MySQL Bugs: #51430: Use const char* instead of char*

Bug #51430	Use const char* instead of char*
Submitted:	23 Feb 2010 17:34	Modified:	25 Nov 2010 10:52
Reporter:	Olaf van der Spek (Basic Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Verified	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: C API (client library)	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	*	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	qc

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Description:
> int mysql_library_init(int argc, char **argv, char **groups)

Could const char* be used instead of char*? I assume the function isn't modifying the input arguments.
Not using const is troublesome for C++ callers.

How to repeat:
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Manual (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-library-init.html) says:

"mysql_library_init() makes a copy of the arguments so it is safe to destroy argv or groups after the call."

So, why not...