switch v := value.(type) {
	case string:
		return v
	case int:
		return strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10)
	case int8:
		return strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10)
	case int16:
		return strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10)
	case int32:
		return strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10)
	case int64:
		return strconv.FormatInt(v, 10)
	case uint:
		return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(v), 10)
	case uint8:

	}
	return int64(x)
}

func (f *formatter) formatOctal(b []byte, x int64) {
	if !fitsInOctal(len(b), x) {
		x = 0 // Last resort, just write zero
		f.err = ErrFieldTooLong
	}

	s := strconv.FormatInt(x, 8)
	// Add leading zeros, but leave room for a NUL.
	if n := len(b) - len(s) - 1; n > 0 {
		s = strings.Repeat("0", n) + s
	}
	f.formatString(b, s)
}

		wantSize  int64
		wantName  string
		wantErr   error
	}{{
		inputHdrs: nil,
		wantErr:   nil,
	}, {
		inputHdrs: map[string]string{
			paxGNUSparseNumBlocks: strconv.FormatInt(math.MaxInt64, 10),
			paxGNUSparseMap:       "0,1,2,3",
		},
		wantErr: ErrHeader,
	}, {
		inputHdrs: map[string]string{
			paxGNUSparseNumBlocks: "4\x00",
			paxGNUSparseMap:       "0,1,2,3",