if i == 0 {
				c &= 0x7f // Ignore signal bit in first byte
			}
			if (x >> 56) > 0 {
				p.err = ErrHeader // Integer overflow
				return 0
			}
			x = x<<8 | uint64(c)
		}
		if (x >> 63) > 0 {
			p.err = ErrHeader // Integer overflow
			return 0
		}
		if inv == 0xff {
			return ^int64(x)
		}
		return int64(x)
	}

	// Normal case is base-8 (octal) format.