3 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc
index 82f2fb3ce..9c0558223 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ int pkgAcqMethod::Run(bool Single)
 	       if (hash.empty() == false)
 		  Tmp->ExpectedHashes.push_back(HashString(*t, hash));
 	    }
+            char *End;
+            Tmp->MaximumSize = strtoll(LookupTag(Message, "Maximum-Size", "0").c_str(), &End, 10);
 	    Tmp->Next = 0;
 	    
 	    // Append it to the list
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h
index cdeecc9a7..675c4f844 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class pkgAcqMethod
       bool IndexFile;
       bool FailIgnore;
       HashStringList ExpectedHashes;
+      // a maximum size we will download, this can be the exact filesize
+      // for when we know it or a arbitrary limit when we don't know the
+      // filesize (like a InRelease file)
+      unsigned long long MaximumSize;
    };
    
    struct FetchResult
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc b/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc
index 4a357bdab..64df3c80f 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc
@@ -534,6 +534,12 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Worker::QueueItem(pkgAcquire::Queue::QItem *Item)
    HashStringList const hsl = Item->Owner->HashSums();
    for (HashStringList::const_iterator hs = hsl.begin(); hs != hsl.end(); ++hs)
       Message += "\nExpected-" + hs->HashType() + ": " + hs->HashValue();
+   if(Item->Owner->FileSize > 0)
+   {
+      string MaximumSize;
+      strprintf(MaximumSize, "%llu", Item->Owner->FileSize);
+      Message += "\nMaximum-Size: " + MaximumSize;
+   }
    Message += Item->Owner->Custom600Headers();
    Message += "\n\n";