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diff --git a/guix/build/utils.scm b/guix/build/utils.scm
index e872cfffd3..afcb71fae3 100644
--- a/guix/build/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/build/utils.scm
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
directory-exists?
executable-file?
symbolic-link?
+ call-with-temporary-output-file
call-with-ascii-input-file
elf-file?
ar-file?
@@ -198,6 +199,22 @@ introduce the version part."
"Return #t if FILE is a symbolic link (aka. \"symlink\".)"
(eq? (stat:type (lstat file)) 'symlink))
+(define (call-with-temporary-output-file proc)
+ "Call PROC with a name of a temporary file and open output port to that
+file; close the file and delete it when leaving the dynamic extent of this
+call."
+ (let* ((directory (or (getenv "TMPDIR") "/tmp"))
+ (template (string-append directory "/guix-file.XXXXXX"))
+ (out (mkstemp! template)))
+ (dynamic-wind
+ (lambda ()
+ #t)
+ (lambda ()
+ (proc template out))
+ (lambda ()
+ (false-if-exception (close out))
+ (false-if-exception (delete-file template))))))
+
(define (call-with-ascii-input-file file proc)
"Open FILE as an ASCII or binary file, and pass the resulting port to
PROC. FILE is closed when PROC's dynamic extent is left. Return the