hdrsize=`expr 8 + 16 \* $il + $dl`
o=`expr $o + $hdrsize`
-dd if=$pkg ibs=$o skip=1 2>/dev/null | gunzip
+comp=`dd if="$pkg" ibs=$o skip=1 count=1 2>/dev/null \
+ | dd bs=3 count=1 2>/dev/null`
+
+gz="`echo . | awk '{ printf("%c%c", 0x1f, 0x8b); }'`"
+lzma="`echo . | awk '{ printf("%cLZ", 0xff); }'`"
+case "$comp" in
+ BZh) dd if="$pkg" ibs=$o skip=1 2>/dev/null | bunzip2 ;;
+ "$gz"*) dd if="$pkg" ibs=$o skip=1 2>/dev/null | gunzip ;;
+ "$lzma"*) dd if="$pkg" ibs=$o skip=1 2>/dev/null | unlzma ;;
+ *) echo "Unrecognized rpm file: $pkg"; return 1 ;;
+esac