diff -r f549fd9fbd8f -r 54565fd74e74 tests/test_string.c
--- a/tests/test_string.c	Wed Sep 18 00:02:18 2024 +0200
+++ b/tests/test_string.c	Sat Sep 28 15:47:28 2024 +0200
@@ -622,45 +622,45 @@
     cxstring csstr = CX_STR("test AB ab TEST xyz");
 
     cxmutstr repl = cx_strreplace(str, CX_STR("abab"), CX_STR("muchlonger"));
-    char const *expected = "test muchlongerab string aba";
+    const char *expected = "test muchlongerab string aba";
 
     cxmutstr repln = cx_strreplacen(str, CX_STR("ab"), CX_STR("c"), 2);
-    char const *expectedn = "test ccab string aba";
+    const char *expectedn = "test ccab string aba";
 
     cxmutstr longrepl = cx_strreplace(longstr, CX_STR("a"), CX_STR("z"));
-    char const *longexpect = "xyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzcd";
+    const char *longexpect = "xyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzcd";
 
     cxmutstr replnotrail = cx_strreplace(notrail, CX_STR("ab"), CX_STR("z"));
-    char const *notrailexpect = "test zz";
+    const char *notrailexpect = "test zz";
 
     cxmutstr repleq = cx_strreplace(str, str, CX_STR("hello"));
-    char const *eqexpect = "hello";
+    const char *eqexpect = "hello";
 
     cxmutstr replempty1 = cx_strreplace(empty, CX_STR("ab"), CX_STR("c")); // expect: empty
     cxmutstr replempty2 = cx_strreplace(str, CX_STR("abab"), empty);
-    char const *emptyexpect2 = "test ab string aba";
+    const char *emptyexpect2 = "test ab string aba";
 
     cxmutstr replpre = cx_strreplace(str, CX_STR("test "), CX_STR("TEST "));
-    char const *preexpected = "TEST ababab string aba";
+    const char *preexpected = "TEST ababab string aba";
 
     cxmutstr replan1 = cx_strreplacen(astr, CX_STR("a"), CX_STR("x"), 1);
-    char const *an1expected = "xaaaaaaaaa";
+    const char *an1expected = "xaaaaaaaaa";
 
     cxmutstr replan4 = cx_strreplacen(astr, CX_STR("a"), CX_STR("x"), 4);
-    char const *an4expected = "xxxxaaaaaa";
+    const char *an4expected = "xxxxaaaaaa";
 
     cxmutstr replan9 = cx_strreplacen(astr, CX_STR("a"), CX_STR("x"), 9);
-    char const *an9expected = "xxxxxxxxxa";
+    const char *an9expected = "xxxxxxxxxa";
 
     cxmutstr replan10 = cx_strreplacen(astr, CX_STR("a"), CX_STR("x"), 10);
-    char const *an10expected = "xxxxxxxxxx";
+    const char *an10expected = "xxxxxxxxxx";
 
     CX_TEST_DO {
         cxmutstr repl1_a = cx_strreplace_a(alloc, csstr, CX_STR("AB"), CX_STR("*"));
-        char const *expeced1_a = "test * ab TEST xyz";
+        const char *expeced1_a = "test * ab TEST xyz";
 
         cxmutstr repl2_a = cx_strreplace_a(alloc, csstr, CX_STR("test"), CX_STR("TEST"));
-        char const *expected2_a = "TEST AB ab TEST xyz";
+        const char *expected2_a = "TEST AB ab TEST xyz";
 
         CX_TEST_ASSERT(repl.ptr != str.ptr);
         ASSERT_ZERO_TERMINATED(repl);