+union block *recent_long_name; /* recent long name header and contents */
+union block *recent_long_link; /* likewise, for long link */
+size_t recent_long_name_blocks; /* number of blocks in recent_long_name */
+size_t recent_long_link_blocks; /* likewise, for long link */
+union block *recent_global_header; /* Recent global header block */
+
+#define GID_FROM_HEADER(where) gid_from_header (where, sizeof (where))
+#define MAJOR_FROM_HEADER(where) major_from_header (where, sizeof (where))
+#define MINOR_FROM_HEADER(where) minor_from_header (where, sizeof (where))
+#define MODE_FROM_HEADER(where, hbits) \
+ mode_from_header (where, sizeof (where), hbits)
+#define TIME_FROM_HEADER(where) time_from_header (where, sizeof (where))
+#define UID_FROM_HEADER(where) uid_from_header (where, sizeof (where))
+
+static gid_t gid_from_header (const char *buf, size_t size);
+static major_t major_from_header (const char *buf, size_t size);
+static minor_t minor_from_header (const char *buf, size_t size);
+static mode_t mode_from_header (const char *buf, size_t size, unsigned *hbits);
+static time_t time_from_header (const char *buf, size_t size);
+static uid_t uid_from_header (const char *buf, size_t size);
+static uintmax_t from_header (const char *, size_t, const char *,
+ uintmax_t, uintmax_t, bool, bool);
+
+/* Base 64 digits; see Internet RFC 2045 Table 1. */
+static char const base_64_digits[64] =
+{
+ 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M',
+ 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z',
+ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm',
+ 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z',
+ '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '+', '/'
+};