The reason I suggested the change is that in my code, my request pointer is const char*, so I am forced to use const_cast<> in my implementation of GetRequest. (In principle the request is not something the client needs to change, notwithstanding the "icky reasons" Andy mentions). But I see your point. I can live with it, I'll close the ticket. -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/538#issuecomment-313063714 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1