http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50645
--- Comment #4 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-10-07 00:44:12 UTC --- (In reply to comment #1) > but LOGICALLY you don't want I warning when passing a string literal to a > char* > parameter in a function. Yes you do. A string literal is immutable. A function taking a non-const char* implies it might modify the characters pointed to. Modifying immutable data is bad, mmmkay? If your function won't change the data, change its signature to const char*.