset, count, get)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR locationp;
+     const PTR locationp;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
      bfd_boolean get;
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 tekhex_set_section_contents (abfd, section, locationp, offset, bytes_to_do)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR locationp;
+     const PTR locationp;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type bytes_to_do;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/versados.c b/bfd/versados.c
index 5284733..b978312 100644
--- a/bfd/versados.c
+++ b/bfd/versados.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static bfd_boolean versados_pass_2 PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static bfd_boolean versados_get_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static bfd_boolean versados_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, const void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static int versados_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd_boolean));
 static long int versados_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long int versados_canonicalize_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 versados_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, bytes_to_do)
      bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      sec_ptr section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
-     PTR location ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
+     const PTR location ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      file_ptr offset ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      bfd_size_type bytes_to_do ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/vms-misc.c b/bfd/vms-misc.c
index 86b84d7..b6f3042 100644
--- a/bfd/vms-misc.c
+++ b/bfd/vms-misc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vms-misc.c -- Miscellaneous functions for VAX (openVMS/VAX) and
    EVAX (openVMS/Alpha) files.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by Klaus K"ampf (kkaempf@rmi.de)
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 _bfd_save_vms_section (abfd, section, data, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      sec_ptr section;
-     PTR data;
+     const PTR data;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/vms.c b/bfd/vms.c
index cbf59be..a55b94b 100644
--- a/bfd/vms.c
+++ b/bfd/vms.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static const struct reloc_howto_struct *vms_bfd_reloc_type_lookup
 static bfd_boolean vms_set_arch_mach
   PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, enum bfd_architecture arch, unsigned long mach));
 static bfd_boolean vms_set_section_contents
-  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, asection *section, PTR location, file_ptr offset,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, asection *section, const PTR location, file_ptr offset,
 	   bfd_size_type count));
 static int vms_sizeof_headers
   PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean reloc));
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 vms_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
      bfd *abfd;
      asection *section;
-     PTR location;
+     const PTR location;
      file_ptr offset;
      bfd_size_type count;
 {
diff --git a/bfd/vms.h b/bfd/vms.h
index a284693..afd1628 100644
--- a/bfd/vms.h
+++ b/bfd/vms.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #undef vms
 /* vms.h -- Header file for VMS (Alpha and Vax) support.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by Klaus K"ampf (kkaempf@rmi.de)
@@ -505,9 +505,6 @@ typedef struct _vms_section {
   struct _vms_section *next;
 } vms_section;
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_save_vms_section
-  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, asection *section, PTR data, file_ptr offset,
-	   bfd_size_type count));
 extern vms_section *_bfd_get_vms_section PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, int index));
 
 typedef struct _vms_reloc {
@@ -649,7 +646,7 @@ extern void _bfd_vms_push PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, uquad val, int psect));
 extern uquad _bfd_vms_pop PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, int *psect));
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_save_vms_section
-  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, asection *section, PTR data, file_ptr offset,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, asection *section, const PTR data, file_ptr offset,
 	   bfd_size_type count));
 extern void _bfd_vms_output_begin
   PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, int rectype, int rechead));