diff --git a/qbs/imports/QtcProcessOutputReader/procoutputreader.js b/qbs/imports/QtcProcessOutputReader/procoutputreader.js
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+var Process = loadExtension("qbs.Process")
+
+function readOutput(executable, args)
+{
+    var p = new Process();
+    var output = "";
+    if (p.exec(executable, args, false) !== -1)
+        output = p.readStdOut().trim(); // Trailing newline.
+    p.close();
+    return output;
+}