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diff --git a/setuptools/command/depends.py b/setuptools/command/depends.py
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+from distutils.cmd import Command
+import os
+
+class depends(Command):
+    """Download and install dependencies, if needed"""
+
+    description = "download and install dependencies, if needed"
+
+    user_options = [
+        ('temp=', 't',
+         "directory where dependencies will be downloaded and built"),
+        ('ignore-extra-args', 'i',
+         "ignore options that won't be passed to child setup scripts"),
+    ]
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        self.temp = None
+        self.install_purelib = self.install_platlib = None
+        self.install_lib     = self.install_libbase = None
+        self.install_scripts = self.install_data = self.install_headers = None
+        self.compiler = self.debug = self.force = None
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        self.set_undefined_options('build',('build_temp', 'temp'))
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.announce("downloading and building here")