diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index d5c7ec31c..2803ad902 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 0.49pre
-	 
+
+	* Glenn McGrath -- new 'dpkg-deb' command 
 	* me -- md5sum was broken.  Now fixed.
 	* Matt Kraai -- new sort.c
 
diff --git a/Config.h b/Config.h
index c156d949c..e3bc731b0 100644
--- a/Config.h
+++ b/Config.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define BB_DIRNAME
 #define BB_DMESG
 #define BB_DOS2UNIX
+#define BB_DPKG_DEB
 #define BB_DUTMP
 #define BB_DU
 #define BB_DUMPKMAP
@@ -327,6 +328,18 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 //
+#ifdef BB_DPKG_DEB
+#ifndef BB_AR
+#define BB_AR
+#endif
+#ifndef BB_TAR
+#define BB_TAR
+#endif 
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
+#define BB_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
+#endif
+#endif
+//
 #ifdef BB_TAR
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
 #ifndef BB_GUNZIP
diff --git a/applets.h b/applets.h
index fe8c59782..4837cb564 100644
--- a/applets.h
+++ b/applets.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ const struct BB_applet applets[] = {
 #ifdef BB_DOS2UNIX
 	APPLET("dos2unix", dos2unix_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, dos2unix_usage)
 #endif
+#ifdef BB_DPKG_DEB
+	APPLET("dpkg-deb", dpkg_deb_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, dpkg_deb_usage)
+#endif
 #ifdef BB_DU
 	APPLET("du", du_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, du_usage)
 #endif
diff --git a/applets/usage.c b/applets/usage.c
index b904e0c7c..e92b87a9c 100644
--- a/applets/usage.c
+++ b/applets/usage.c
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ const char dos2unix_usage[] =
 	;
 #endif
 
+#if defined BB_DPKG_DEB
+const char dpkg_deb_usage[] =
+        "dpkg-deb [-cexX] file directory"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+	"Perform actions on debian packages (.debs)\n"
+	"Options:\n"
+	"\t-c\tList contents of filesystem tree\n"
+	"\t-e\tExtract control files to directory\n"	
+	"\t-x\tExctract packages filesystem tree to directory\n"
+	"\t-X\tVerbose extract\n"
+#endif
+	;
+#endif
+
 #if defined BB_DU
 const char du_usage[] =
 	"du [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n"
diff --git a/ar.c b/ar.c
index bd54bb6b8..596574e6a 100644
--- a/ar.c
+++ b/ar.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct ar_headers_s {
 /*
  * return the headerL_t struct for the filename descriptor
  */
-static ar_headers_t get_headers(int srcFd)
+extern ar_headers_t get_headers(int srcFd)
 {
 	typedef struct raw_ar_header_s {	/* Byte Offset */
 		char name[16];	/*  0-15 */
diff --git a/archival/ar.c b/archival/ar.c
index bd54bb6b8..596574e6a 100644
--- a/archival/ar.c
+++ b/archival/ar.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct ar_headers_s {
 /*
  * return the headerL_t struct for the filename descriptor
  */
-static ar_headers_t get_headers(int srcFd)
+extern ar_headers_t get_headers(int srcFd)
 {
 	typedef struct raw_ar_header_s {	/* Byte Offset */
 		char name[16];	/*  0-15 */
diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 04e351e37..4971e4775 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct TarInfo
 typedef struct TarInfo TarInfo;
 
 /* Local procedures to restore files from a tar file.  */
-static int readTarFile(int tarFd, int extractFlag, int listFlag, 
+extern int readTarFile(int tarFd, int extractFlag, int listFlag, 
 		int tostdoutFlag, int verboseFlag, char** extractList,
 		char** excludeList);
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void child_died()
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
-static int tar_unzip_init(int tarFd)
+extern int tar_unzip_init(int tarFd)
 {
 	int child_pid;
 	static int unzip_pipe[2];
diff --git a/include/applets.h b/include/applets.h
index fe8c59782..4837cb564 100644
--- a/include/applets.h
+++ b/include/applets.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ const struct BB_applet applets[] = {
 #ifdef BB_DOS2UNIX
 	APPLET("dos2unix", dos2unix_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, dos2unix_usage)
 #endif
+#ifdef BB_DPKG_DEB
+	APPLET("dpkg-deb", dpkg_deb_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, dpkg_deb_usage)
+#endif
 #ifdef BB_DU
 	APPLET("du", du_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, du_usage)
 #endif
diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 04e351e37..4971e4775 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct TarInfo
 typedef struct TarInfo TarInfo;
 
 /* Local procedures to restore files from a tar file.  */
-static int readTarFile(int tarFd, int extractFlag, int listFlag, 
+extern int readTarFile(int tarFd, int extractFlag, int listFlag, 
 		int tostdoutFlag, int verboseFlag, char** extractList,
 		char** excludeList);
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void child_died()
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
-static int tar_unzip_init(int tarFd)
+extern int tar_unzip_init(int tarFd)
 {
 	int child_pid;
 	static int unzip_pipe[2];
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index b904e0c7c..e92b87a9c 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ const char dos2unix_usage[] =
 	;
 #endif
 
+#if defined BB_DPKG_DEB
+const char dpkg_deb_usage[] =
+        "dpkg-deb [-cexX] file directory"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+	"Perform actions on debian packages (.debs)\n"
+	"Options:\n"
+	"\t-c\tList contents of filesystem tree\n"
+	"\t-e\tExtract control files to directory\n"	
+	"\t-x\tExctract packages filesystem tree to directory\n"
+	"\t-X\tVerbose extract\n"
+#endif
+	;
+#endif
+
 #if defined BB_DU
 const char du_usage[] =
 	"du [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n"