2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Dependencies.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Dependencies.h
index 96fe1031a..6e7d73d8b 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Dependencies.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Dependencies.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace vcpkg::Dependencies
 
     struct PackageSpecWithInstallPlan
     {
+        static bool compare_by_name(const PackageSpecWithInstallPlan* left, const PackageSpecWithInstallPlan* right);
+
         PackageSpecWithInstallPlan(const PackageSpec& spec, InstallPlanAction&& plan);
 
         PackageSpec spec;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Dependencies.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Dependencies.cpp
index 05d75bffa..b28138184 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Dependencies.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Dependencies.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ namespace vcpkg::Dependencies
 
     InstallPlanAction::InstallPlanAction(const InstallPlanType& plan_type, Optional<BinaryParagraph> binary_pgh, Optional<SourceParagraph> source_pgh)
         : plan_type(std::move(plan_type)), binary_pgh(std::move(binary_pgh)), source_pgh(std::move(source_pgh)) { }
+    bool PackageSpecWithInstallPlan::compare_by_name(const PackageSpecWithInstallPlan* left, const PackageSpecWithInstallPlan* right)
+    {
+        return left->spec.name() < right->spec.name();
+    }
 
     PackageSpecWithInstallPlan::PackageSpecWithInstallPlan(const PackageSpec& spec, InstallPlanAction&& plan) : spec(spec), plan(std::move(plan)) { }