From e6bef92ab7e35a99f2dda84d9bbacd08b79d4984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:49:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fixed bug where 4 bytes of data would be written with only 3
 expected.

---
 thing.rb | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/thing.rb b/thing.rb
index dac966e..67f7093 100755
--- a/thing.rb
+++ b/thing.rb
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
       else
         bits = Math.log(node_count, 2).ceil
         bytes = (bits / 8).ceil
+        if bytes == 3
+          # must write this as a 32-bit int
+          bytes = 4
+        end
         file.write([128 + bytes].pack("C"))
 
         # get the correct integer directive for pack()
@@ -400,7 +404,7 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
         when 2
           # 16-bit unsigned big-endian
           directive = "n"
-        when 3..4
+        when 4
           # 32-bit unsigned big-endian
           directive = "N"
         else