* gdbtypes.h (struct main_type): Change type of name,tag_name,

and fields.name members from char * to const char *.  All uses updated.
	(struct cplus_struct_type): Change type of fn_fieldlists.name member
	from char * to const char *.  All uses updated.
	(type_name_no_tag): Update.
	(lookup_unsigned_typename, lookup_signed_typename): Update.
	* gdbtypes.c (type_name_no_tag): Change result type
	from char * to const char *.  All callers updated.
	(lookup_unsigned_typename, lookup_signed_typename): Change type of
	name parameter from char * to const char *.
	* symtab.h (struct cplus_specific): Change type of demangled_name
	member from char * to const char *.  All uses updated.
	(struct general_symbol_info): Change type of name and
	mangled_lang.demangled_name members from char * to const char *.
	All uses updated.
	(symbol_get_demangled_name, symbol_natural_name): Update.
	(symbol_demangled_name, symbol_search_name): Update.
	* symtab.c (symbol_get_demangled_name): Change result type
	from char * to const char *.  All callers updated.
	(symbol_natural_name, symbol_demangled_name): Ditto.
	(symbol_search_name): Ditto.
	(completion_list_add_name): Change type of symname,sym_text,
	text,word parameters from char * to const char *.
	(completion_list_objc_symbol): Change type of sym_text,
	text,word parameters from char * to const char *.
	* ada-lang.c (find_struct_field): Change type of name parameter
	from char * to const char *.
	(encoded_ordered_before): Similarly for N0,N1 parameters.
	(old_renaming_is_invisible): Similarly for function_name parameter.
	(ada_type_name): Change result type from char * to const char *.
	All callers updated.
	* ada-lang.h (ada_type_name): Update.
	* buildsym.c (hashname): Change type of name parameter
	from char * to const char *.
	* buildsym.h (hashname): Update.
	* dbxread.c (end_psymtab): Change type of include_list parameter
	from char ** to const char **.
	* dwarf2read.c (determine_prefix): Change result type
	from char * to const char *.  All callers updated.
	* f-lang.c (find_common_for_function): Change type of name, funcname
	parameters from char * to const char *.
	* f-lang.c (find_common_for_function): Update.
	* f-valprint.c (list_all_visible_commons): Change type of funcname
	parameters from char * to const char *.
	* gdbarch.sh (static_transform_name): Change type of name parameter
	and result from char * to const char *.
	* gdbarch.c: Regenerate.
	* gdbarch.h: Regenerate.
	* i386-sol2-tdep.c (i386_sol2_static_transform_name): Change type
	of name parameter from char * to const char *.
	* jv-lang.c (java_primitive_type_from_name): Ditto.
	(java_demangled_signature_length): Similarly for signature parameter.
	(java_demangled_signature_copy): Ditto.
	(java_demangle_type_signature): Ditto.
	* jv-lang.h (java_primitive_type_from_name): Update.
	(java_demangle_type_signature): Update.
	* objc-lang.c (specialcmp): Change type of a,b parameters
	from char * to const char *.
	* p-lang.c (is_pascal_string_type): Change type of arrayname parameter
	from char * to const char *.  All callers updated.
	* p-lang.h (is_pascal_string_type): Update.
	* solib-frv.c (find_canonical_descriptor_in_load_object): Change type
	of name parameter from char * to const char *.
	* sparc-sol2-tdep.c (sparc_sol2_static_transform_name): Ditto.
	* utils.c (fprintf_symbol_filtered): Ditto.
	* defs.h (fprintf_symbol_filtered): Update.
	* sparc-tdep.h (sparc_sol2_static_transform_name): Update.
	* stabsread.h (end_psymtab): Update.
	* stack.c (find_frame_funname): Change type of funname parameter
	from char ** to const char **.
	* stack.h (find_frame_funname): Update.
	* typeprint.c (type_print): Change type of varstring parameter
	from char * to const char *.
	* value.h (type_print): Update.
	* xcoffread.c (xcoff_start_psymtab): Change type of filename parameter
	from char * to const char *.  All callers updated.
	(xcoff_end_psymtab): Change type of include_list parameter
	from char ** to const char **.  All callers updated.
	(swap_sym): Similarly for name parameter.  All callers updated.
	* coffread.c (patch_type): Add (char*) cast to xfree parameter.
	Use xstrdup.
	(process_coff_symbol): Use xstrdup.
	* stabsread.c (stabs_method_name_from_physname): Renamed from
	update_method_name_from_physname.  Change result type from void
	to char *.  All callers updated.
	(read_member_functions): In has_destructor case, store name in objfile
	obstack instead of malloc space.  In !has_stub case, fix mem leak.

gdb/symtab.h

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct language_defn;
 
 struct cplus_specific
 {
-  char *demangled_name;
+  const char *demangled_name;
 };
 
 /* Define a structure for the information that is common to all symbol types,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct general_symbol_info
      the mangled name and demangled name, this is the mangled
      name.  */
 
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* Value of the symbol.  Which member of this union to use, and what
      it means, depends on what kind of symbol this is and its
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct general_symbol_info
        currently used by Ada, Java, and Objective C.  */
     struct mangled_lang
     {
-      char *demangled_name;
+      const char *demangled_name;
     }
     mangled_lang;
 
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ struct general_symbol_info
 extern void symbol_set_demangled_name (struct general_symbol_info *, char *,
                                        struct objfile *);
 
-extern char *symbol_get_demangled_name (const struct general_symbol_info *);
+extern const char *symbol_get_demangled_name
+  (const struct general_symbol_info *);
 
 extern CORE_ADDR symbol_overlayed_address (CORE_ADDR, struct obj_section *);
 
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ extern void symbol_set_names (struct general_symbol_info *symbol,
 
 #define SYMBOL_NATURAL_NAME(symbol) \
   (symbol_natural_name (&(symbol)->ginfo))
-extern char *symbol_natural_name (const struct general_symbol_info *symbol);
+extern const char *symbol_natural_name
+  (const struct general_symbol_info *symbol);
 
 /* Return SYMBOL's name from the point of view of the linker.  In
    languages like C++ where symbols may be mangled for ease of
@@ -238,7 +240,8 @@ extern char *symbol_natural_name (const struct general_symbol_info *symbol);
    that symbol.  If no demangled name exists, return NULL.  */
 #define SYMBOL_DEMANGLED_NAME(symbol) \
   (symbol_demangled_name (&(symbol)->ginfo))
-extern char *symbol_demangled_name (const struct general_symbol_info *symbol);
+extern const char *symbol_demangled_name
+  (const struct general_symbol_info *symbol);
 
 /* Macro that returns a version of the name of a symbol that is
    suitable for output.  In C++ this is the "demangled" form of the
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ extern int demangle;
    returns the same value (same pointer) as SYMBOL_LINKAGE_NAME.  */
 #define SYMBOL_SEARCH_NAME(symbol)					 \
    (symbol_search_name (&(symbol)->ginfo))
-extern char *symbol_search_name (const struct general_symbol_info *);
+extern const char *symbol_search_name (const struct general_symbol_info *);
 
 /* Return non-zero if NAME matches the "search" name of SYMBOL.
    Whitespace and trailing parentheses are ignored.