diff --git a/src/alire-os_lib.adb b/src/alire-os_lib.adb
index beccd5f4..46e78f7d 100644
--- a/src/alire-os_lib.adb
+++ b/src/alire-os_lib.adb
@@ -177,10 +177,32 @@ package body Alire.OS_Lib is
       Code : constant Integer := Spawn (Command, Arguments, Understands_Verbose, Force_Quiet);
    begin
       if Code /= 0 then
-         raise Program_Error with "Exit code:" & Code'Image;
+         raise Program_Error with "Exit code:" & Code'Img;
       end if;
    end Spawn;
 
+   ------------------------
+   -- Spawn_And_Redirect --
+   ------------------------
+
+   procedure Spawn_And_Redirect (Out_File   : String;
+                                 Command    : String;
+                                 Arguments  : String := "";
+                                 Err_To_Out : Boolean := False)
+   is
+      File : constant File_Descriptor := Create_File (Out_File, Text);
+      Code : Integer;
+   begin
+      Spawn (Locate_In_Path (Command),
+             Argument_String_To_List (Arguments).all,
+             File, Code, Err_To_Out);
+      Close (File);
+
+      if Code /= 0 then
+         raise Program_Error with "Exit code:" & Code'Img;
+      end if;
+   end Spawn_And_Redirect;
+
    ------------------
    -- Spawn_Bypass --
    ------------------
diff --git a/src/alire-os_lib.ads b/src/alire-os_lib.ads
index 6efa04e6..5dd52ef1 100644
--- a/src/alire-os_lib.ads
+++ b/src/alire-os_lib.ads
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ package Alire.OS_Lib is
                            Arguments : String := "");
    --  Direct launch, without any shenanigangs on output, for example for respawning the canonical version
 
+   procedure Spawn_And_Redirect (Out_File   : String;
+                                 Command    : String;
+                                 Arguments  : String := "";
+                                 Err_To_Out : Boolean := False);
+
    type Folder_Guard (<>) is limited private;
    --  use this type in conjunction with Enter_Folder to ensure that
    --  the CWD is modified and restored when creating/destroying the Folder_Guard