string literal as const var parameter

26 Jun 2012

      gpc 20070904, based on gcc-3.4.5 (mingw special)

     I got a compilation error, "type mismatch", when I passed a string
literal to a routine with a formal parameter of "const var s : string".
In tests, this had been acceptable to the compiler.  I find that whether
it is acceptable seems to be a function of whether the call is preceded
by another call (to a different routine), passing a string literal to 
(as?) a "const s : string" formal parameter.

jsm1bad.pas gets a "type mismatch" compilation error.
jsm1ok.pas  compiles, links, and executes.

Jay Michael

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