bug#27180: [PATCH core-updates] utils: Add helper method to invoke programs.

[Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>]

* guix/build/utils.scm (invoke): New variable.
---
 guix/build/utils.scm | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/guix/build/utils.scm b/guix/build/utils.scm
index 6d3c29d00..b2307d9d6 100644
--- a/guix/build/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/build/utils.scm
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
             fold-port-matches
             remove-store-references
             wrap-program
+            invoke
 
             locale-category->string))
 
@@ -1058,6 +1059,13 @@ with definitions for VARS."
         (chmod prog-tmp #o755)
         (rename-file prog-tmp prog))))
 
+(define invoke
+  "Invokes the program (array-ref ARGS 0) and gives it ARGS.
+   If the exit code is non-zero, raises an error."
+  (lambda args
+    (if (not (zero? (system* args)))
+      (error (format #f "Failed to invoke ~a" args)))))
+
 \f
 ;;;
 ;;; Locales.