1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py b/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
index 7f6773266d..f456a5edf1 100644
--- a/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
+++ b/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'fix_darwin_install_name',
     'force_remove',
     'force_symlink',
+    'hide_files',
     'install',
     'install_tree',
     'is_exe',
@@ -257,6 +258,18 @@ def working_dir(dirname, **kwargs):
     os.chdir(orig_dir)
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def hide_files(*file_list):
+    try:
+        baks = ['%s.bak' % f for f in file_list]
+        for f, bak in zip(file_list, baks):
+            shutil.move(f, bak)
+        yield
+    finally:
+        for f, bak in zip(file_list, baks):
+            shutil.move(bak, f)
+
+
 def touch(path):
     """Creates an empty file at the specified path."""
     with open(path, 'a'):