Demystify a few magic numbers.

2011-06-06 12:47:19 -05:00
parent 352b4ea5b9
commit a9d3af8821
2 changed files with 5 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ inline std::string EncodeBase58(const unsigned char* pbegin, const unsigned char

    // Convert bignum to std::string
    std::string str;
+    // Expected size increase from base58 conversion is approximately 137%
+    // use 138% to be safe
    str.reserve((pend - pbegin) * 138 / 100 + 1);
    CBigNum dv;
    CBigNum rem;