Fix variable-byte encoding of large longs#61
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lemire merged 1 commit intofast-pack:masterfrom Oct 4, 2025
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Previously, the branch encoding longs in 9 bytes was unreachable because the condition `val < (1L << 63)` is always false. Only negative longs should be encoded using 10 bytes.
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Thanks @piotrrzysko . This feels correct @lemire . |
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Previously, the branch encoding longs in 9 bytes was unreachable because the condition
val < (1L << 63)is always false. Only negative longs should be encoded using 10 bytes.