--- deliantra/server/common/item.C	2007/03/14 04:12:27	1.24
+++ deliantra/server/common/item.C	2007/03/18 03:05:39	1.25
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
  * if newline is true, we don't put parens around the description
  * but do put a newline at the end.  Useful when dumping to files
  */
-char *
+const char *
 describe_resistance (const object *op, int newline)
 {
   static char buf[VERY_BIG_BUF];
@@ -418,8 +418,7 @@
  * containing the text-representation of the weight of the given object.
  * The buffer will be overwritten by the next call to query_weight().
  */
-
-char *
+const char *
 query_weight (const object *op)
 {
   static char buf[10];
@@ -427,10 +426,12 @@
 
   if (op->weight < 0)
     return "      ";
+
   if (i % 1000)
     sprintf (buf, "%6.1f", i / 1000.0);
   else
     sprintf (buf, "%4d  ", i / 1000);
+
   return buf;
 }
 
@@ -438,8 +439,7 @@
  * Returns the pointer to a static buffer containing
  * the number requested (of the form first, second, third...)
  */
-
-char *
+const char *
 get_levelnumber (int i)
 {
   static char buf[MAX_BUF];
@@ -449,10 +449,12 @@
       sprintf (buf, "%d.", i);
       return buf;
     }
+
   if (i < 21)
     return levelnumbers[i];
   if (!(i % 10))
     return levelnumbers_10[i / 10];
+
   strcpy (buf, numbers_10[i / 10]);
   strcat (buf, levelnumbers[i % 10]);
   return buf;
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@
  * call to get_number().
  * It is currently only used by the query_name() function.
  */
-char *
+const char *
 get_number (int i)
 {
   if (i <= 20)
@@ -491,7 +493,7 @@
 /* Aug 95 modified this slightly so that Skill tools don't have magic bonus
  * from stats.sp - b.t.
  */
-char *
+const char *
 ring_desc (const object *op)
 {
   static char buf[VERY_BIG_BUF];
@@ -614,7 +616,7 @@
           if (!op->title)
             {
               /* If ring has a title, full description isn't so useful */
-              char *s = ring_desc (op);
+              const char *s = ring_desc (op);
 
               if (s[0])
                 {
@@ -644,7 +646,7 @@
  * use several names much easier (don't need to store them to temp variables.)
  *
  */
-char *
+const char *
 query_name (const object *op)
 {
   static char buf[5][HUGE_BUF]; // OMFG
@@ -833,7 +835,7 @@
         if (!op->title)
           {
             /* If ring has a title, full description isn't so useful */
-            char *s = ring_desc (op);
+            const char *s = ring_desc (op);
 
             if (s[0])
               {
@@ -1041,8 +1043,7 @@
  * owner can be null if no one is being associated with this
  * item (eg, debug dump or the like)
  */
-
-char *
+const char *
 describe_item (const object *op, object *owner)
 {
   char buf[MAX_BUF];