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diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh
index 3c996dac..675e75de 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ in_array() {
return 1 # Not Found
}
+# tests if a variable is an array
+is_array() {
+ local v=$1
+ local ret=1
+
+ # this function requires extglob - save current options to restore later
+ local shellopts=$(shopt -p)
+ shopt -s extglob
+
+ if [[ $(declare -p "$i") == declare\ -*([[:alnum:]])a*([[:alnum:]])\ * ]]; then
+ ret=0
+ fi
+
+ eval "$shellopts"
+ return $ret
+}
+
# Canonicalize a directory path if it exists
canonicalize_path() {
local path="$1";