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diff --git a/guix/utils.scm b/guix/utils.scm
index 7ab835e7f1..d7c37e37d1 100644
--- a/guix/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/utils.scm
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
gnu-triplet->nix-system
%current-system
+ version-compare
+ version>?
package-name->name+version))
@@ -422,6 +424,24 @@ returned by `config.guess'."
;; By default, this is equal to (gnu-triplet->nix-system %host-type).
(make-parameter %system))
+(define version-compare
+ (let ((strverscmp
+ (let ((sym (or (dynamic-func "strverscmp" (dynamic-link))
+ (error "could not find `strverscmp' (from GNU libc)"))))
+ (pointer->procedure int sym (list '* '*)))))
+ (lambda (a b)
+ "Return '> when A denotes a newer version than B,
+'< when A denotes a older version than B,
+or '= when they denote equal versions."
+ (let ((result (strverscmp (string->pointer a) (string->pointer b))))
+ (cond ((positive? result) '>)
+ ((negative? result) '<)
+ (else '=))))))
+
+(define (version>? a b)
+ "Return #t when A denotes a newer version than B."
+ (eq? '> (version-compare a b)))
+
(define (package-name->name+version name)
"Given NAME, a package name like \"foo-0.9.1b\", return two values:
\"foo\" and \"0.9.1b\". When the version part is unavailable, NAME and