tree fb7847bbfa04b1eb5dd86efd7681eedba1e4e815
parent 47b3d3b148c5181c02f4f871444fe93ad4ec65f2
author Juan Cruz Viotti <jv@jviotti.com> 1611176719 -0400
committer Jens Geyer <jensg@apache.org> 1613299214 +0100

Clarify Compact Protocol var int encoding definition
Patch: Juan Cruz Viotti

This closes #2312

I'm having problems following the var int explanation from the Compact
Protocol spec. Here is an attempt to clarify it with more precise
encoding steps and with an example.

I'm also mentioning, for completeness, that the formal name of such
variable-length integer encoding is Unsigned LEB128 (Unsigned Little
Endian Base-128).

Signed-off-by: Juan Cruz Viotti <jv@jviotti.com>