* \param retlen the length of the returned string
* \return Pointer to the source memory right after we stopped reading.
*/
-char *memreadlinelen(char *start, char *buf, int maxlen, int *retlen)
+const char *memreadlinelen(const char *start, char *buf, int maxlen, int *retlen)
{
char ch;
- char *ptr;
+ const char *ptr;
int len = 0; /**< tally our own length to avoid strlen() delays */
ptr = start;