diff --git a/install.zsh b/install.zsh
index 9bce967..f6634d1 100755
--- a/install.zsh
+++ b/install.zsh
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@ typeset -A interpreter_checked
 have_dependency() {
 	if [[ ! $interpreter_checked[$1] ]]; then
 		check "Checking for $1… "
-		if which $1 &> /dev/null; then
-			succeed
-			interpreter_checked[$1]=1
-			return 0
-		else
-			fail "not found in path"
-			return 1
-		fi
+		for variant in ${(s.|.)1}; do
+			if which $variant &> /dev/null; then
+				succeed
+				interpreter_checked[$1]=1
+				return 0
+			fi
+		done
+		fail "not found in path"
+		return 1
 	fi
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/common.zsh b/lib/common.zsh
index d18c1d5..726aba6 100644
--- a/lib/common.zsh
+++ b/lib/common.zsh
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ exists() {
 	type "$1" &>/dev/null
 }
 
+alternative() {
+	if ! exists $1; then eval "$1(){ $2 \$@}"; fi
+}
+
+alternative-noparam() {
+	if ! exists $1; then eval "$1(){ $2 }"; fi
+}
+
 depend() {
 	local missing
 	local i