b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
	w := NewWriter(b)
	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
		_, err := w.Create("")
		if err != nil {
			t.Fatalf("Writer.Create failed: %s", err)
		}
	}
	if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("Writer.Close failed: %s", err)
	}
	r, err := NewReader(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()), int64(b.Len()))
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("NewReader failed: %s", err)
	}

		// Write the initial GNU header.
		var blk block
		gnu := blk.toGNU()
		sparse := gnu.sparse()
		copy(gnu.realSize(), size)
		sps = populateSparseMap(sparse, sps)
		if format != FormatUnknown {
			blk.setFormat(format)
		}
		out = append(out, blk[:]...)

		// Write extended sparse blocks.
		for len(sps) > 0 {
			var blk block

func TestReaderCopyNothing(t *testing.T) {
	type nErr struct {
		n   int64
		err error
	}
	type justReader struct {
		io.Reader
	}
	type justWriter struct {
		io.Writer
	}
	discard := justWriter{io.Discard} // hide ReadFrom

	var with, withOut nErr
	with.n, with.err = io.Copy(discard, NewReader(nil))
	withOut.n, withOut.err = io.Copy(discard, justReader{NewReader(nil)})