@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ int cli_readn(int fd, void *buff, unsigned int count)

 			if (errno == EINTR) {

 				continue;

 			}

+			cli_errmsg("cli_writen: read error: %s\n", strerror(errno));

                         return -1;

                 }

                 todo -= retval;

@@ -604,15 +605,15 @@ int cli_readn(int fd, void *buff, unsigned int count)

 /* Function: writen

         Try hard to write the specified number of bytes

 */

-int cli_writen(int fd, void *buff, unsigned int count)

+int cli_writen(int fd, const void *buff, unsigned int count)

 {

         int retval;

         unsigned int todo;

-        unsigned char *current;

+        const unsigned char *current;

         todo = count;

-        current = (unsigned char *) buff;

+        current = (const unsigned char *) buff;

         do {

                 retval = write(fd, current, todo);

@@ -620,6 +621,7 @@ int cli_writen(int fd, void *buff, unsigned int count)

 			if (errno == EINTR) {

 				continue;

 			}

+			cli_errmsg("cli_writen: write error: %s\n", strerror(errno));

                         return -1;

                 }

                 todo -= retval;

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ unsigned char *cli_md5digest(int desc);

 char *cli_md5stream(FILE *fs, unsigned char *digcpy);

 char *cli_md5file(const char *filename);

 int cli_readn(int fd, void *buff, unsigned int count);

-int cli_writen(int fd, void *buff, unsigned int count);

+int cli_writen(int fd, const void *buff, unsigned int count);

 int32_t cli_readint32(const char *buff);

 void cli_writeint32(char *offset, uint32_t value);

 char *cli_gentemp(const char *dir);