Re: base64 byte-length formula

[Martins Krikis <mkrikis@yahoo.com>]

--- Julian Satran <Julian_Satran@il.ibm.com> wrote:

> The difference between our formulas is that I
> (mistakenly) took 1 digit as 
> a possible string (or 5, 9 etc.)
> For those you need the +3 TERM.
> 
> For all the good length 2,3,4 6,7,8 etc the two
> formulas are equivalent.

No they are not. They are only equivalent for
n = 0 (mod 4). So I'm still insisting that
n * 3 / 4 is the simplest right formula.

Martins Krikis, Intel Corp.

Disclaimer: these are my opinions and
            may not be Intel's.


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