1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
index fe07aee9d..997598def 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ module Hardware
       def feature?(name)
         features.include?(name)
       end
+
+      def can_run?(arch)
+        if is_32_bit?
+          arch_32_bit == arch
+        elsif intel?
+          [:i386, :x86_64].include? arch
+        elsif ppc?
+          [:ppc, :ppc64].include? arch
+        else
+          false
+        end
+      end
     end
   end