{
struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
int fd = hold_lock_file_for_append(lock, git_path("objects/info/alternates"), LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
- char *alt = mkpath("%s\n", reference);
+ const char *alt = mkpath("%s\n", reference);
write_or_die(fd, alt, strlen(alt));
if (commit_lock_file(lock))
die("could not close alternates file");