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diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_support.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_support.rb
index 2430c31b0..c76ed39f3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_support.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_support.rb
@@ -55,3 +55,23 @@ EOS
     end.strip
   end
 end
+
+# Used to annotate formulae that don't require compiling or cannot build bottle.
+class BottleDisableReason
+  def initialize(type, reason)
+    @type = type
+    @reason = reason
+  end
+
+  def unneeded?
+    @type == :unneeded
+  end
+
+  def to_s
+    if @type == :unneeded
+      "This formula doesn't require compiling."
+    else
+      @reason
+    end
+  end
+end