The old code could move the variable 'pointer' backwards one character before the start
of the string (then incremented it again before returning). Formally this is undefined
behaviour, so fix it.
like x86-64, where sizeof(int) != sizeof (void *). This involves correctly
casting every function pointer from the global table to the correct
function type, which has the added benefit of allowing type-checking of
function arguments and return values.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/bitchx/code/trunk@26 13b04d17-f746-0410-82c6-800466cd88b0
