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+#
+# This helper transforms files with wrong perl path to the correct
+# one pointing at PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/perl.
+#
+
+perl_transform_file()
+{
+	local files="$@"
+
+	[ -z "$files" ] && exit 1
+
+	for f in ${files}; do
+		[ ! -f $f ] && continue
+		$sed_cmd -e "s|^#!.*/usr/bin/perl|#!$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/perl|" \
+			$f > $f.in && $mv_cmd -f $f.in $f && \
+		echo "=> Transformed $(basename $f) with correct path."
+	done
+}