+#ifdef WIN32
+static
+ssize_t pread (int fd, void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
+{
+ HANDLE handle = (HANDLE)(intptr_t)_get_osfhandle (fd);
+ if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+ return -1;
+
+ OVERLAPPED olap = { .Offset = offset, .OffsetHigh = (offset >> 32), };
+ DWORD written;
+ /* This braindead API will override the file pointer even if we specify
+ * an explicit read offset... So do not expect this to mix well with
+ * regular read() calls. */
+ if (ReadFile (handle, buf, count, &written, &olap))
+ return written;
+ return -1;