hdr.Typeflag = v7.typeFlag()[0]
	hdr.Name = p.parseString(v7.name())
	hdr.Linkname = p.parseString(v7.linkName())
	hdr.Size = p.parseNumeric(v7.size())
	hdr.Mode = p.parseNumeric(v7.mode())
	hdr.Uid = int(p.parseNumeric(v7.uid()))
	hdr.Gid = int(p.parseNumeric(v7.gid()))
	hdr.ModTime = time.Unix(p.parseNumeric(v7.modTime()), 0)

	// Unpack format specific fields.
	if format > formatV7 {
		ustar := tr.blk.toUSTAR()

	}

	for _, v := range vectors {
		var p parser
		got := p.parseNumeric([]byte(v.in))
		ok := (p.err == nil)
		if ok != v.ok {
			if v.ok {
				t.Errorf("parseNumeric(%q): got parsing failure, want success", v.in)
			} else {
				t.Errorf("parseNumeric(%q): got parsing success, want failure", v.in)
			}
		}
		if ok && got != v.want {
			t.Errorf("parseNumeric(%q): got %d, want %d", v.in, got, v.want)
		}
	}
}

	binBits := uint(n-1) * 8
	return n >= 9 || (x >= -1<<binBits && x < 1<<binBits)
}

// parseNumeric parses the input as being encoded in either base-256 or octal.
// This function may return negative numbers.
// If parsing fails or an integer overflow occurs, err will be set.
func (p *parser) parseNumeric(b []byte) int64 {
	// Check for base-256 (binary) format first.