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pls fix check linux to use (CHAR*) cast for calls to CHECK_ERROR

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Description

99% of people using C/Linux are running GCC.
GCC for a long time thows warnings if you do implicit conversion of string to char*. The preferred method is of course using const char*. There are two options.
1. change the check error strings to be typcasted as shown below
Current Version
CHECK_ERROR(retcode, "SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV)",
henv, SQL_HANDLE_ENV);
Type Casted Version
CHECK_ERROR(retcode,(CHAR*)"SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV)",
henv, SQL_HANDLE_ENV);
2. Add a statement between where const char gets defined as the string that is going to be passed to check error*

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No file or test is named. Start by locating CHECK_ERROR call sites in the C/Linux samples and inspect the SQLAllocHandle examples for the implicit string-to-CHAR* warnings described here. Done means the affected calls use the selected approach consistently and GCC no longer reports those conversions.

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Tech stack
c, linux, sql
Domain
databases, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Mostly clear
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