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Nit: fix range check in vcdecoder.cc #82

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@maksverver

In vcdecoder.cc, there is a check to see if the copy address falls within the decoded buffer:

if ((decoded_address < 0) || (decoded_address > here_address)) {

Here, the expression (decoded_address > here_address) should be replaced by (decoded_address >= here_address). Otherwise, if decoded_address == here_address, you'll go into an infinite loop here:

open-vcdiff/src/vcdecoder.cc

Lines 1221 to 1228 in 868f459

while (size > (target_bytes_decoded - address)) {
// Recursive copy that extends into the yet-to-be-copied target data
const size_t partial_copy_size = target_bytes_decoded - address;
CopyBytes(&target_segment_ptr[address], partial_copy_size);
target_bytes_decoded += partial_copy_size;
address += partial_copy_size;
size -= partial_copy_size;
}

This isn't a problem in practice, because VCDiffAddressCache already validates the returned address (correctly, this time):

} else if (decoded_address >= here_address) {

So the check in vcdecoder.cc should be unnecessary. Still, if it's kept, it should be correct.

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