// reusing "tableIndex" and "next"; these variables were no longer needed
      int tableIndex = getHash(lastEntry) & hashTableMask();
      int lastNext = table[tableIndex];
      if (lastNext == srcIndex) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        table[tableIndex] = dstIndex;
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry

      // also need to update whoever's "next" pointer was pointing to the last entry place
      int tableIndex = smearedHash(key) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry

      // also need to update whoever's "next" pointer was pointing to the last entry place
      int tableIndex = smearedHash(object) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry

      // also need to update whoever's "next" pointer was pointing to the last entry place
      int tableIndex = smearedHash(key) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry