patch_slim_v2_7_1_uint8fix.diff

diff -rut slim_v2_7_1_pristine/include/slim.h slim_v2_7_1_patched/include/slim.h
--- slim_v2_7_1_pristine/include/slim.h	2017-09-01 22:24:36.000000000 +0000
+++ slim_v2_7_1_patched/include/slim.h	2017-09-29 13:39:06.939165588 +0000
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
   virtual encoder *constant_encoder(int d0);
   enum data_t get_data_type() const {return data_type;} ///< Read data_type.
   /// Clear delta history.
-  void reset_previous() {prev_datum = 0u; prev_sdatum = 0u;}
+  void reset_previous();
 
 protected:
   const bool use_deltas; ///< Whether to encode successive difference values.
diff -rut slim_v2_7_1_pristine/src/slim_codec_default.cpp slim_v2_7_1_patched/src/slim_codec_default.cpp
--- slim_v2_7_1_pristine/src/slim_codec_default.cpp	2011-11-28 23:06:15.000000000 +0000
+++ slim_v2_7_1_patched/src/slim_codec_default.cpp	2017-09-29 13:39:06.939165588 +0000
@@ -246,7 +246,14 @@
   }
 }
 
-
+/// Reset the prev_ data members to 0 so that a new section can be
+/// encoded.
+void encoder::reset_previous()
+{
+  prev_datum = 0u;
+  prev_sdatum = 0u;
+  prev_cdatum = 0u;
+}
 
 /// Compute parameters of the encoder based on a sample of data.
 /// This is virtual--subclasses will override this with their own method.
diff -rut slim_v2_7_1_pristine/src/slim_codec_reduced_binary.cpp slim_v2_7_1_patched/src/slim_codec_reduced_binary.cpp
--- slim_v2_7_1_pristine/src/slim_codec_reduced_binary.cpp	2017-09-01 22:24:36.000000000 +0000
+++ slim_v2_7_1_patched/src/slim_codec_reduced_binary.cpp	2017-09-29 13:39:06.939165588 +0000
@@ -373,9 +373,18 @@
 decoder_reduced_binary::decoder_reduced_binary(enum data_t dt, bool deltas,
                                                ibitstream *ib)
   : decoder(dt, deltas, ib) {
-  nbits = 32u;
-  if (dt == SLIM_TYPE_I16 || dt == SLIM_TYPE_U16)
+  switch (dt) {
+  case SLIM_TYPE_I8:
+  case SLIM_TYPE_U8:
+    nbits = 8u;
+    break;
+  case SLIM_TYPE_I16:
+  case SLIM_TYPE_U16:
     nbits = 16u;
+    break;
+  default:
+    nbits = 32u;
+  }
   max = UINT_MAX;
   offset = 0u;
   Overflow = 0u;