diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/substitute/substitute.sh b/pkgs/build-support/substitute/substitute.sh
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+++ b/pkgs/build-support/substitute/substitute.sh
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+substitute() {
+    input=$1
+    output=$2
+
+    params=("$@")
+
+    sedArgs=()
+    
+    for ((n = 2; n < ${#params[*]}; n += 1)); do
+        p=${params[$n]}
+
+        if test "$p" = "--replace"; then
+            pattern=${params[$((n + 1))]}
+            replacement=${params[$((n + 2))]}
+            n=$((n + 2))
+            sedArgs=("${sedArgs[@]}" "-e" "s^$pattern^$replacement^g")
+        fi
+
+        if test "$p" = "--subst-var"; then
+            varName=${params[$((n + 1))]}
+            n=$((n + 1))
+            sedArgs=("${sedArgs[@]}" "-e" "s^@${varName}@^${!varName}^g")
+        fi
+
+    done
+
+    sed "${sedArgs[@]}" < "$input" > "$output".tmp
+    if test -x "$output"; then
+        chmod +x "$output".tmp
+    fi
+    mv -f "$output".tmp "$output"
+}
+
+
+substituteInPlace() {
+    fileName="$1"
+    shift
+    substitute "$fileName" "$fileName" "$@"
+}