header

# File lib/rubygems/package/tar_header.rb, line 197
  def header(checksum = @checksum)
    header = [
      name,
      oct(mode, 7),
      oct(uid, 7),
      oct(gid, 7),
      oct(size, 11),
      oct(mtime, 11),
      checksum,
      " ",
      typeflag,
      linkname,
      magic,
      oct(version, 2),
      uname,
      gname,
      oct(devmajor, 7),
      oct(devminor, 7),
      prefix
    ]

    header = header.pack PACK_FORMAT

    header << ("\00"" * ((512 - header.size) % 512))
  end