2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 27116fd18297..84f578eec355 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ string drainFD(int fd)
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+AutoDelete::AutoDelete() : del{false} {}
+
 AutoDelete::AutoDelete(const string & p, bool recursive) : path(p)
 {
     del = true;
@@ -626,6 +628,12 @@ void AutoDelete::cancel()
     del = false;
 }
 
+void AutoDelete::reset(const Path & p, bool recursive = true) {
+    this-> p = p;
+    this->recursive = recursive;
+    del = true;
+}
+
 
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 23d01e9a6ca0..f4026a0a884b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ class AutoDelete
     bool del;
     bool recursive;
 public:
+    AutoDelete();
     AutoDelete(const Path & p, bool recursive = true);
     ~AutoDelete();
     void cancel();
+    void reset(const Path & p, bool recursive = true);
     operator Path() const { return path; }
 };