diff --git a/apps/app_adsiprog.c b/apps/app_adsiprog.c
index b889f96f1da38a3d958db29548879d87de9dcba9..ae302a1e361a323c69d9f11bbbac211df8f27620 100644
--- a/apps/app_adsiprog.c
+++ b/apps/app_adsiprog.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/utils.h"
 #include "asterisk/lock.h"
 
-static char *app = "ADSIProg";
+static const char app[] = "ADSIProg";
 
 /*** DOCUMENTATION
 	<application name="ADSIProg" language="en_US">
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static char *app = "ADSIProg";
 
 struct adsi_event {
 	int id;
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 };
 
 static const struct adsi_event events[] = {
diff --git a/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c b/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c
index c6fa8980b48d21aa5b9fff4e2e7e37d8189f58e4..47e894b1e7f583784d51d2a296fa0b5900d91ec6 100644
--- a/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c
+++ b/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct event_node{
 
 typedef struct event_node event_node_t;
 
-static char *app = "AlarmReceiver";
+static const char app[] = "AlarmReceiver";
 /*** DOCUMENTATION
 	<application name="AlarmReceiver" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
diff --git a/apps/app_amd.c b/apps/app_amd.c
index cedd3b67a84997a8ce7b93e03086290eee6a46dc..c5f08aba6394d7d87a2d31777a7b2ac69dea4493 100644
--- a/apps/app_amd.c
+++ b/apps/app_amd.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
  ***/
 
-static char *app = "AMD";
+static const char app[] = "AMD";
 
 #define STATE_IN_WORD       1
 #define STATE_IN_SILENCE    2
diff --git a/apps/app_authenticate.c b/apps/app_authenticate.c
index 19570255c1d0c5a0177765fb19aef87d7eb77ff0..416ea432d627a25b3f0aa00fa9a28164b6ed7131 100644
--- a/apps/app_authenticate.c
+++ b/apps/app_authenticate.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_DATABASE = (1 << 1),
 	OPT_MULTIPLE = (1 << 3),
 	OPT_REMOVE = (1 << 4),
-} auth_option_flags;
+};
 
 AST_APP_OPTIONS(auth_app_options, {
 	AST_APP_OPTION('a', OPT_ACCOUNT),
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ AST_APP_OPTIONS(auth_app_options, {
 });
 
 
-static char *app = "Authenticate";
+static const char app[] = "Authenticate";
 /*** DOCUMENTATION
 	<application name="Authenticate" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
diff --git a/apps/app_chanisavail.c b/apps/app_chanisavail.c
index c7af4af7dc915d8d45845f6e9b60c8308bbb78b6..b1c426af55838db14c50e5a524a262a75e58c195 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanisavail.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanisavail.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
 #include "asterisk/devicestate.h"
 
-static char *app = "ChanIsAvail";
+static const char app[] = "ChanIsAvail";
 
 /*** DOCUMENTATION
 	<application name="ChanIsAvail" language="en_US">
diff --git a/apps/app_channelredirect.c b/apps/app_channelredirect.c
index 72716219462b8bd6525b330fb8926d0f4a3ab036..57c9234ef3581af546489dc64ea734838cbbfb1a 100644
--- a/apps/app_channelredirect.c
+++ b/apps/app_channelredirect.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 		</description>
 	</application>
  ***/
-static char *app = "ChannelRedirect";
+static const char app[] = "ChannelRedirect";
 
 static int asyncgoto_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 {
diff --git a/apps/app_chanspy.c b/apps/app_chanspy.c
index c3d0f901e1ccf82f7275fcb192328f69302e9db8..2961cc57edafb5a3fecdc8af12fc39ea9e634991 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanspy.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanspy.c
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static const char * const app_chan = "ChanSpy";
+static const char app_chan[] = "ChanSpy";
 
-static const char * const app_ext = "ExtenSpy";
+static const char app_ext[] = "ExtenSpy";
 
-static const char * const app_dahdiscan = "DAHDIScan";
+static const char app_dahdiscan[] = "DAHDIScan";
 
 enum {
 	OPTION_QUIET             = (1 << 0),    /* Quiet, no announcement */
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ enum {
 	OPTION_DTMF_EXIT         = (1 << 14),	/* Set DTMF to exit, added for DAHDIScan integration */
 	OPTION_DTMF_CYCLE        = (1 << 15),	/* Custom DTMF for cycling next avaliable channel, (default is '*') */
 	OPTION_DAHDI_SCAN        = (1 << 16),	/* Scan groups in DAHDIScan mode */
-} chanspy_opt_flags;
+};
 
 enum {
 	OPT_ARG_VOLUME = 0,
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_ARG_EXIT,
 	OPT_ARG_CYCLE,
 	OPT_ARG_ARRAY_SIZE,
-} chanspy_opt_args;
+};
 
 AST_APP_OPTIONS(spy_opts, {
 	AST_APP_OPTION('q', OPTION_QUIET),
diff --git a/apps/app_confbridge.c b/apps/app_confbridge.c
index d7a0bad401a56291385eeebad474bab5e5597d50..bb68f365ab4f0a8b3eb33d8cb9b0899f37cdf0ff 100644
--- a/apps/app_confbridge.c
+++ b/apps/app_confbridge.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
  * bridge lock if it is important.
  */
 
-static const char * const app = "ConfBridge";
+static const char app[] = "ConfBridge";
 
 enum {
 	OPTION_ADMIN = (1 << 0),             /*!< Set if the caller is an administrator */
diff --git a/apps/app_controlplayback.c b/apps/app_controlplayback.c
index 11a162d58c869b204fdd053536e7c987c3329792..1d6dcec471af3f4129d5dcbb0121c56575efa866 100644
--- a/apps/app_controlplayback.c
+++ b/apps/app_controlplayback.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 		</description>
 	</application>
  ***/
-static const char * const app = "ControlPlayback";
+static const char app[] = "ControlPlayback";
 
 enum {
 	OPT_OFFSET = (1 << 1),
diff --git a/apps/app_dahdibarge.c b/apps/app_dahdibarge.c
index 124318115d0452931ab702b5b11947b577d3a875..7034af0d138aeafac9b4b3265d803762cf564458 100644
--- a/apps/app_dahdibarge.c
+++ b/apps/app_dahdibarge.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 		</description>
 	</application>
  ***/
-static char *app = "DAHDIBarge";
+static const char app[] = "DAHDIBarge";
 
 #define CONF_SIZE 160
 
diff --git a/apps/app_dahdiras.c b/apps/app_dahdiras.c
index 67f434e6f2886e80fc9fe1378b459d919d5fd756..b467b16b8b5ca654bf9bb1b7a1d8902a1c7f3784 100644
--- a/apps/app_dahdiras.c
+++ b/apps/app_dahdiras.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
  ***/
 
-static char *app = "DAHDIRAS";
+static const char app[] = "DAHDIRAS";
 
 #define PPP_MAX_ARGS	32
 #define PPP_EXEC	"/usr/sbin/pppd"
diff --git a/apps/app_db.c b/apps/app_db.c
index 8171ed2027356cad68b34592190c87dfb5cd40e0..99679e71b022014783d8beb4528d6692d2ce0aaf 100644
--- a/apps/app_db.c
+++ b/apps/app_db.c
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-/*! \todo XXX Remove this application after 1.4 is relased */
-static char *d_app = "DBdel";
-static char *dt_app = "DBdeltree";
+static const char d_app[] = "DBdel";
+static const char dt_app[] = "DBdeltree";
 
 static int deltree_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 {
diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index 7ab2b84a1851fa192ccc29efa0f1810f212de245..a9522652bbf8fd588541353a33953579fdfb77a5 100644
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static char *app = "Dial";
-static char *rapp = "RetryDial";
+static const char app[] = "Dial";
+static const char rapp[] = "RetryDial";
 
 enum {
 	OPT_ANNOUNCE =          (1 << 0),
diff --git a/apps/app_dictate.c b/apps/app_dictate.c
index d940b67fc8ae36fb08ccf3929214414e2c273e52..816f15a14a2805cc1b8375567710199e69b9f816 100644
--- a/apps/app_dictate.c
+++ b/apps/app_dictate.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static char *app = "Dictate";
+static const char app[] = "Dictate";
 
 typedef enum {
 	DFLAG_RECORD = (1 << 0),
diff --git a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
index 2e196a7d8f2a69b9cb651b064c74fe094cec4404..69015a0908a324fef2924d929dc2033d8cd42d31 100644
--- a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
+++ b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static const char * const app = "Pickup";
-static const char * const app2 = "PickupChan";
+static const char app[] = "Pickup";
+static const char app2[] = "PickupChan";
 /*! \todo This application should return a result code, like PICKUPRESULT */
 
 /* Perform actual pickup between two channels */
diff --git a/apps/app_directory.c b/apps/app_directory.c
index d0172e79ed5f0fdc9fb0707a073da558c5be946e..e1f5fb27b30a0b272aa1651a007a27152959520d 100644
--- a/apps/app_directory.c
+++ b/apps/app_directory.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
 
  ***/
-static char *app = "Directory";
+static const char app[] = "Directory";
 
 /* For simplicity, I'm keeping the format compatible with the voicemail config,
    but i'm open to suggestions for isolating it */
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_LISTBYLASTNAME =  (1 << 4),
 	OPT_LISTBYEITHER =    OPT_LISTBYFIRSTNAME | OPT_LISTBYLASTNAME,
 	OPT_PAUSE =           (1 << 5),
-} directory_option_flags;
+};
 
 enum {
 	OPT_ARG_FIRSTNAME =   0,
diff --git a/apps/app_disa.c b/apps/app_disa.c
index b7ca23cfcdaaad66140303a79cf8ccd2634ed8fe..b86b8f634add2071eff85a25e30eae26451c377a 100644
--- a/apps/app_disa.c
+++ b/apps/app_disa.c
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 		</see-also>
 	</application>
  ***/
-static char *app = "DISA";
+static const char app[] = "DISA";
 
 enum {
 	NOANSWER_FLAG = (1 << 0),
 	POUND_TO_END_FLAG = (1 << 1),
-} option_flags;
+};
 
 AST_APP_OPTIONS(app_opts, {
 	AST_APP_OPTION('n', NOANSWER_FLAG),
diff --git a/apps/app_dumpchan.c b/apps/app_dumpchan.c
index 476f2f1fd7c33cdd9ca6e0897c3167432a8ce351..a7b4fc001e5e68e43b5d8976f90a5a889fbd535d 100644
--- a/apps/app_dumpchan.c
+++ b/apps/app_dumpchan.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static char *app = "DumpChan";
+static const char app[] = "DumpChan";
 
 static int serialize_showchan(struct ast_channel *c, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
diff --git a/apps/app_echo.c b/apps/app_echo.c
index dcdebed4614f62988df619e40cfcd79b63745577..ac718b8b95b076579dc91c557cb62143e0ad3a2e 100644
--- a/apps/app_echo.c
+++ b/apps/app_echo.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static char *app = "Echo";
+static const char app[] = "Echo";
 
 static int echo_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 {
diff --git a/apps/app_exec.c b/apps/app_exec.c
index b840e24b9b68e81eed2a7d7112d8c66a1062bc26..6ffc0bca9913e1ba092a88569d27518350ed2b3a 100644
--- a/apps/app_exec.c
+++ b/apps/app_exec.c
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
  * affecting the dialplan.
  */
 
-static char *app_exec = "Exec";
-static char *app_tryexec = "TryExec";
-static char *app_execif = "ExecIf";
+static const char app_exec[] = "Exec";
+static const char app_tryexec[] = "TryExec";
+static const char app_execif[] = "ExecIf";
 
 static int exec_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 {
diff --git a/apps/app_fax.c b/apps/app_fax.c
index 6cb18848ee6edaec11832c59ce50d496cd5a77a7..8f98af2e77bcdb03aaa17dde8575c78ce8f06557 100644
--- a/apps/app_fax.c
+++ b/apps/app_fax.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
  ***/
 
-static char *app_sndfax_name = "SendFAX";
-static char *app_rcvfax_name = "ReceiveFAX";
+static const char app_sndfax_name[] = "SendFAX";
+static const char app_rcvfax_name[] = "ReceiveFAX";
 
 #define MAX_SAMPLES 240