{nil, []byte(""), 0},
	{[]byte("a"), nil, 1},
	{nil, []byte("a"), -1},
}

func TestCompare(t *testing.T) {
	for _, tt := range compareTests {
		numShifts := 16
		buffer := make([]byte, len(tt.b)+numShifts)
		// vary the input alignment of tt.b
		for offset := 0; offset <= numShifts; offset++ {
			shiftedB := buffer[offset : len(tt.b)+offset]
			copy(shiftedB, tt.b)
			cmp := Compare(tt.a, shiftedB)
			if cmp != tt.i {