+enum dump_status
+ {
+ dump_status_ok,
+ dump_status_short,
+ dump_status_fail,
+ dump_status_not_implemented
+ };
+
+bool file_dumpable_p (struct tar_stat_info *);
+void create_archive (void);
+void pad_archive (off_t size_left);
+void dump_file (const char *, int, dev_t);
+union block *start_header (struct tar_stat_info *st);
+void finish_header (struct tar_stat_info *, union block *, off_t);
+void simple_finish_header (union block *header);
+union block * write_extended (bool global, struct tar_stat_info *st,
+ union block *old_header);
+union block *start_private_header (const char *name, size_t size);
+void write_eot (void);
+void check_links (void);
+
+#define GID_TO_CHARS(val, where) gid_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define MAJOR_TO_CHARS(val, where) major_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define MINOR_TO_CHARS(val, where) minor_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define MODE_TO_CHARS(val, where) mode_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define OFF_TO_CHARS(val, where) off_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define SIZE_TO_CHARS(val, where) size_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define TIME_TO_CHARS(val, where) time_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define UID_TO_CHARS(val, where) uid_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define UINTMAX_TO_CHARS(val, where) uintmax_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define UNAME_TO_CHARS(name,buf) string_to_chars (name, buf, sizeof(buf))
+#define GNAME_TO_CHARS(name,buf) string_to_chars (name, buf, sizeof(buf))
+
+bool gid_to_chars (gid_t, char *, size_t);
+bool major_to_chars (major_t, char *, size_t);
+bool minor_to_chars (minor_t, char *, size_t);
+bool mode_to_chars (mode_t, char *, size_t);
+bool off_to_chars (off_t, char *, size_t);
+bool size_to_chars (size_t, char *, size_t);
+bool time_to_chars (time_t, char *, size_t);
+bool uid_to_chars (uid_t, char *, size_t);
+bool uintmax_to_chars (uintmax_t, char *, size_t);
+void string_to_chars (char const *, char *, size_t);