Re: I_to_LEbytes/LEbytes_to_I

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * Bruno Haible <oe...@py...> [2005-06-06 21:43:11 +0200]:
>
>> if you remove memset() from modules/berkeley-db/bdb.c:fill_dbt(), the
>> tests will fail.
>
> Sure, because when, say, bitsize = 53,
>     I_to_LEbytes(obj,bitsize,...)
> will fill 53 bits, i.e. 6 bytes and 5 bits. Whereas you are expecting it
> to fill 7 bytes. That's why you think you need to clear 7 bytes in advance.
>
> Does this patch work?

yes, please put it in.


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