_leb128_unsigned_encode64(3E)

NAME
     _leb128_unsigned_encode64, _leb128_signed_encode64,
     _leb128_unsigned_encode32, _leb128_signed_encode32 - Encodes leb128
     integers

SYNOPSIS
     #include <cmplrs/leb128.h>

     int _leb128_unsigned_encode64(__uint64_t number, char* buffer);

     int _leb128_signed_encode64(__int64_t number, char* buffer);

     int _leb128_unsigned_encode32(__uint32_t number, char* buffer);

     int _leb128_signed_encode32(__int32_t number, char* buffer);

DESCRIPTION
     These routines encode integers into the leb128 format.  The leb128
     format is a variable-length encoding extensively used in the DWARF
     debugging information format and is described in the DWARF
     documentation.

     The encoded number is placed into buffer and the number of bytes of
     buffer used to encode the number is returned.

     Link with the option -lelfutil to link in these routines.

     The arguments are as follows:

     number
          The input number to be converted to leb128 format.

     buffer  A buffer provided by the caller.  The pointed-at-buffer must
             be at least 5 bytes long for the 64-bit input integers and at
             least 10 bytes long for the 32 bit input integers.  No buffer
             overrun checking is possible in these routines so the caller
             must provide the required buffer space.

FILES
     /usr/include/cmplrs/leb128.h /usr/lib/libelfutil.a
     /usr/lib32/libelfutil.a /usr/lib64/libelfutil.a

DIAGNOSTICS
     Returns the number of bytes used to encode the number.  The returned
     value will be in the range 1 to 5 for the 32-bit number input
     versions.  The returned value will be in the range 1 to 10 for the
     64-bit number input versions.

SEE ALSO
     _leb128_signed_decode64(3E), _leb128_signed_decode32(3E),
     _leb128_unsigned_decode64(3E), _leb128_unsigned_decode32(3E),
     xlate(4),
     libelfutil(5)