2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index 536571fee..9e3611b26 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -1302,6 +1302,28 @@ bool FileFd::Write(const void *From,unsigned long long Size)
    Flags |= Fail;
    return _error->Error(_("write, still have %llu to write but couldn't"), Size);
 }
+bool FileFd::Write(int Fd, const void *From, unsigned long long Size)
+{
+   int Res;
+   errno = 0;
+   do
+   {
+      Res = write(Fd,From,Size);
+      if (Res < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+	 continue;
+      if (Res < 0)
+	 return _error->Errno("write",_("Write error"));
+
+      From = (char *)From + Res;
+      Size -= Res;
+   }
+   while (Res > 0 && Size > 0);
+
+   if (Size == 0)
+      return true;
+
+   return _error->Error(_("write, still have %llu to write but couldn't"), Size);
+}
 									/*}}}*/
 // FileFd::Seek - Seek in the file					/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 1ca41cb7d..426664d3a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class FileFd
    bool Read(void *To,unsigned long long Size,unsigned long long *Actual = 0);
    char* ReadLine(char *To, unsigned long long const Size);
    bool Write(const void *From,unsigned long long Size);
+   bool static Write(int Fd, const void *From, unsigned long long Size);
    bool Seek(unsigned long long To);
    bool Skip(unsigned long long To);
    bool Truncate(unsigned long long To);