--- src.old/lib/libsswf_tags.c++	2005-01-14 03:27:39.000000000 -0500
+++ src/lib/libsswf_tags.c++	2005-03-04 17:04:50.536424560 -0500
@@ -3211,27 +3211,13 @@
 
 	if(value < 0) {
 		// a special case
-		if(value == -1) {
-			return 1;
-		}
-		cnt = 33;
-		do {
-			cnt--;
-			value *= 2;
-		} while(value < 0);
+		value =~ value;
 	}
-	else {
-		// a special case
-		if(value == 0) {
-			return 1;
-		}
-		cnt = 33;
-		do {
-			cnt--;
-			value *= 2;
-		} while(value > 0);
+	cnt = 1;
+	while(value >0){
+		cnt++;
+		value = value / 2;
 	}
-
 	return cnt;
 }
 
@@ -3240,16 +3226,11 @@
 {
 	long	cnt;
 
-	// a special case
-	if(value == 0) {
-		return 1;
-	}
-	cnt = 32;
-	while((long) value > 0) {
-		cnt--;
-		value *= 2;
-	}
-
+	cnt = 0;
+	do {
+		cnt++;
+		value = value / 2;
+	}while( value > 0); 
 	return cnt;
 }