--- a/src/utils.cc
+++ b/src/utils.cc
@@ -598,6 +598,16 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * See if there is an octave file in the path.  If so, return the
+ * full path to the file.
+ */
+char *
+oct_file_in_path (const char *name)
+{
+  return file_in_path (name, ".oct");
+}
+
+/*
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