diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 8be06b1f11..0fadddf2e9 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2013-09-19  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
+	Constification.
+	* main.c (captured_main): Replace catch_command_errors by
+	catch_command_errors_const.  Twice.
+	* symfile.c (symbol_file_add_main_1): Make args parameter const.
+	(symbol_file_add): Make name parameter const.
+	(symbol_file_add_main, symbol_file_add_main_1): Make args parameter const.
+	(symfile_bfd_open): Make name parameter const, rename it to cname.  Add
+	variable name.  Change their usage accordingly.
+	* symfile.h (symbol_file_add, symfile_bfd_open): Make first parameter
+	const.
+	(symbol_file_add_main): Make args parameter const.
+
 2013-09-18  Raunaq Bathija  <raunaq12@in.ibm.com>
 	    Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
 
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index 3e0e1fe8c9..7ff9183c9c 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -957,8 +957,8 @@ captured_main (void *data)
          catch_command_errors returns non-zero on success!  */
       if (catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg,
 				!batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL))
-	catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main, symarg,
-			      !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+	catch_command_errors_const (symbol_file_add_main, symarg,
+				    !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -966,8 +966,8 @@ captured_main (void *data)
 	catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg,
 			      !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
       if (symarg != NULL)
-	catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main, symarg,
-			      !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+	catch_command_errors_const (symbol_file_add_main, symarg,
+				    !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
     }
 
   if (corearg && pidarg)
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c
index ac307728b7..284f064834 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int readnow_symbol_files;	/* Read full symbols immediately.  */
 
 static void load_command (char *, int);
 
-static void symbol_file_add_main_1 (char *args, int from_tty, int flags);
+static void symbol_file_add_main_1 (const char *args, int from_tty, int flags);
 
 static void add_symbol_file_command (char *, int);
 
@@ -1200,8 +1200,8 @@ symbol_file_add_from_bfd (bfd *abfd, int add_flags,
    loaded file.  See symbol_file_add_with_addrs's comments for details.  */
 
 struct objfile *
-symbol_file_add (char *name, int add_flags, struct section_addr_info *addrs,
-		 int flags)
+symbol_file_add (const char *name, int add_flags,
+		 struct section_addr_info *addrs, int flags)
 {
   bfd *bfd = symfile_bfd_open (name);
   struct cleanup *cleanup = make_cleanup_bfd_unref (bfd);
@@ -1221,13 +1221,13 @@ symbol_file_add (char *name, int add_flags, struct section_addr_info *addrs,
    command itself.  */
 
 void
-symbol_file_add_main (char *args, int from_tty)
+symbol_file_add_main (const char *args, int from_tty)
 {
   symbol_file_add_main_1 (args, from_tty, 0);
 }
 
 static void
-symbol_file_add_main_1 (char *args, int from_tty, int flags)
+symbol_file_add_main_1 (const char *args, int from_tty, int flags)
 {
   const int add_flags = (current_inferior ()->symfile_flags
 			 | SYMFILE_MAINLINE | (from_tty ? SYMFILE_VERBOSE : 0));
@@ -1652,31 +1652,31 @@ gdb_bfd_open_maybe_remote (const char *name)
    absolute).  In case of trouble, error() is called.  */
 
 bfd *
-symfile_bfd_open (char *name)
+symfile_bfd_open (const char *cname)
 {
   bfd *sym_bfd;
   int desc;
-  char *absolute_name;
+  char *name, *absolute_name;
   struct cleanup *back_to;
 
-  if (remote_filename_p (name))
+  if (remote_filename_p (cname))
     {
-      sym_bfd = remote_bfd_open (name, gnutarget);
+      sym_bfd = remote_bfd_open (cname, gnutarget);
       if (!sym_bfd)
-	error (_("`%s': can't open to read symbols: %s."), name,
+	error (_("`%s': can't open to read symbols: %s."), cname,
 	       bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
 
       if (!bfd_check_format (sym_bfd, bfd_object))
 	{
 	  make_cleanup_bfd_unref (sym_bfd);
-	  error (_("`%s': can't read symbols: %s."), name,
+	  error (_("`%s': can't read symbols: %s."), cname,
 		 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
 	}
 
       return sym_bfd;
     }
 
-  name = tilde_expand (name);	/* Returns 1st new malloc'd copy.  */
+  name = tilde_expand (cname);	/* Returns 1st new malloc'd copy.  */
 
   /* Look down path for it, allocate 2nd new malloc'd copy.  */
   desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST | OPF_RETURN_REALPATH, name,
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.h b/gdb/symfile.h
index 4371cf4732..9d2418409b 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile.h
+++ b/gdb/symfile.h
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ enum symfile_add_flags
 
 extern void new_symfile_objfile (struct objfile *, int);
 
-extern struct objfile *symbol_file_add (char *, int,
+extern struct objfile *symbol_file_add (const char *, int,
 					struct section_addr_info *, int);
 
 extern struct objfile *symbol_file_add_from_bfd (bfd *, int,
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ extern void set_initial_language (void);
 
 extern void find_lowest_section (bfd *, asection *, void *);
 
-extern bfd *symfile_bfd_open (char *);
+extern bfd *symfile_bfd_open (const char *);
 
 extern bfd *gdb_bfd_open_maybe_remote (const char *);
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ extern CORE_ADDR overlay_unmapped_address (CORE_ADDR, struct obj_section *);
 extern CORE_ADDR symbol_overlayed_address (CORE_ADDR, struct obj_section *);
 
 /* Load symbols from a file.  */
-extern void symbol_file_add_main (char *args, int from_tty);
+extern void symbol_file_add_main (const char *args, int from_tty);
 
 /* Clear GDB symbol tables.  */
 extern void symbol_file_clear (int from_tty);