6 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common/file.cpp b/common/file.cpp
index 16e6a0df1a..4d9c630076 100644
--- a/common/file.cpp
+++ b/common/file.cpp
@@ -202,4 +202,6 @@ bool DumpFile::flush() {
 	return _handle->flush();
 }
 
+int32 DumpFile::pos() const { return _handle->pos(); }
+
 } // End of namespace Common
diff --git a/common/file.h b/common/file.h
index c055acc57d..3d174834e9 100644
--- a/common/file.h
+++ b/common/file.h
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ public:
 	virtual uint32 write(const void *dataPtr, uint32 dataSize);
 
 	virtual bool flush();
+
+	virtual int32 pos() const;
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Common
diff --git a/common/memstream.h b/common/memstream.h
index 94407f5cc9..59d5f15b1a 100644
--- a/common/memstream.h
+++ b/common/memstream.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
 		return dataSize;
 	}
 
-	uint32 pos() const { return _pos; }
+	int32 pos() const { return _pos; }
 	uint32 size() const { return _bufSize; }
 
 	virtual bool err() const { return _err; }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public:
 		return dataSize;
 	}
 
-	uint32 pos() const { return _pos; }
+	int32 pos() const { return _pos; }
 	uint32 size() const { return _size; }
 
 	byte *getData() { return _data; }
diff --git a/common/stream.cpp b/common/stream.cpp
index 45060b9db5..a8446a9086 100644
--- a/common/stream.cpp
+++ b/common/stream.cpp
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual bool flush() { return flushBuffer(); }
 
+	virtual int32 pos() const { return _pos; }
+
 };
 
 } // End of anonymous namespace
diff --git a/common/stream.h b/common/stream.h
index abe5192b70..c6c300fa97 100644
--- a/common/stream.h
+++ b/common/stream.h
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ public:
 		flush();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Obtains the current value of the stream position indicator of the
+	* stream.
+	*
+	* @return the current position indicator, or -1 if an error occurred.
+	 */
+	virtual int32 pos() const = 0;
+
 
 	// The remaining methods all have default implementations; subclasses
 	// need not (and should not) overload them.
diff --git a/common/zlib.cpp b/common/zlib.cpp
index c22ea1e660..3b51d66a5b 100644
--- a/common/zlib.cpp
+++ b/common/zlib.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ public:
 
 		return dataSize - _stream.avail_in;
 	}
+
+	virtual int32 pos() const { return _wrapped->pos(); }
 };
 
 #endif	// USE_ZLIB