From 4432e50ebc432f96b6fd4a979bcf7ade8a610b98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Avril <flanchan@cumallover.me>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2021 13:47:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix slice copying

---
 include/slice.hpp | 5 +++--
 src/test/main.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/slice.hpp b/include/slice.hpp
index c5b63fa..4135fad 100644
--- a/include/slice.hpp
+++ b/include/slice.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct Span {
 template<typename T>
 struct Span<T>::Slice : public Span<T> {
 	inline Slice(T* ptr, size_t sz) : _area((void*)ptr), _size(sz){}
-	inline Slice(const Span<T>& slice) : _area(slice.area()), _size(slice.size()){}
+	inline Slice(const Span<T>& slice) : _area(const_cast<void*>(slice.area())), _size(slice.size()){}
 	inline Slice(const Slice& copy) = default;
 	inline Slice(Slice&& copy) : _area(copy._area), _size(copy._size){ *const_cast<size_t*>(&copy._size) = 0; }
 	Slice() = delete;
@@ -65,5 +65,6 @@ struct Span<T>::Slice : public Span<T> {
 	const size_t _size;
 };
 
+
 template<typename T>
-typename Span<T>::Slice Slice;
+using Slice = Span<T>::Slice;
diff --git a/src/test/main.cpp b/src/test/main.cpp
index f40771e..0e99c2a 100644
--- a/src/test/main.cpp
+++ b/src/test/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 
+void print_slice(Slice<unsigned char> memory)
+{
+	printf("slice: { %p, %lu }\n", memory.area(), memory.size());
+}
+
 void write_fake(Cow& clone, const char* string)
 {
 	strncpy(clone.area_as<char>(), string, clone.size_as<char>()-1);
@@ -17,6 +22,9 @@ int main()
 {
 	Cow real(4096);
 
+	printf("Created real: ");
+	print_slice(real);	
+
 	write_fake(real, "Hello world");
 	read_fake(real);