}
		return int64(x)
	}

	// Normal case is base-8 (octal) format.
	return p.parseOctal(b)
}

// formatNumeric encodes x into b using base-8 (octal) encoding if possible.
// Otherwise it will attempt to use base-256 (binary) encoding.
func (f *formatter) formatNumeric(b []byte, x int64) {
	if fitsInOctal(len(b), x) {
		f.formatOctal(b, x)
		return
	}

	if fitsInBase256(len(b), x) {