An encoder/decoder collection for a sequence of integers
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Overview
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This library is assumed to encode and decode a sequence of integers
with highly positive skewness. The skewness is a distribution where
the mass of the distribution is concentrated on the left, i.e., an
element of the sequence is rarely a large integer. The library
includes a processor-friendly fast coder, called VSEncoder, and
other earlier coders for their comparisons.

See a web site below to know more about the library:

http://integerencoding.isti.cnr.it/

NOTE: The library aims at a research tool for performance
benchmarks, not a qualified product. If you would like to use
portable ones, you can access a URL below:

https://github.com/maropu/vpacker


Prequisites
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* gcc >= 4.3.6 (For -std=gnu++0x)


License
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Apache License, Version 2.0 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0


History
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2012-09-28 version 0.3.0:
* Code refactoring done, and unit tests added.

2012-04-03 version 0.2.0:
* Release a stable version(See tag 'stable-0.2.0').

2011-11-13 version 0.1.0:
* Basic functions implemented, and a first release.


Authors
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* Takeshi Yamamuro, linguin.m.s_at_gmail.com
* Fabrizio Silvestri, fabrizio.silvestri_at_isti.cnr.it
* Rossano Venturini, rossano.venturini_at_isti.cnr.it