2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/pkgcache.cc b/apt-pkg/pkgcache.cc
index 951caeb78..1fd21a0ad 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/pkgcache.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/pkgcache.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ pkgCache::Header::Header()
    memset(PkgHashTable,0,sizeof(PkgHashTable));
    memset(GrpHashTable,0,sizeof(GrpHashTable));
    memset(Pools,0,sizeof(Pools));
+
+   CacheFileSize = 0;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // Cache::Header::CheckSizes - Check if the two headers have same *sz	/*{{{*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h b/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h
index 9a9f79420..87912aead 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ struct pkgCache::Header
    map_ptrloc PkgHashTable[2*1048];
    map_ptrloc GrpHashTable[2*1048];
 
+   /** \brief Size of the complete cache file */
+   unsigned long  CacheFileSize;
+
    bool CheckSizes(Header &Against) const;
    Header();
 };