2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
index ce69c7a02..0f48860b1 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ bool StrToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long long &Res,unsigned Len,unsigned Base
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is used in decoding the 256bit encoded fixed length fields in
    tar files */
-bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned int Len)
+bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long long &Res,unsigned int Len)
 {
    if ((Str[0] & 0x80) == 0)
       return false;
@@ -1059,6 +1059,23 @@ bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned int Len)
    }
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// 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 int Len)
+{
+   unsigned long long Num;
+   bool rc;
+
+   rc = Base256ToNum(Str, Num, Len);
+   Res = Num;
+   if (Res != Num)
+      return false;
+
+   return rc;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // 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 185cdc3fc..5733fd6e2 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ bool ReadMessages(int Fd, std::vector<std::string> &List);
 bool StrToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned Len,unsigned Base = 0);
 bool StrToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long long &Res,unsigned Len,unsigned Base = 0);
 bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned int Len);
+bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long long &Res,unsigned int Len);
 bool Hex2Num(const std::string &Str,unsigned char *Num,unsigned int Length);
 
 // input changing string split