static c string test

gistfile1.rs

extern crate libc;

use libc::c_int;
use libc::c_uchar;

extern {
	fn puts(s:*const c_uchar) -> c_int;
}

// this works! :D
fn puts_test1() {
	unsafe { puts(&b"hello using puts\n\0"[0]); }
	()
}

// this doesn't :(
const CONST_C_STR: *const c_uchar = &b"a constant c string\n\0"[0];
fn puts_test2() {
	unsafe { puts(CONST_C_STR); }
	()
}

fn main() {
	puts_test1();
	puts_test2()
}