1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/src/string.c b/src/string.c
index c9f1f612..f3c0e50a 100644
--- a/src/string.c
+++ b/src/string.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -30,34 +29,35 @@ serd_free(void* const ptr)
   free(ptr);
 }
 
-const uint8_t*
+const char*
 serd_strerror(const SerdStatus status)
 {
   switch (status) {
   case SERD_SUCCESS:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Success";
+    return "Success";
   case SERD_FAILURE:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Non-fatal failure";
+    return "Non-fatal failure";
   case SERD_ERR_UNKNOWN:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Unknown error";
+    break;
   case SERD_ERR_BAD_SYNTAX:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Invalid syntax";
+    return "Invalid syntax";
   case SERD_ERR_BAD_ARG:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Invalid argument";
+    return "Invalid argument";
   case SERD_ERR_NOT_FOUND:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Not found";
+    return "Not found";
   case SERD_ERR_ID_CLASH:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Blank node ID clash";
+    return "Blank node ID clash";
   case SERD_ERR_BAD_CURIE:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Invalid CURIE";
+    return "Invalid CURIE";
   case SERD_ERR_INTERNAL:
-    return (const uint8_t*)"Internal error";
+    return "Internal error";
   }
-  return (const uint8_t*)"Unknown error"; // never reached
+
+  return "Unknown error";
 }
 
 static void
-serd_update_flags(const uint8_t c, SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
+serd_update_flags(const char c, SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
 {
   switch (c) {
   case '\r':
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ serd_update_flags(const uint8_t c, SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
 }
 
 size_t
-serd_substrlen(const uint8_t* const str,
+serd_substrlen(const char* const    str,
                const size_t         len,
                SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
 {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ serd_substrlen(const uint8_t* const str,
 }
 
 size_t
-serd_strlen(const uint8_t* const str, SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
+serd_strlen(const char* const str, SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
 {
   if (flags) {
     size_t i = 0;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ serd_strlen(const uint8_t* const str, SerdNodeFlags* const flags)
     return i;
   }
 
-  return strlen((const char*)str);
+  return strlen(str);
 }
 
 static double