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[C++] Unsigned dictionary index types should use the full unsigned range #50695

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@mkzung

Follow-up to #50475, suggested in review there: an unsigned dictionary index type keeps its signedness, but the width still adapts on the signed thresholds because the dictionary builder reuses the signed AdaptiveIntBuilder internally. A uint8 index widens to uint16 after 128 distinct values instead of 256, so one bit of the range is unused.

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  1. mkzung commented on Jul 28, 2026

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    take

  2. added a commit that references this issue on Aug 4, 2026
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