diff --git a/codeCoverage/Inst.C b/codeCoverage/Inst.C
index 8b81be8..d129aac 100644
--- a/codeCoverage/Inst.C
+++ b/codeCoverage/Inst.C
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void initCoverage(int totalFuncs, int totalBBs) {
 }
 
 // Populates a record for a function
-void registerFunc(int id, char *name, char *modName) {
+void registerFunc(int id, char const* name, char const* modName) {
   if (!enabled)
     return;
   funcs[id].funcName = name;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void registerFunc(int id, char *name, char *modName) {
 }
 
 // Populates a record for a basic block
-void registerBB(int id, char *name, char *modName, unsigned long addr) {
+void registerBB(int id, char const* name, char const* modName, unsigned long addr) {
   if (!enabled)
     return;
   bbs[id].funcName = name;
diff --git a/codeCoverage/Inst.h b/codeCoverage/Inst.h
index 7c41410..6552929 100644
--- a/codeCoverage/Inst.h
+++ b/codeCoverage/Inst.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #endif
 
 LIB_EXPORT void initCoverage(int, int);
-LIB_EXPORT void registerFunc(int, char *, char *);
-LIB_EXPORT void registerBB(int, char *, char *, unsigned long);
+LIB_EXPORT void registerFunc(int, char const*, char const*);
+LIB_EXPORT void registerBB(int, char const*, char const*, unsigned long);
 LIB_EXPORT void incFuncCoverage(int);
 LIB_EXPORT void incBBCoverage(int);
 LIB_EXPORT void exitCoverage(int, int, int);
diff --git a/codeCoverage/code_coverage.C b/codeCoverage/code_coverage.C
index 2acd45b..e27deba 100644
--- a/codeCoverage/code_coverage.C
+++ b/codeCoverage/code_coverage.C
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ static const char *USAGE = " [-bpsa] <binary> <output binary>\n \
 static const char *OPT_STR = "bpsa";
 
 // configuration options
-char *inBinary = NULL;
-char *outBinary = NULL;
+char const*inBinary = NULL;
+char const*outBinary = NULL;
 bool includeSharedLib = false;
 int printAll = 0;
 bool bbCoverage = false;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ bool parseArgs(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   return true;
 }
 
-BPatch_function *findFuncByName(BPatch_image *appImage, char *funcName) {
+BPatch_function *findFuncByName(BPatch_image *appImage, char const*funcName) {
   /* fundFunctions returns a list of all functions with the name 'funcName' in
    * the binary */
   BPatch_Vector<BPatch_function *> funcs;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ BPatch_function *findFuncByName(BPatch_image *appImage, char *funcName) {
 }
 
 bool insertFuncEntry(BPatch_binaryEdit *appBin, BPatch_function *curFunc,
-                     char *funcName, BPatch_function *instIncFunc, int funcId) {
+                     char const*funcName, BPatch_function *instIncFunc, int funcId) {
   /* Find the instrumentation points */
   vector<BPatch_point *> *funcEntry = curFunc->findPoint(BPatch_entry);
   if (NULL == funcEntry) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ bool insertFuncEntry(BPatch_binaryEdit *appBin, BPatch_function *curFunc,
 }
 
 bool insertBBEntry(BPatch_binaryEdit *appBin, BPatch_function *curFunc,
-                   char *funcName, const char *moduleName,
+                   char const*funcName, char const*moduleName,
                    BPatch_function *instBBIncFunc, BPatch_function *registerBB,
                    int *bbIndex,
                    BPatch_Vector<BPatch_snippet *> *registerCalls) {
@@ -254,16 +254,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   BPatch_image *appImage = appBin->getImage();
   /* Find code coverage functions in the instrumentation library */
   BPatch_function *instInitFunc =
-      findFuncByName(appImage, (char *)"initCoverage");
+      findFuncByName(appImage, "initCoverage");
   BPatch_function *registerFunc =
-      findFuncByName(appImage, (char *)"registerFunc");
+      findFuncByName(appImage, "registerFunc");
   BPatch_function *instIncFunc =
-      findFuncByName(appImage, (char *)"incFuncCoverage");
-  BPatch_function *registerBB = findFuncByName(appImage, (char *)"registerBB");
+      findFuncByName(appImage, "incFuncCoverage");
+  BPatch_function *registerBB = findFuncByName(appImage, "registerBB");
   BPatch_function *instBBIncFunc =
-      findFuncByName(appImage, (char *)"incBBCoverage");
+      findFuncByName(appImage, "incBBCoverage");
   BPatch_function *instExitFunc =
-      findFuncByName(appImage, (char *)"exitCoverage");
+      findFuncByName(appImage, "exitCoverage");
 
   if (!instInitFunc || !instIncFunc || !instExitFunc || !instBBIncFunc ||
       !registerFunc || !registerBB) {