8 files changed, 19 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ss/execute_cmd.c b/lib/ss/execute_cmd.c
index d092134..1f43990 100644
--- a/lib/ss/execute_cmd.c
+++ b/lib/ss/execute_cmd.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int check_request_table(register ss_request_table *rqtbl, int argc,
 	for (name = request->command_names; *name; name++)
 	    if (!strcmp(*name, string)) {
 		info->current_request = request->command_names[0];
-		(request->function)(argc, (const char *const *) argv,
+		(request->function)(argc, (ss_argv_t) argv,
 				    sci_idx,info->info_ptr);
 		info->current_request = (char *)NULL;
 		return(0);
diff --git a/lib/ss/help.c b/lib/ss/help.c
index 54c78f2..d3319b6 100644
--- a/lib/ss/help.c
+++ b/lib/ss/help.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "ss_internal.h"
 
-void ss_help(int argc, char const * const *argv, int sci_idx, pointer info_ptr)
+void ss_help(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idx, pointer info_ptr)
 {
     char *buffer;
     char const *request_name;
diff --git a/lib/ss/list_rqs.c b/lib/ss/list_rqs.c
index 89e37bb..408d3ac 100644
--- a/lib/ss/list_rqs.c
+++ b/lib/ss/list_rqs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 typedef void sigret_t;
 
 void ss_list_requests(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
-		      const char * const *argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+		      ss_argv_t argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
 		      int sci_idx, void *infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
     ss_request_entry *entry;
diff --git a/lib/ss/listen.c b/lib/ss/listen.c
index 9578c3e..df1311d 100644
--- a/lib/ss/listen.c
+++ b/lib/ss/listen.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void ss_abort_subsystem(int sci_idx, int code)
 }
 
 void ss_quit(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
-	     const char * const *argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+	     ss_argv_t argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
 	     int sci_idx, pointer infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
     ss_abort_subsystem(sci_idx, 0);
diff --git a/lib/ss/requests.c b/lib/ss/requests.c
index 33ce5d2..6a8d00b 100644
--- a/lib/ss/requests.c
+++ b/lib/ss/requests.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * ss_self_identify -- assigned by default to the "." request
  */
 void ss_self_identify(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
-		      const char * const *argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+		      ss_argv_t argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
 		      int sci_idx, void *infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
      register ss_data *info = ss_info(sci_idx);
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void ss_self_identify(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
  * ss_subsystem_name -- print name of subsystem
  */
 void ss_subsystem_name(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
-		       const char * const *argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+		       ss_argv_t argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
 		       int sci_idx,
 		       void *infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void ss_subsystem_name(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
  * ss_subsystem_version -- print version of subsystem
  */
 void ss_subsystem_version(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
-			  const char * const *argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+			  ss_argv_t argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
 			  int sci_idx,
 			  void *infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void ss_subsystem_version(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
  * set up as (dont_list,dont_summarize))
  */
 void ss_unimplemented(int argc __SS_ATTR((unused)),
-		      const char * const *argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+		      ss_argv_t argv __SS_ATTR((unused)),
 		      int sci_idx, void *infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
      ss_perror(sci_idx, SS_ET_UNIMPLEMENTED, "");
diff --git a/lib/ss/ss.h b/lib/ss/ss.h
index 7333ffc..e53da50 100644
--- a/lib/ss/ss.h
+++ b/lib/ss/ss.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 #include <ss/ss_err.h>
 
 #define __SS_CONST const
-#define __SS_PROTO (int, const char * const *, int, void *)
+typedef char * const *ss_argv_t;
+#define __SS_PROTO (int, ss_argv_t, int, void *)
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define __SS_ATTR(x) __attribute__(x)
@@ -79,14 +80,11 @@ int ss_execute_line(int, char *);
 void ss_add_request_table(int, ss_request_table *, int, int *);
 void ss_delete_request_table(int, ss_request_table *, int *);
 void ss_abort_subsystem(int sci_idx, int code);
-void ss_quit(int argc, const char * const *argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
-void ss_self_identify(int argc, const char * const *argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
-void ss_subsystem_name(int argc, const char * const *argv,
-		       int sci_idx, void *infop);
-void ss_subsystem_version(int argc, const char * const *argv,
-			  int sci_idx, void *infop);
-void ss_unimplemented(int argc, const char * const *argv,
-		      int sci_idx, void *infop);
+void ss_quit(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
+void ss_self_identify(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
+void ss_subsystem_name(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
+void ss_subsystem_version(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
+void ss_unimplemented(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idx, void *infop);
 void ss_set_prompt(int sci_idx, char *new_prompt);
 char *ss_get_prompt(int sci_idx);
 void ss_get_readline(int sci_idx);
diff --git a/lib/ss/ss_internal.h b/lib/ss/ss_internal.h
index 7b1d23b..e2a8d75 100644
--- a/lib/ss/ss_internal.h
+++ b/lib/ss/ss_internal.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int ss_execute_line(int sci_idx, char *line_ptr);
 char **ss_parse(int sci_idx, char *line_ptr, int *argc_ptr);
 ss_abbrev_info *ss_abbrev_initialize(char *, int *);
 void ss_page_stdin(void) __SS_ATTR((noreturn));
-void ss_list_requests(int, char const * const *, int, pointer);
+void ss_list_requests(int argc, ss_argv_t argv, int sci_idex, void *infop);
 int ss_execute_command(int sci_idx, char *argv[]);
 int ss_pager_create(void);
 char *ss_safe_getenv(const char *arg);
diff --git a/lib/ss/test_ss.c b/lib/ss/test_ss.c
index 53ca99f..1258000 100644
--- a/lib/ss/test_ss.c
+++ b/lib/ss/test_ss.c
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 
-void test_cmd (argc, argv)
-    int argc;
-    char **argv;
+void test_cmd(int argc, ss_argv_t argv,
+	      int sci_idx __SS_ATTR((unused)),
+	      void *infop __SS_ATTR((unused)))
 {
     printf("Hello, world!\n");
     printf("Args: ");