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diff --git a/perl-install/common.pm b/perl-install/common.pm
index f3aa17273..9ffb01ea1 100644
--- a/perl-install/common.pm
+++ b/perl-install/common.pm
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ sub join_lines {
}
+sub read_alternative {
+ my ($name) = @_;
+ my $alt = readlink("$::prefix/etc/alternatives/$name");
+ $alt && $::prefix . $alt;
+}
+
sub set_alternative {
my ($command, $executable) = @_;