From: Adam Dickmeiss <adam@indexdata.dk>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:20:01 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: No unsigned char's in public API (except for iconv)
X-Git-Tag: v5.0.0~48
X-Git-Url: http://git.indexdata.com/?p=yaz-moved-to-github.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=69b1d8e7b437179163fe97b7cbead51a56835f2a

No unsigned char's in public API (except for iconv)
---

diff --git a/client/admin.c b/client/admin.c
index ed9db68..c7fb4e6 100644
--- a/client/admin.c
+++ b/client/admin.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int cmd_adm_import(const char *arg)
 #if OCT_SIZE
                 oct->size = status.st_size;
 #endif
-                oct->buf = (unsigned char *) odr_malloc (out, oct->len);
+                oct->buf = (char *) odr_malloc (out, oct->len);
                 if (fread(oct->buf, 1, oct->len, inf) != (size_t) oct->len)
                 {
                     printf("Incomplete read of file %s\n", fname);
diff --git a/client/client.c b/client/client.c
index 7b0f926..e6dd25a 100644
--- a/client/client.c
+++ b/client/client.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static Z_ReferenceId *set_refid(ODR out)
 #if OCT_SIZE
     id->size = id->len;
 #endif
-    id->buf = (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(out, id->len);
+    id->buf = (char *) odr_malloc(out, id->len);
     memcpy(id->buf, refid, id->len);
     return id;
 }
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ static int send_Z3950_searchRequest(const char *arg)
     req->referenceId = set_refid(out);
     if (!strcmp(arg, "@big")) /* strictly for troublemaking */
     {
-        static unsigned char big[2100];
+        static char big[2100];
         static Odr_oct bigo;
 
         /* send a very big referenceid to test transport stack etc. */
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ static int send_Z3950_searchRequest(const char *arg)
     case QueryType_CCL:
         query.which = Z_Query_type_2;
         query.u.type_2 = &ccl_query;
-        ccl_query.buf = (unsigned char*) arg;
+        ccl_query.buf = (char *) arg;
         ccl_query.len = strlen(arg);
         break;
     case QueryType_CCL2RPN:
@@ -2138,8 +2138,8 @@ static Z_External *create_external_itemRequest(void)
 
         r->u.single_ASN1_type = (Odr_oct *)
             odr_malloc(out, sizeof(*r->u.single_ASN1_type));
-        r->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (unsigned char *)
-        odr_malloc(out, item_request_size);
+        r->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (char *)
+            odr_malloc(out, item_request_size);
         r->u.single_ASN1_type->len = item_request_size;
 #if OCT_SIZE
         r->u.single_ASN1_type->size = item_request_size;
@@ -2193,8 +2193,8 @@ static Z_External *create_external_ILL_APDU(void)
 
         r->u.single_ASN1_type = (Odr_oct *)
             odr_malloc(out, sizeof(*r->u.single_ASN1_type));
-        r->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (unsigned char *)
-        odr_malloc(out, ill_request_size);
+        r->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (char *)
+            odr_malloc(out, ill_request_size);
         r->u.single_ASN1_type->len = ill_request_size;
 #if OCT_SIZE
         r->u.single_ASN1_type->size = ill_request_size;
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ static int send_Z3950_update(int version, int action_no, const char *recid,
         {
             notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque = (Odr_oct *)
                 odr_malloc(out, sizeof(Odr_oct));
-            notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque->buf = (unsigned char *) recid;
+            notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque->buf = (char *) recid;
 #if OCT_SIZE
             notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque->size = strlen(recid);
 #endif
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ static int send_Z3950_update(int version, int action_no, const char *recid,
         {
             notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque = (Odr_oct *)
                 odr_malloc(out, sizeof(Odr_oct));
-            notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque->buf = (unsigned char *) recid;
+            notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque->buf = (char *) recid;
 #if OCT_SIZE
             notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque->size = strlen(recid);
 #endif
@@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@ static int cmd_xmles(const char *arg)
                           &ext->u.single_ASN1_type->len) == 0)
             return 0;
 
-        ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (unsigned char *) asn_buf;
+        ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = asn_buf;
 
         oid = yaz_string_to_oid_odr(yaz_oid_std(),
                                     CLASS_EXTSERV, oid_str, out);
@@ -3401,7 +3401,7 @@ static int send_Z3950_scanrequest(const char *set,  const char *query,
             req->termListAndStartPoint->term->u.general)
         {
             req->termListAndStartPoint->term->u.general->buf =
-                (unsigned char *) odr_strdup(out, term);
+                odr_strdup(out, term);
             req->termListAndStartPoint->term->u.general->len = strlen(term);
 #if OCT_SIZE
             req->termListAndStartPoint->term->u.general->size = strlen(term);
diff --git a/include/yaz/odr.h b/include/yaz/odr.h
index 9c7ea51..3f3c9f0 100644
--- a/include/yaz/odr.h
+++ b/include/yaz/odr.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ typedef nmem_bool_t Odr_bool;
 
 typedef struct odr_oct
 {
-    unsigned char *buf;
+    char *buf;
     int len;
 #if OCT_SIZE
     int size;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef Odr_oct Odr_any;
 typedef struct odr_bitmask
 {
 #define ODR_BITMASK_SIZE 256
-    unsigned char bits[ODR_BITMASK_SIZE];
+    char bits[ODR_BITMASK_SIZE];
     int top;
 } Odr_bitmask;
 
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ struct odr
 
     int error;            /* current error state (0==OK) */
 
-    unsigned char *buf;            /* memory handle */
+    char *buf;            /* memory handle */
     int top;              /* top of buffer (max pos when encoding) */
     int size;             /* current buffer size (encoding+decoding) */
 
     int pos;              /* current position (encoding) */
 
-    const unsigned char *bp; /* position in buffer (decoding) */
+    const char *bp;       /* position in buffer (decoding) */
 
     NMEM mem;            /* memory handle for decoding (primarily) */
 
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ YAZ_EXPORT char *odr_strdupn(ODR o, const char *str, size_t n);
 YAZ_EXPORT char *odr_strdup_null(ODR o, const char *str);
 YAZ_EXPORT Odr_int *odr_intdup(ODR o, Odr_int v);
 YAZ_EXPORT Odr_bool *odr_booldup(ODR o, Odr_bool v);
-YAZ_EXPORT Odr_oct *odr_create_Odr_oct(ODR o, const unsigned char *buf,
-                                       int sz);
+YAZ_EXPORT Odr_oct *odr_create_Odr_oct(ODR o, const char *buf, int sz);
 YAZ_EXPORT NMEM odr_extract_mem(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT Odr_null *odr_nullval(void);
 #define odr_release_mem(m) nmem_destroy(m)
@@ -235,14 +234,14 @@ YAZ_EXPORT int ber_boolean(ODR o, int *val);
 YAZ_EXPORT int ber_tag(ODR o, void *p, int zclass, int tag,
                        int *constructed, int opt, const char *name);
 YAZ_EXPORT int ber_enctag(ODR o, int zclass, int tag, int constructed);
-YAZ_EXPORT int ber_dectag(const unsigned char *buf, int *zclass,
+YAZ_EXPORT int ber_dectag(const char *buf, int *zclass,
                           int *tag, int *constructed, int max);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_bool(ODR o, Odr_bool **p, int opt, const char *name);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_integer(ODR o, Odr_int **p, int opt, const char *name);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_enum(ODR o, Odr_int **p, int opt, const char *name);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_implicit_settag(ODR o, int zclass, int tag);
 YAZ_EXPORT int ber_enclen(ODR o, int len, int lenlen, int exact);
-YAZ_EXPORT int ber_declen(const unsigned char *buf, int *len, int max);
+YAZ_EXPORT int ber_declen(const char *buf, int *len, int max);
 YAZ_EXPORT void odr_prname(ODR o, const char *name);
 YAZ_EXPORT int ber_null(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_null(ODR o, Odr_null **p, int opt, const char *name);
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ YAZ_EXPORT int odr_sequence_end(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_set_end(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT int ber_octetstring(ODR o, Odr_oct *p, int cons);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_octetstring(ODR o, Odr_oct **p, int opt, const char *name);
-YAZ_EXPORT int odp_more_chunks(ODR o, const unsigned char *base, int len);
+YAZ_EXPORT int odp_more_chunks(ODR o, const char *base, int len);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_constructed_more(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_bitstring(ODR o, Odr_bitmask **p, int opt,
                              const char *name);
@@ -281,14 +280,13 @@ YAZ_EXPORT int ber_any(ODR o, Odr_any **p);
     \retval 0 package is incomplete
     \retval >0 package is complete and length is return value
 */
-YAZ_EXPORT int completeBER(const unsigned char *buf, int len);
+YAZ_EXPORT int completeBER(const char *buf, int len);
 
 YAZ_EXPORT void odr_begin(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT void odr_end(ODR o);
 YAZ_EXPORT Odr_oid *odr_oiddup(ODR odr, const Odr_oid *o);
 YAZ_EXPORT Odr_oid *odr_oiddup_nmem(NMEM nmem, const Odr_oid *o);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_grow_block(ODR b, int min_bytes);
-YAZ_EXPORT int odr_write(ODR o, unsigned char *buf, int bytes);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_write2(ODR o, const char *buf, int bytes);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_seek(ODR o, int whence, int offset);
 YAZ_EXPORT int odr_dumpBER(FILE *f, const char *buf, int len);
diff --git a/src/ber_any.c b/src/ber_any.c
index 0002944..e4bcef3 100644
--- a/src/ber_any.c
+++ b/src/ber_any.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int ber_any(ODR o, Odr_any **p)
             odr_seterror(o, OPROTO, 2);
             return 0;
         }
-        (*p)->buf = (unsigned char *)odr_malloc(o, res);
+        (*p)->buf = (char *)odr_malloc(o, res);
         memcpy((*p)->buf, o->bp, res);
         (*p)->len = res;
 #if OCT_SIZE
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int ber_any(ODR o, Odr_any **p)
         o->bp += res;
         return 1;
     case ODR_ENCODE:
-        if (odr_write(o, (*p)->buf, (*p)->len) < 0)
+        if (odr_write2(o, (*p)->buf, (*p)->len) < 0)
             return 0;
         return 1;
     default: odr_seterror(o, OOTHER, 3); return 0;
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ int ber_any(ODR o, Odr_any **p)
 
 #define BER_ANY_DEBUG 0
 
-int completeBER_n(const unsigned char *buf, int len, int level)
+int completeBER_n(const char *buf, int len, int level)
 {
     int res, ll, zclass, tag, cons;
-    const unsigned char *b = buf;
+    const char *b = buf;
 
     if (level > 1000)
     {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int completeBER_n(const unsigned char *buf, int len, int level)
     return (b - buf) + 2;
 }
 
-int completeBER(const unsigned char *buf, int len)
+int completeBER(const char *buf, int len)
 {
     int res = completeBER_n(buf, len, 0);
 #if BER_ANY_DEBUG
diff --git a/src/ber_bit.c b/src/ber_bit.c
index 00ea535..b2242c4 100644
--- a/src/ber_bit.c
+++ b/src/ber_bit.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 int ber_bitstring(ODR o, Odr_bitmask *p, int cons)
 {
     int res, len;
-    const unsigned char *base;
+    const char *base;
 
     switch (o->direction)
     {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int ber_bitstring(ODR o, Odr_bitmask *p, int cons)
             return 0;
         if (p->top < 0)
             return 1;
-        if (odr_write(o, p->bits, p->top + 1) < 0)
+        if (odr_write2(o, p->bits, p->top + 1) < 0)
             return 0;
         return 1;
     case ODR_PRINT:
diff --git a/src/ber_int.c b/src/ber_int.c
index e9b23a2..7717c07 100644
--- a/src/ber_int.c
+++ b/src/ber_int.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "odr-priv.h"
 
 static int ber_encinteger(ODR o, Odr_int val);
-static int ber_decinteger(const unsigned char *buf, Odr_int *val, int max);
+static int ber_decinteger(const char *buf, Odr_int *val, int max);
 
 int ber_integer(ODR o, Odr_int *val)
 {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int ber_encinteger(ODR o, Odr_int val)
     len = sizeof(uval) - i;
     if (ber_enclen(o, len, 1, 1) != 1)
         return -1;
-    if (odr_write(o, (unsigned char*) tmp + i, len) < 0)
+    if (odr_write2(o, (const char *) tmp + i, len) < 0)
         return -1;
     return 0;
 }
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ int ber_encinteger(ODR o, Odr_int val)
 /*
  * Returns: Number of bytes read or 0 if no match, -1 if error.
  */
-int ber_decinteger(const unsigned char *buf, Odr_int *val, int max)
+int ber_decinteger(const char *buf, Odr_int *val, int max)
 {
     unsigned long long uval = 0;
     int i, len;
     int res;
-    const unsigned char *b = buf;
+    const unsigned char *b = (const unsigned char *) buf;
 
-    if ((res = ber_declen(b, &len, max)) < 0)
+    if ((res = ber_declen((const char *) b, &len, max)) < 0)
         return -1;
     if (len+res > max || len < 0) /* out of bounds or indefinite encoding */
         return -1;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int ber_decinteger(const unsigned char *buf, Odr_int *val, int max)
         uval = (uval << 8) + b[i];
     *val = uval;
     b += len;
-    return b - buf;
+    return (const char *) b - buf;
 }
 /*
  * Local variables:
diff --git a/src/ber_len.c b/src/ber_len.c
index 56674c6..01af404 100644
--- a/src/ber_len.c
+++ b/src/ber_len.c
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ int ber_enclen(ODR o, int len, int lenlen, int exact)
  * len = -1   indefinite length.
  * len >= 0   definite length
  */
-int ber_declen(const unsigned char *buf, int *len, int max)
+int ber_declen(const char *buf, int *len, int max)
 {
-    const unsigned char *b = buf;
+    const unsigned char *b = (const unsigned char *) buf;
     int n;
 
     if (max < 1)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int ber_declen(const unsigned char *buf, int *len, int max)
     }
     if (*len < 0)
         return -2;
-    return (b - buf);
+    return ((const char *) b - buf);
 }
 /*
  * Local variables:
diff --git a/src/ber_oct.c b/src/ber_oct.c
index 2928e43..1f547bf 100644
--- a/src/ber_oct.c
+++ b/src/ber_oct.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 int ber_octetstring(ODR o, Odr_oct *p, int cons)
 {
     int res, len;
-    const unsigned char *base;
+    const char *base;
 #if OCT_SIZE
     unsigned char *c;
 #endif
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int ber_octetstring(ODR o, Odr_oct *p, int cons)
             return 0;
         if (p->len == 0)
             return 1;
-        if (odr_write(o, p->buf, p->len) < 0)
+        if (odr_write2(o, p->buf, p->len) < 0)
             return 0;
         return 1;
     case ODR_PRINT:
diff --git a/src/ber_tag.c b/src/ber_tag.c
index 422c74d..f005078 100644
--- a/src/ber_tag.c
+++ b/src/ber_tag.c
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ int ber_enctag(ODR o, int zclass, int tag, int constructed)
  *
  * Returns number of bytes read or -1 for error.
  */
-int ber_dectag(const unsigned char *b, int *zclass, int *tag,
+int ber_dectag(const char *cp, int *zclass, int *tag,
                int *constructed, int max)
 {
+    const unsigned char *b = (const unsigned char *) cp;
     int l = 1;
 
     if (l > max)
diff --git a/src/charneg.c b/src/charneg.c
index 4125d26..4794d7c 100644
--- a/src/charneg.c
+++ b/src/charneg.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static Z_External* z_ext_record2(ODR o, const char *buf)
     p->which = Z_External_octet;
     if (!(p->u.octet_aligned = (Odr_oct *)odr_malloc(o, sizeof(Odr_oct))))
         return 0;
-    if (!(p->u.octet_aligned->buf = (unsigned char *)odr_malloc(o, len)))
+    if (!(p->u.octet_aligned->buf = (char *)odr_malloc(o, len)))
         return 0;
     p->u.octet_aligned->len = len;
 #if OCT_SIZE
diff --git a/src/comstack.c b/src/comstack.c
index 1755fc7..0c502f8 100644
--- a/src/comstack.c
+++ b/src/comstack.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int cs_complete_auto_x(const char *buf, int len, int head_only)
         int r = cs_complete_http(buf, len, head_only);
         return r;
     }
-    return completeBER((const unsigned char *) buf, len);
+    return completeBER(buf, len);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/dumpber.c b/src/dumpber.c
index 5d49e7f..4a7215f 100644
--- a/src/dumpber.c
+++ b/src/dumpber.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int do_dumpBER(FILE *f, const char *buf, int len, int level, int offset)
         return 0;
     if (!buf[0] && !buf[1])
         return 0;
-    if ((res = ber_dectag((unsigned char*)b, &zclass, &tag, &cons, len)) <= 0)
+    if ((res = ber_dectag(b, &zclass, &tag, &cons, len)) <= 0)
         return 0;
     if (res > len)
     {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int do_dumpBER(FILE *f, const char *buf, int len, int level, int offset)
     b += res;
     taglen = res;
     len -= res;
-    if ((res = ber_declen((unsigned char*)b, &ll, len)) <= 0)
+    if ((res = ber_declen(b, &ll, len)) <= 0)
     {
         fprintf(f, "\n%sBad length\n", level_str);
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index 746f3e1..e4c3001 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ int yaz_encode_http_response(ODR o, Z_HTTP_Response *hr)
             odr_write2(o, "\r\n", 2);
         }
     }
-    odr_write(o, (unsigned char *) "\r\n", 2);
+    odr_write2(o, "\r\n", 2);
     if (hr->content_buf)
         odr_write2(o, hr->content_buf, hr->content_len);
     if (o->direction == ODR_PRINT)
diff --git a/src/odr-priv.h b/src/odr-priv.h
index b452d10..f968edd 100644
--- a/src/odr-priv.h
+++ b/src/odr-priv.h
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ struct Odr_ber_tag {
  */
 struct odr_constack
 {
-    const unsigned char *base;   /** starting point of data */
+    const char *base;            /** starting point of data */
     int base_offset;
     int len;                     /** length of data, if known, else -1
                                         (decoding only) */
-    const unsigned char *lenb;   /** where to encode length */
+    const char *lenb;            /** where to encode length */
     int len_offset;
     int lenlen;                  /** length of length-field */
     const char *name;            /** name of stack entry */
diff --git a/src/odr.c b/src/odr.c
index 142249f..e424b20 100644
--- a/src/odr.c
+++ b/src/odr.c
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ void odr_destroy(ODR o)
 void odr_setbuf(ODR o, char *buf, int len, int can_grow)
 {
     odr_seterror(o, ONONE, 0);
-    o->bp = (unsigned char *) buf;
-    o->buf = (unsigned char *) buf;
+    o->bp = buf;
+    o->buf = buf;
     o->op->can_grow = can_grow;
     o->top = o->pos = 0;
     o->size = len;
diff --git a/src/odr_cons.c b/src/odr_cons.c
index fa203d8..76de621 100644
--- a/src/odr_cons.c
+++ b/src/odr_cons.c
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ int odr_constructed_begin(ODR o, void *xxp, int zclass, int tag,
     o->op->stack_top->name = name ? name : "?";
     if (o->direction == ODR_ENCODE)
     {
-        static unsigned char dummy[sizeof(int)+1];
+        static char dummy[sizeof(int)+1];
 
         o->op->stack_top->lenlen = lenlen;
 
-        if (odr_write(o, dummy, lenlen) < 0)  /* dummy */
+        if (odr_write2(o, dummy, lenlen) < 0)  /* dummy */
         {
             ODR_STACK_POP(o);
             return 0;
diff --git a/src/odr_mem.c b/src/odr_mem.c
index 52d850b..2cc6b4a 100644
--- a/src/odr_mem.c
+++ b/src/odr_mem.c
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ size_t odr_total(ODR o)
     return nmem_total(o->mem);
 }
 
-Odr_oct *odr_create_Odr_oct(ODR o, const unsigned char *buf, int sz)
+Odr_oct *odr_create_Odr_oct(ODR o, const char *buf, int sz)
 {
     Odr_oct *p = (Odr_oct *) odr_malloc(o, sizeof(Odr_oct));
-    p->buf = (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(o, sz);
+    p->buf = (char *) odr_malloc(o, sz);
     memcpy(p->buf, buf, sz);
 #if OCT_SIZE
     p->size = sz;
@@ -90,10 +90,9 @@ int odr_grow_block(ODR b, int min_bytes)
     if (togrow < min_bytes)
         togrow = min_bytes;
     if (b->size && !(b->buf =
-                     (unsigned char *) xrealloc(b->buf, b->size += togrow)))
+                     (char *) xrealloc(b->buf, b->size += togrow)))
         abort();
-    else if (!b->size && !(b->buf = (unsigned char *)
-                           xmalloc(b->size = togrow)))
+    else if (!b->size && !(b->buf = (char *) xmalloc(b->size = togrow)))
         abort();
     return 0;
 }
@@ -112,11 +111,6 @@ int odr_write2(ODR o, const char *buf, int bytes)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int odr_write(ODR o, unsigned char *buf, int bytes)
-{
-    return odr_write2(o, (char *) buf, bytes);
-}
-
 int odr_seek(ODR o, int whence, int offset)
 {
     if (whence == ODR_S_CUR)
diff --git a/src/odr_oct.c b/src/odr_oct.c
index fc06519..a64648a 100644
--- a/src/odr_oct.c
+++ b/src/odr_oct.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int odr_cstring(ODR o, char **p, int opt, const char *name)
     t = (Odr_oct *)odr_malloc(o, sizeof(Odr_oct)); /* wrapper for octstring */
     if (o->direction == ODR_ENCODE)
     {
-        t->buf = (unsigned char *) *p;
+        t->buf = *p;
         t->len = strlen(*p);
 #if OCT_SIZE
         t->size = t->len;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int odr_iconv_string(ODR o, char **p, int opt, const char *name)
             char *outbuf = (char *) odr_malloc (o, outleft);
             size_t ret;
 
-            t->buf = (unsigned char *) outbuf;
+            t->buf = outbuf;
 
             ret = yaz_iconv(o->op->iconv_handle, &inbuf, &inleft,
                             &outbuf, &outleft);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int odr_iconv_string(ODR o, char **p, int opt, const char *name)
         }
         if (!t->buf)
         {
-            t->buf = (unsigned char *) *p;
+            t->buf = *p;
             t->len = strlen(*p);
 #if OCT_SIZE
             t->size = t->len;
diff --git a/src/odr_util.c b/src/odr_util.c
index 6efa6c0..a5c64d6 100644
--- a/src/odr_util.c
+++ b/src/odr_util.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void odr_prname(ODR o, const char *name)
         odr_printf(o, "%s ", name);
 }
 
-int odp_more_chunks(ODR o, const unsigned char *base, int len)
+int odp_more_chunks(ODR o, const char *base, int len)
 {
     if (!len)
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/pquery.c b/src/pquery.c
index c787b58..f2c39e8 100644
--- a/src/pquery.c
+++ b/src/pquery.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Z_Term *z_Term_create(ODR o, int term_type, const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
     Z_Term *term = (Z_Term *)odr_malloc(o, sizeof(*term));
     Odr_oct *term_octet = (Odr_oct *)odr_malloc(o, sizeof(*term_octet));
-    term_octet->buf = (unsigned char *)odr_malloc(o, 1 + len);
+    term_octet->buf = (char *)odr_malloc(o, 1 + len);
     memcpy(term_octet->buf, buf, len);
     term_octet->len = len;
 #if OCT_SIZE
diff --git a/src/prt-ext.c b/src/prt-ext.c
index e489fb7..b41b6a9 100644
--- a/src/prt-ext.c
+++ b/src/prt-ext.c
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ int z_External(ODR o, Z_External **p, int opt, const char *name)
         if (zclass == ODR_CONTEXT && tag == 1 && cons == 0)
         {
             /* we have an OCTET STRING. decode BER contents from it */
-            const unsigned char *o_bp;
-            unsigned char *o_buf;
+            const char *o_bp;
+            char *o_buf;
             int o_size;
             char *voidp = 0;
             Odr_oct *oct;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ Z_External *z_ext_record_oid_nmem(NMEM nmem, const Odr_oid *oid,
 
         thisext->which = Z_External_sutrs;
         thisext->u.sutrs = sutrs;
-        sutrs->buf = (unsigned char *)nmem_malloc(nmem, len);
+        sutrs->buf = (char *)nmem_malloc(nmem, len);
         sutrs->len = len;
 #if OCT_SIZE
         sutrs->size = len;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Z_External *z_ext_record_oid_nmem(NMEM nmem, const Odr_oid *oid,
         if (!(thisext->u.octet_aligned = (Odr_oct *)
               nmem_malloc(nmem, sizeof(Odr_oct))))
             return 0;
-        if (!(thisext->u.octet_aligned->buf = (unsigned char *)
+        if (!(thisext->u.octet_aligned->buf = (char *)
               nmem_malloc(nmem, len)))
             return 0;
         memcpy(thisext->u.octet_aligned->buf, buf, len);
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ Z_External *z_ext_record_oid_any(ODR o, const Odr_oid *oid,
     thisext->u.single_ASN1_type = (Odr_any *) odr_malloc(o, sizeof(Odr_any));
     if (!thisext->u.single_ASN1_type)
         return 0;
-    thisext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(o, len);
+    thisext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (char *) odr_malloc(o, len);
     if (!thisext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf)
         return 0;
     memcpy(thisext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf, buf, len);
diff --git a/src/seshigh.c b/src/seshigh.c
index fccb4e3..898af56 100644
--- a/src/seshigh.c
+++ b/src/seshigh.c
@@ -3127,7 +3127,7 @@ static Z_APDU *process_scanRequest(association *assoc, request *reqb)
                 t->term->which = Z_Term_general;
                 t->term->u.general = o =
                     (Odr_oct *)odr_malloc(assoc->encode, sizeof(Odr_oct));
-                o->buf = (unsigned char *)
+                o->buf = (char *)
                     odr_malloc(assoc->encode, o->len =
                                strlen(bsrr->entries[i].term));
 #if OCT_SIZE
diff --git a/src/sortspec.c b/src/sortspec.c
index 0cdef33..1a24be7 100644
--- a/src/sortspec.c
+++ b/src/sortspec.c
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ Z_SortKeySpecList *yaz_sort_spec(ODR out, const char *arg)
 #if OCT_SIZE
                 sks->u.missingValueData->size = sks->u.missingValueData->len;
 #endif
-                sks->u.missingValueData->buf = (unsigned char*)
-                                          odr_strdup(out, sort_flags+i);
+                sks->u.missingValueData->buf = odr_strdup(out, sort_flags+i);
                 i += strlen(sort_flags+i) - 1;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/xmlquery.c b/src/xmlquery.c
index e0db8d3..5aff1ae 100644
--- a/src/xmlquery.c
+++ b/src/xmlquery.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static void yaz_xml2query_term(const xmlNode *ptr, Z_Term **term, ODR odr,
     {
         (*term)->which = Z_Term_general;
         (*term)->u.general =
-            odr_create_Odr_oct(odr, (unsigned char *)cdata, strlen(cdata));
+            odr_create_Odr_oct(odr, cdata, strlen(cdata));
     }
     else if (!xmlStrcmp(type, BAD_CAST "numeric"))
     {
diff --git a/src/zget.c b/src/zget.c
index b44279f..5fb5283 100644
--- a/src/zget.c
+++ b/src/zget.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ Z_External *zget_init_diagnostics_octet(ODR odr, int error,
     x->direct_reference = odr_oiddup(odr, yaz_oid_userinfo_userinfo_1);
     x->which = Z_External_octet;
     x->u.octet_aligned = (Odr_oct *) odr_malloc(odr, sizeof(Odr_oct));
-    x->u.octet_aligned->buf = (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(odr, octet_len);
+    x->u.octet_aligned->buf = (char *) odr_malloc(odr, octet_len);
     memcpy(x->u.octet_aligned->buf, octet_buf, octet_len);
     x->u.octet_aligned->len = octet_len;
 
diff --git a/src/zoom-sru.c b/src/zoom-sru.c
index 85f597b..bdfe175 100644
--- a/src/zoom-sru.c
+++ b/src/zoom-sru.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static zoom_ret handle_srw_response(ZOOM_connection c,
 
             npr->u.databaseRecord->u.octet_aligned = (Odr_oct *)
                 odr_malloc(c->odr_in, sizeof(Odr_oct));
-            npr->u.databaseRecord->u.octet_aligned->buf = (unsigned char*)
+            npr->u.databaseRecord->u.octet_aligned->buf =
                 sru_rec->recordData_buf;
             npr->u.databaseRecord->u.octet_aligned->len =
                 sru_rec->recordData_len;
diff --git a/src/zoom-z3950.c b/src/zoom-z3950.c
index 797ffb3..fe86050 100644
--- a/src/zoom-z3950.c
+++ b/src/zoom-z3950.c
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ static Z_External *encode_ill_request(ZOOM_package p)
         r->which = Z_External_single;
 
         r->u.single_ASN1_type =
-            odr_create_Odr_oct(out,
-                               (unsigned char *)illRequest_buf,
-                               illRequest_size);
+            odr_create_Odr_oct(out, illRequest_buf, illRequest_size);
     }
     return r;
 }
@@ -272,8 +270,7 @@ static Z_APDU *create_xmlupdate_package(ZOOM_package p)
     ext->indirect_reference = 0;
 
     ext->which = Z_External_octet;
-    ext->u.single_ASN1_type =
-        odr_create_Odr_oct(p->odr_out, (const unsigned char *) doc, len);
+    ext->u.single_ASN1_type = odr_create_Odr_oct(p->odr_out, doc, len);
     return apdu;
 }
 
@@ -417,8 +414,7 @@ static Z_APDU *create_update_package(ZOOM_package p)
         if (recordIdOpaque)
         {
             notToKeep->elements[0]->u.opaque =
-                odr_create_Odr_oct(p->odr_out,
-                                   (const unsigned char *) recordIdOpaque,
+                odr_create_Odr_oct(p->odr_out, recordIdOpaque,
                                    recordIdOpaque_len);
         }
         else if (recordIdNumber)
diff --git a/test/test_odr.c b/test/test_odr.c
index 6ebd750..65e2ed1 100644
--- a/test/test_odr.c
+++ b/test/test_odr.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void tst_MySequence1(ODR encode, ODR decode)
     YAZ_CHECK(s);
     s->first = odr_intdup(encode, 12345);
     s->second = (Odr_oct *) odr_malloc(encode, sizeof(*s->second));
-    s->second->buf = (unsigned char *) "hello";
+    s->second->buf = (char *) "hello";
     s->second->len = 5;
 #if OCT_SIZE
     s->second->size = 0;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void tst_MySequence2(ODR encode, ODR decode)
     YAZ_CHECK(s);
     s->first = 0;  /* deliberately miss this .. */
     s->second = (Odr_oct *) odr_malloc(encode, sizeof(*s->second));
-    s->second->buf = (unsigned char *) "hello";
+    s->second->buf = (char *) "hello";
     s->second->len = 5;
 #if OCT_SIZE
     s->second->size = 0;
diff --git a/test/test_wrbuf.c b/test/test_wrbuf.c
index defdc34..7c27fe5 100644
--- a/test/test_wrbuf.c
+++ b/test/test_wrbuf.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <yaz/wrbuf.h>
 #include <yaz/test.h>
diff --git a/util/yaz-illclient.c b/util/yaz-illclient.c
index 5cc39a8..b6dd6be 100644
--- a/util/yaz-illclient.c
+++ b/util/yaz-illclient.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ ILL_Extension *makepromptextension(struct prog_args *args, ODR odr) {
     buf= odr_getbuf(odr_ext,&siz,0);
     ext->u.single_ASN1_type=(Odr_any *)
         odr_malloc(odr,sizeof(*ext->u.single_ASN1_type));
-    ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf= (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
+    ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf= (char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
     memcpy(ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf,buf, siz );
     ext->u.single_ASN1_type->len = siz;
 #if OCT_SIZE
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ ILL_Extension *makepromptextension(struct prog_args *args, ODR odr) {
     printf("External: \n");
     z_External(odr_prt, &ext,0,0);  /*!*/
     buf= odr_getbuf(odr_ext,&siz,0);
-    e->item->buf= (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
+    e->item->buf= (char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
     memcpy(e->item->buf,buf, siz );
     e->item->len = siz;
 #if OCT_SIZE
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ ILL_Extension *makeoclcextension(struct prog_args *args, ODR odr) {
     buf= odr_getbuf(odr_ext,&siz,0);
     ext->u.single_ASN1_type = (Odr_any*)
         odr_malloc(odr,sizeof(*ext->u.single_ASN1_type));
-    ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
+    ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf = (char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
     memcpy(ext->u.single_ASN1_type->buf,buf, siz );
     ext->u.single_ASN1_type->len = siz;
 #if OCT_SIZE
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ ILL_Extension *makeoclcextension(struct prog_args *args, ODR odr) {
     printf("External: \n");
     z_External(odr_prt, &ext,0,0);  /*!*/
     buf= odr_getbuf(odr_ext,&siz,0);
-    e->item->buf= (unsigned char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
+    e->item->buf= (char *) odr_malloc(odr, siz);
     memcpy(e->item->buf, buf, siz);
     e->item->len = siz;
 #if OCT_SIZE
diff --git a/ztest/ztest.c b/ztest/ztest.c
index 6707c4b..d1dbeed 100644
--- a/ztest/ztest.c
+++ b/ztest/ztest.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ int ztest_esrequest(void *handle, bend_esrequest_rr *rr)
                 rr->taskPackage->targetReference = (Odr_oct *)
                     odr_malloc(rr->stream, sizeof(Odr_oct));
                 rr->taskPackage->targetReference->buf =
-                    (unsigned char *) odr_strdup(rr->stream, "911");
+                    odr_strdup(rr->stream, "911");
                 rr->taskPackage->targetReference->len =
                     strlen((char *) (rr->taskPackage->targetReference->buf));
 #if OCT_SIZE
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ int ztest_esrequest(void *handle, bend_esrequest_rr *rr)
                 rr->taskPackage->targetReference = (Odr_oct *)
                     odr_malloc(rr->stream, sizeof(Odr_oct));
                 rr->taskPackage->targetReference->buf =
-                    (unsigned char *) odr_strdup(rr->stream, "123");
+                    odr_strdup(rr->stream, "123");
                 rr->taskPackage->targetReference->len =
                     strlen((char *) (rr->taskPackage->targetReference->buf));
 #if OCT_SIZE