Improve bin_to_base64() and use const for source.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/libssh/trunk@743 7dcaeef0-15fb-0310-b436-a5af3365683c

include/libssh/priv.h

@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ u32 buffer_pass_bytes(BUFFER *buffer, u32 len);
 
 /* in base64.c */
 BUFFER *base64_to_bin(const char *source);
-unsigned char *bin_to_base64(unsigned char *source, int len);
+unsigned char *bin_to_base64(const unsigned char *source, int len);
 
 /* gzip.c */
 int compress_buffer(SSH_SESSION *session,BUFFER *buf);

libssh/base64.c

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int get_equals(char *string) {
 
 /* thanks sysk for debugging my mess :) */
 #define BITS(n) ((1 << (n)) - 1)
-static void _bin_to_base64(unsigned char *dest, unsigned char source[3],
+static void _bin_to_base64(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char source[3],
     int len) {
   switch (len) {
     case 1:
@@ -255,22 +255,33 @@ static void _bin_to_base64(unsigned char *dest, unsigned char source[3],
   }
 }
 
-/** \brief Converts binary data to a base64 string
- * \returns the converted string
- * \internal
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @brief Converts binary data to a base64 string.
+ *
+ * @returns the converted string
  */
-unsigned char *bin_to_base64(unsigned char *source, int len){
-    int flen=len + (3 - (len %3)); /* round to upper 3 multiple */
-    unsigned char *buffer;
+unsigned char *bin_to_base64(const unsigned char *source, int len) {
+  unsigned char *base64;
   unsigned char *ptr;
+  int flen = len + (3 - (len % 3)); /* round to upper 3 multiple */
   flen = (4 * flen) / 3 + 1;
-    ptr=buffer=malloc(flen);
+
+  base64 = malloc(flen);
+  if (base64 == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  ptr = base64;
+
   while(len > 0){
     _bin_to_base64(ptr, source, len > 3 ? 3 : len);
     ptr += 4;
     source += 3;
     len -= 3;
   }
-    ptr[0]=0;
-    return buffer;
+  ptr[0] = '\0';
+
+  return base64;
 }
+