3 files changed, 40 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/bpkg/cfg-create.cxx b/bpkg/cfg-create.cxx
index 2fa001c..f56754a 100644
--- a/bpkg/cfg-create.cxx
+++ b/bpkg/cfg-create.cxx
@@ -112,38 +112,7 @@ namespace bpkg
 
     // Configure.
     //
-    {
-      cstrings args {"b"};
-
-      // Map verbosity level. If we are running quiet or at level 1,
-      // then run build2 quiet. Otherwise, run it at the same level
-      // as us.
-      //
-      string vl;
-      if (verb <= 1)
-        args.push_back ("-q");
-      else if (verb == 2)
-        args.push_back ("-v");
-      else
-      {
-        vl = to_string (verb);
-        args.push_back ("--verbose");
-        args.push_back (vl.c_str ());
-      }
-
-      // Add config vars.
-      //
-      for (const string& v: vars)
-        args.push_back (v.c_str ());
-
-      // Add buildspec.
-      //
-      string bspec ("configure(" + d.string () + "/)");
-      args.push_back (bspec.c_str ());
-
-      args.push_back (nullptr);
-      run (args);
-    }
+    run_b ("configure(" + d.string () + "/)", vars);
 
     // Create the database.
     //
diff --git a/bpkg/utility b/bpkg/utility
index d1aebb1..ffe5b94 100644
--- a/bpkg/utility
+++ b/bpkg/utility
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ namespace bpkg
   inline void
   run (const cstrings& args) {run (args.data ());}
 
+  // Run build2, mapping verbosity levels.
+  //
+  void
+  run_b (const string& buildspec, const strings& vars = strings ());
+
   // Call a function if there is an exception.
   //
 
diff --git a/bpkg/utility.cxx b/bpkg/utility.cxx
index d9e0413..b122545 100644
--- a/bpkg/utility.cxx
+++ b/bpkg/utility.cxx
@@ -150,5 +150,39 @@ namespace bpkg
     }
   }
 
+  void
+  run_b (const string& bspec, const strings& vars)
+  {
+    cstrings args {"b"};
+
+    // Map verbosity level. If we are running quiet or at level 1,
+    // then run build2 quiet. Otherwise, run it at the same level
+    // as us.
+    //
+    string vl;
+    if (verb <= 1)
+      args.push_back ("-q");
+    else if (verb == 2)
+      args.push_back ("-v");
+    else
+    {
+      vl = to_string (verb);
+      args.push_back ("--verbose");
+      args.push_back (vl.c_str ());
+    }
+
+    // Add config vars.
+    //
+    for (const string& v: vars)
+      args.push_back (v.c_str ());
+
+    // Add buildspec.
+    //
+    args.push_back (bspec.c_str ());
+
+    args.push_back (nullptr);
+    run (args);
+  }
+
   bool exception_unwinding_dtor = false;
 }