+ m_lasterror=wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR;
+
+ // avoid unnecessary seek operations (optimization)
+ wxFileOffset currentPos = TellI(), size = GetLength();
+ if ((mode == wxFromStart && currentPos == pos) ||
+ (mode == wxFromCurrent && pos == 0) ||
+ (mode == wxFromEnd && size != wxInvalidOffset && currentPos == size-pos))
+ return currentPos;
+
+ if (!IsSeekable() && mode == wxFromCurrent && pos > 0)
+ {
+ // rather than seeking, we can just read data and discard it;
+ // this allows to forward-seek also non-seekable streams!
+ char buf[BUF_TEMP_SIZE];
+ size_t bytes_read;
+
+ // read chunks of BUF_TEMP_SIZE bytes until we reach the new position
+ for ( ; pos >= BUF_TEMP_SIZE; pos -= bytes_read)
+ {
+ bytes_read = Read(buf, WXSIZEOF(buf)).LastRead();
+ if ( m_lasterror != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR )
+ return wxInvalidOffset;
+
+ wxASSERT(bytes_read == WXSIZEOF(buf));
+ }
+
+ // read the last 'pos' bytes
+ bytes_read = Read(buf, (size_t)pos).LastRead();
+ if ( m_lasterror != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR )
+ return wxInvalidOffset;
+
+ wxASSERT(bytes_read == (size_t)pos);
+
+ // we should now have seeked to the right position...
+ return TellI();
+ }