--- parrot-svn/src/packfile/pf_items.c	Tue Mar 10 08:05:04 2009
+++ parrot-andy/src/packfile/pf_items.c	Tue Mar 10 10:39:45 2009
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 static void cvt_num12_num8_le(
     ARGOUT(unsigned char *dest),
-    ARGIN(unsigned char *src))
+    ARGIN(const unsigned char *src))
         __attribute__nonnull__(1)
         __attribute__nonnull__(2)
         FUNC_MODIFIES(*dest);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 static void cvt_num16_num8_le(
     ARGOUT(unsigned char *dest),
-    ARGIN(unsigned char *src))
+    ARGIN(const unsigned char *src))
         __attribute__nonnull__(1)
         __attribute__nonnull__(2)
         FUNC_MODIFIES(*dest);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
 
 #if PARROT_BIGENDIAN
 static void
-cvt_num12_num8_le(ARGOUT(unsigned char *dest), ARGIN(unsigned char *src))
+cvt_num12_num8_le(ARGOUT(unsigned char *dest), ARGIN(const unsigned char *src))
 {
     ASSERT_ARGS(cvt_num12_num8_le)
     unsigned char b[12];
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 
 #if PARROT_BIGENDIAN
 static void
-cvt_num16_num8_le(ARGOUT(unsigned char *dest), ARGIN(unsigned char *src))
+cvt_num16_num8_le(ARGOUT(unsigned char *dest), ARGIN(const unsigned char *src))
 {
     ASSERT_ARGS(cvt_num16_num8_le)
     unsigned char b[16];