--- cmn/intel.cpp~	Wed Jan 19 12:54:34 2000
+++ cmn/intel.cpp	Thu Dec 21 19:42:34 2000
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@
 Boolean Machine::weapon_current_is_drop_liftable(PhysicalP p) {
   // This is a HACK, we should really make Lifter override 
   // get_weapon_current(), etc.
-  char *dummy;
+  const char *dummy;
   ClassId classId = p->get_weapon_string(dummy);
   if (classId == A_DropLiftable) {
     return True;