}
			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.
	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.