sub ba2bi2 { my @ba = reverse (@_, (0) x (4 - ( @_%4 || 4 ) ) ); my $result = Math::BigInt->new(0); $result *= 4294967296 , $result += $_ for map{ unpack 'N' , pack 'C4' , @ba[4*$_ .. 4*$_+3] } 0 .. ($#ba/4); return $result; }