Index: src/misc.c
===================================================================
--- src/misc.c	(revision 996)
+++ src/misc.c	(revision 997)
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@
   return info.Data;
 }
 
-char *pcb_author (void)
+const char *pcb_author (void)
 {
 	if (Settings.FabAuthor && Settings.FabAuthor[0])
 		return Settings.FabAuthor;
Index: src/misc.h
===================================================================
--- src/misc.h	(revision 996)
+++ src/misc.h	(revision 997)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 double Distance2 (double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2); /* distance square */
 Angle  NormalizeAngle (Angle a);
 
-char *pcb_author (void);
+const char *pcb_author (void);
 
 void r_delete_element (DataTypePtr, ElementTypePtr);
 void SetLineBoundingBox (LineTypePtr);
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
 int FileExists (const char *);
 char *Concat (const char *, ...);	/* end with NULL */
 
-char *pcb_author ();
-
 /* Returns NULL if the name isn't found, else the value for that named
    attribute.  */
 char *AttributeGetFromList (AttributeListType *list, char *name);