diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index ef611695c..ed9e8f376 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-07-14  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
+
+	* util.c (get_compression_type): Use an enumeration instead of
+	an int for the return type.
+	* util.h: Likewise.
+
 2005-07-13  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
 	* view.c: Always call display() before close_error_pipe() to make
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index f65ce1941..48aee1349 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -894,11 +894,8 @@ char *get_current_wd (char *buffer, int size)
 }
 #endif /* !USE_VFS */
 
-/* This function returns 0 if the file is not in not compressed by
- * one of the supported compressors (gzip, bzip, bzip2).  Otherwise,
- * the compression type is returned, as defined in util.h
- * Warning: this function moves the current file pointer */
-int get_compression_type (int fd)
+enum compression_type
+get_compression_type (int fd)
 {
     unsigned char magic[4];
 
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index d38e3d5b2..9c66c7052 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -181,14 +181,16 @@ int mc_mkstemps(char **pname, const char *prefix, const char *suffix);
 
 char *mc_realpath(const char *path, char resolved_path[]);
 
-enum {
+enum compression_type {
 	COMPRESSION_NONE,
 	COMPRESSION_GZIP,
 	COMPRESSION_BZIP,
 	COMPRESSION_BZIP2
 };
 
-int get_compression_type (int fd);
+/* Looks for ``magic'' bytes at the start of the VFS file to guess the
+ * compression type. Side effect: modifies the file position. */
+enum compression_type get_compression_type (int fd);
 const char *decompress_extension (int type);
 
 /* Hook functions */