3 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/common/stringhelp.c b/common/stringhelp.c
index d7bb6bc37..a324bfbbc 100644
--- a/common/stringhelp.c
+++ b/common/stringhelp.c
@@ -1363,10 +1363,11 @@ strtokenize (const char *string, const char *delim)
  *   foo (fields[1]);
  */
 int
-split_fields (char *string, char **array, int arraysize)
+split_fields (char *string, const char **array, int arraysize)
 {
   int n = 0;
-  char *p, *pend;
+  const char *p;
+  char *pend;
 
   for (p = string; *p == ' '; p++)
     ;
@@ -1401,10 +1402,11 @@ split_fields (char *string, char **array, int arraysize)
  *   foo (fields[1]);
  */
 int
-split_fields_colon (char *string, char **array, int arraysize)
+split_fields_colon (char *string, const char **array, int arraysize)
 {
   int n = 0;
-  char *p, *pend;
+  const char *p;
+  char *pend;
 
   p = string;
   do
diff --git a/common/stringhelp.h b/common/stringhelp.h
index 42bb19aaf..c5f252bbc 100644
--- a/common/stringhelp.h
+++ b/common/stringhelp.h
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ char **strtokenize (const char *string, const char *delim);
 
 /* Split STRING into space delimited fields and store them in the
  * provided ARRAY.  */
-int split_fields (char *string, char **array, int arraysize);
+int split_fields (char *string, const char **array, int arraysize);
 
 /* Split STRING into colon delimited fields and store them in the
  * provided ARRAY.  */
-int split_fields_colon (char *string, char **array, int arraysize);
+int split_fields_colon (char *string, const char **array, int arraysize);
 
 /* Return True if MYVERSION is greater or equal than REQ_VERSION.  */
 int compare_version_strings (const char *my_version, const char *req_version);
diff --git a/common/t-stringhelp.c b/common/t-stringhelp.c
index 7c6fb8022..6f7f6f7af 100644
--- a/common/t-stringhelp.c
+++ b/common/t-stringhelp.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ test_split_fields (void)
   };
 
   int tidx;
-  char *fields[10];
+  const char *fields[10];
   int field_count_expected, nfields, field_count, i;
   char *s2;
 
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ test_split_fields_colon (void)
   };
 
   int tidx;
-  char *fields[10];
+  const char *fields[10];
   int field_count_expected, nfields, field_count, i;
   char *s2;