in c_src/hyper_carray.c [99:110]
static void carray_merge_item(carray_ptr arr,
unsigned int index,
unsigned int value)
#else
static inline void carray_merge_item(carray_ptr arr,
unsigned int index,
unsigned int value)
#endif
{
uint8_t *item = arr->items + index;
*item = (value > *item) ? value : *item;
}