2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
index 987f4c3a4..daf87c87f 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
@@ -968,6 +968,24 @@ bool StrToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned Len,unsigned Base)
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// Base256ToNum - Convert a fixed length binary to a number             /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* This is used in decoding the 256bit encoded fixed length fields in
+   tar files */
+bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned Len)
+{
+   int i;
+   if ((Str[0] & 0x80) == 0)
+      return false;
+   else
+   {
+      Res = Str[0] & 0x7F;
+      for(i=1; i<Len; i++)
+         Res = (Res<<8) + Str[i];
+      return true;
+   }
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // HexDigit - Convert a hex character into an integer			/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Helper for Hex2Num */
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.h
index a457ff047..591c992d0 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ string LookupTag(const string &Message,const char *Tag,const char *Default = 0);
 int StringToBool(const string &Text,int Default = -1);
 bool ReadMessages(int Fd, vector<string> &List);
 bool StrToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned Len,unsigned Base = 0);
+bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned Len);
 bool Hex2Num(const string &Str,unsigned char *Num,unsigned int Length);
 bool TokSplitString(char Tok,char *Input,char **List,
 		    unsigned long ListMax);