now compiles on strict ANSI compilers

diff --git a/lsearch.c b/lsearch.c
index d441edb7cb7a04cd478326210e620a11872464e7..efcaa2a16432b06a435621897d6ac0af3469b02e 100644 (file)
--- a/lsearch.c
+++ b/lsearch.c
@@ -81,15 +81,14 @@ linear_base(key, base, nelp, width, compar, add_flag)
        int (*compar) __P((const VOID *, const VOID *));
        int add_flag;
 {
-       VOID *element, *end;
+       /* strict ANSI does not allow pointer arithmetic on void *'s */
+       char *element, *end;
 
-       end = base + *nelp * width;
-       for (element = base; element < end; element += width)
-               if (!compar(element, key))              /* key found */
-                       return(element);
-
-       if (!add_flag)                                  /* key not found */
-               return(NULL);
+       end = (char *) base + *nelp * width;
+       for (element = (char *) base; element < end; element += width)
+               if (!compar((VOID *) element, key))     /* key found */
+                       return((VOID *) element);
+       if (!add_flag)                                  /* key not found */ return(NULL);
 
        /*
         * The UNIX System User's Manual, 1986 edition claims that
@@ -102,5 +101,5 @@ linear_base(key, base, nelp, width, compar, add_flag)
         */
        ++*nelp;
        (void) memcpy(end, key, width);
-       return(end);
+       return((VOID *) end);
 }