static int  unpack_double(grib_accessor* a, double* val, size_t *len)
{
  grib_accessor_data_raw_packing *self =(grib_accessor_data_raw_packing*)a;
  unsigned char* buf = NULL;
  int bytes = 0;
  size_t nvals = 0;
  long inlen = grib_byte_count(a);

  long precision = 0;

  int code = GRIB_SUCCESS;

  if((code = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->precision,&precision))
      != GRIB_SUCCESS)
    return code;

  self->dirty=0;

  buf =  (unsigned char*)a->parent->h->buffer->data;
  buf += grib_byte_offset(a);

  switch(precision)
  {
    case 1:
      bytes = 4;
      break;

    case 2:
      bytes = 8;
      break;

    default:
      return GRIB_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
      break;
  }

  nvals = inlen / bytes;

  if(*len < nvals)
    return GRIB_ARRAY_TOO_SMALL;

  code=grib_ieee_decode_array(a->parent->h->context,buf,nvals,bytes,val);

  *len = nvals;

  return code;
}
static int  unpack_double_element(grib_accessor* a, size_t idx, double* val) {
  int ret=0;
  grib_accessor_data_raw_packing *self =(grib_accessor_data_raw_packing*)a;
  unsigned char* buf = NULL;
  int bytes = 0;
  size_t nvals = 0;
  long inlen = grib_byte_count(a);
  long pos;

  long precision = 0;

  if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->precision,&precision))
      != GRIB_SUCCESS)
    return ret;

  self->dirty=0;

  buf =  (unsigned char*)a->parent->h->buffer->data;
  buf += grib_byte_offset(a);

  switch(precision)
  {
    case 1:
      bytes = 4;
      break;

    case 2:
      bytes = 8;
      break;

    default:
      return GRIB_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
      break;
  }

  pos=bytes*idx;
  
  Assert(pos<=inlen);
  
  nvals = 1;
  buf+=pos;
  
  ret=grib_ieee_decode_array(a->parent->h->context,buf,nvals,bytes,val);

  return ret;
}
static int  unpack_double(grib_accessor* a, double* val, size_t *len)
{
    grib_accessor_data_complex_packing* self =  (grib_accessor_data_complex_packing*)a;

    size_t i = 0;
    int ret = GRIB_SUCCESS;
    long   hcount = 0;
    long   lcount = 0;
    long   hpos = 0;
    long   lup = 0;
    long   mmax = 0;
    long   n_vals = 0;
    double *scals  = NULL;
    double *pscals=NULL,*pval=NULL;

    double s = 0;
    double d = 0;
    double laplacianOperator = 0;
    unsigned char* buf = NULL;
    unsigned char* hres = NULL;
    unsigned char* lres = NULL;
    unsigned long packed_offset;
    long   lpos = 0;

    long   maxv = 0;
    long   GRIBEX_sh_bug_present =0;
    long ieee_floats  = 0;

    long   offsetdata           = 0;
    long   bits_per_value          = 0;
    double reference_value      = 0;
    long   binary_scale_factor         = 0;
    long   decimal_scale_factor = 0;

    long   sub_j= 0;
    long   sub_k= 0;
    long   sub_m= 0;
    long   pen_j= 0;
    long   pen_k= 0;
    long   pen_m= 0;

    double operat= 0;
    int bytes;
    int err=0;

    decode_float_proc decode_float = NULL;

    err=grib_value_count(a,&n_vals);
    if (err) return err;

    if(*len < n_vals){
        *len = n_vals;
        return GRIB_ARRAY_TOO_SMALL;
    }

    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->offsetdata,&offsetdata))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)   return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->bits_per_value,&bits_per_value))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)   return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_double_internal(a->parent->h,self->reference_value,&reference_value))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)   return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->binary_scale_factor,&binary_scale_factor))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)           return ret;

    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->decimal_scale_factor,&decimal_scale_factor))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;

    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->GRIBEX_sh_bug_present,&GRIBEX_sh_bug_present))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;

    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->ieee_floats,&ieee_floats)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;

    if((ret = grib_get_double_internal(a->parent->h,self->laplacianOperator,&laplacianOperator))
            != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->sub_j,&sub_j)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->sub_k,&sub_k)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->sub_m,&sub_m)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->pen_j,&pen_j)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->pen_k,&pen_k)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;
    if((ret = grib_get_long_internal(a->parent->h,self->pen_m,&pen_m)) != GRIB_SUCCESS)
        return ret;

    self->dirty=0;

    switch (ieee_floats) {
    case 0:
        decode_float=grib_long_to_ibm;
        bytes=4;
        break;
    case 1:
        decode_float=grib_long_to_ieee;
        bytes=4;
        break;
    case 2:
        decode_float=grib_long_to_ieee64;
        bytes=8;
        break;
    default:
        return GRIB_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
    }

    Assert (sub_j == sub_k);
    Assert (sub_j == sub_m);
    Assert (pen_j == pen_k);
    Assert (pen_j == pen_m);

    buf = (unsigned char*)a->parent->h->buffer->data;

    maxv = pen_j+1;

    buf  += grib_byte_offset(a);
    hres = buf;
    lres = buf;

    if (pen_j == sub_j) {
        n_vals = (pen_j+1)*(pen_j+2);
        d = grib_power(-decimal_scale_factor,10) ;
        grib_ieee_decode_array(a->parent->h->context,buf,n_vals,bytes,val);
        if (d) {
            for (i=0;i<n_vals;i++) val[i]*=d;
        }
        return 0;
    }

    packed_offset = grib_byte_offset(a) +  4*(sub_k+1)*(sub_k+2);

    lpos = 8*(packed_offset-offsetdata);

    s = grib_power(binary_scale_factor,2);
    d = grib_power(-decimal_scale_factor,10) ;

    scals   = (double*)grib_context_malloc(a->parent->h->context,maxv*sizeof(double));
    Assert(scals);

    scals[0] = 0;
    for(i=1;i<maxv;i++){
        operat = pow(i*(i+1),laplacianOperator);
        if(operat !=  0)
            scals[i] = (1.0/operat);
        else{
            grib_context_log(a->parent->h->context,GRIB_LOG_WARNING,
                    "COMPLEX_PACKING : problem with operator div by zero at index %d of %d \n",
                    i , maxv);
            scals[i] = 0;
        }
    }

    /*
  printf("UNPACKING LAPLACE=%.20f\n",laplacianOperator);

  printf("packed offset=%ld\n",packed_offset);
  for(i=0;i<maxv;i++)
    printf("scals[%d]=%g\n",i,scals[i]);*/

    i=0;

    while(maxv>0)
    {
        lup=mmax;
        if(sub_k>=0)
        {
            for(hcount=0;hcount<sub_k+1;hcount++)
            {
                val[i++] =  decode_float(grib_decode_unsigned_long(hres,&hpos,32))*d;
                val[i++] =  decode_float(grib_decode_unsigned_long(hres,&hpos,32))*d;

                if (GRIBEX_sh_bug_present && hcount==sub_k){
                    /*  bug in ecmwf data, last row (K+1)is scaled but should not */
                    val[i-2] *= scals[lup];
                    val[i-1] *= scals[lup];
                }
                lup++;
            }
            sub_k--;
        }

        pscals=scals+lup;
        pval=val+i;
#if FAST_BIG_ENDIAN
        grib_decode_double_array_complex(lres,
                &lpos,bits_per_value,
                reference_value,s,pscals,(maxv-hcount)*2,pval);
        i+=(maxv-hcount)*2;
#else
        (void)pscals; /* suppress gcc warning */
        (void)pval;   /* suppress gcc warning */
        for(lcount=hcount; lcount < maxv ; lcount++)
        {
            val[i++] =  (double) ((grib_decode_unsigned_long(lres, &lpos,
                    bits_per_value)*s)+reference_value)*scals[lup];
            val[i++] =  (double) ((grib_decode_unsigned_long(lres, &lpos,
                    bits_per_value)*s)+reference_value)*scals[lup];
            lup++;
        }
#endif

        maxv--;
        hcount=0;
        mmax++;
    }

    Assert(*len >= i);
    *len = i;

    if(d != 1) {
        for(i=0;i<*len;i++)
            val[i++] *= d;
    }

    grib_context_free(a->parent->h->context,scals);

    return ret;
}