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 #### Manually checked properties
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 * [ ] No stringification macros
 * [ ] Output-parameter pointers in functions are on the left
 * [ ] Negative return values on failure of API functions (within restrictions of FO transform).
-* [ ] `const` arguments are labeled as `const`
 * [ ] variable declarations at the beginning (except in `for (size_t i=...`)
 * Optional:
   * [ ] All integer types are of fixed size, using `stdint.h` types (including `uint8_t` instead of `unsigned char`)