[libpng15] Work around compilers that don't support declaration of const data.

Some compilers fault 'extern const' data declarations (because the data is
not initialized); this turns on const-ness only for compilers where
this is known to work.

ANNOUNCE

@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ Version 1.5.7beta03 [November 17, 2011]
     this on assembler compilation, even though it does on C compilation.
     This creates security issues if assembler code is enabled; the
     work-around is to set it by default in the flags for $(CCAS)
+  Work around compilers that don't support declaration of const data. Some
+    compilers fault 'extern const' data declarations (because the data is
+    not initialized); this turns on const-ness only for compilers where
+    this is known to work.
 
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CHANGES

@@ -3733,6 +3733,10 @@ Version 1.5.7beta03 [November 17, 2011]
     this on assembler compilation, even though it does on C compilation.
     This creates security issues if assembler code is enabled; the
     work-around is to set it by default in the flags for $(CCAS)
+  Work around compilers that don't support declaration of const data. Some
+    compilers fault 'extern const' data declarations (because the data is
+    not initialized); this turns on const-ness only for compilers where
+    this is known to work.
 
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png.c

@@ -645,13 +645,13 @@ png_get_copyright(png_const_structp png_ptr)
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 16, 2011" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 17, 2011" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc." \
      PNG_STRING_NEWLINE;
 #  else
-      return "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 16, 2011\
+      return "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 17, 2011\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.";
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ png_build_gamma_table(png_structp png_ptr, int bit_depth)
 
 #ifdef PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED
 /* The convert-to-sRGB table is only currently required for read. */
-png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256] =
+PNG_CONST_DATA png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256] =
 {
    0,20,40,60,80,99,119,139,
    159,179,199,219,241,264,288,313,
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256] =
 /* The base/delta tables are required for both read and write (but currently
  * only the simplified versions.)
  */
-png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512] =
+PNG_CONST_DATA png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512] =
 {
    128,1782,3383,4644,5675,6564,7357,8074,
    8732,9346,9921,10463,10977,11466,11935,12384,
@@ -2985,7 +2985,7 @@ png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512] =
    65070,65126,65183,65239,65296,65352,65409,65465
 };
 
-png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512] =
+PNG_CONST_DATA png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512] =
 {
    207,201,158,129,113,100,90,82,77,72,68,64,61,59,56,54,
    52,50,49,47,46,45,43,42,41,40,39,39,38,37,36,36,

pngpriv.h

@@ -258,6 +258,26 @@ typedef PNG_CONST png_uint_16p FAR * png_const_uint_16pp;
 #  define PNG_EXTERN extern
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PNG_CONST_DATA
+/* Some compilers fail if given an "extern const" data declaration followed by a
+ * "const" definition, therefore declaring const data in pngpriv.h is
+ * impossible, the following allows a work-round for the problematic compilers
+ * by defining -DPNG_NO_CONST_DATA on the command line (notice that this does
+ * not affect static const definitions, where there is no declaration.)
+ */
+#  ifndef PNG_NO_CONST_DATA
+      /* List of compilers where "extern const" is known to be OK: */
+#     if defined __GNUC__ || defined _MSC_VER || defined __WATCOMC__
+#        define PNG_CONST_DATA const
+#     endif
+#  endif
+
+   /* Default to disabling const data declarations: */
+#  ifndef PNG_CONST_DATA
+#     define PNG_CONST_DATA /*const*/
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 /* Some fixed point APIs are still required even if not exported because
  * they get used by the corresponding floating point APIs.  This magic
  * deals with this:
@@ -532,14 +552,14 @@ typedef PNG_CONST png_uint_16p FAR * png_const_uint_16pp;
 #if defined PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED ||\
    defined PNG_SIMPLIFIED_WRITE_SUPPORTED
 #ifdef PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED
-extern /*PRIVATE*/ png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256];
+extern /*PRIVATE*/ PNG_CONST_DATA png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256];
    /* Convert from an sRGB encoded value 0..255 to a 16-bit linear value,
     * 0..65535.  This table gives the closes 16-bit answers (no errors).
     */
 #endif
 
-extern /*PRIVATE*/ png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512];
+extern /*PRIVATE*/ PNG_CONST_DATA png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512];
-extern /*PRIVATE*/ png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512];
+extern /*PRIVATE*/ PNG_CONST_DATA png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512];
 
 #define PNG_sRGB_FROM_LINEAR(linear) ((png_sRGB_base[(linear)>>15] +\
    ((((linear)&0x7fff)*png_sRGB_delta[(linear)>>15])>>12)) >> 8)