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gbase64: Fix documentation for line wrapping lengths

Closes #1997

See merge request GNOME/glib!1321
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Emmanuele Bassi 2020-01-15 14:12:25 +00:00
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@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ static const char base64_alphabet[] =
* be written to it. Due to the way base64 encodes you will need
* at least: (@len / 3 + 1) * 4 + 4 bytes (+ 4 may be needed in case of
* non-zero state). If you enable line-breaking you will need at least:
* ((@len / 3 + 1) * 4 + 4) / 72 + 1 bytes of extra space.
* ((@len / 3 + 1) * 4 + 4) / 76 + 1 bytes of extra space.
*
* @break_lines is typically used when putting base64-encoded data in emails.
* It breaks the lines at 72 columns instead of putting all of the text on
* It breaks the lines at 76 columns instead of putting all of the text on
* the same line. This avoids problems with long lines in the email system.
* Note however that it breaks the lines with `LF` characters, not
* `CR LF` sequences, so the result cannot be passed directly to SMTP