1 files changed, 54 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
index d273bc10..09066f8c 100644
--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ warnings.filterwarnings("default", category=pkg_resources.PEP440Warning)
 
 __all__ = [
     'samefile', 'easy_install', 'PthDistributions', 'extract_wininst_cfg',
-    'get_exe_prefixes',
+    'main', 'get_exe_prefixes',
 ]
 
 
@@ -2289,6 +2289,59 @@ def current_umask():
     return tmp
 
 
+def bootstrap():
+    # This function is called when setuptools*.egg is run using /bin/sh
+    import setuptools
+
+    argv0 = os.path.dirname(setuptools.__path__[0])
+    sys.argv[0] = argv0
+    sys.argv.append(argv0)
+    main()
+
+
+def main(argv=None, **kw):
+    from setuptools import setup
+    from setuptools.dist import Distribution
+
+    class DistributionWithoutHelpCommands(Distribution):
+        common_usage = ""
+
+        def _show_help(self, *args, **kw):
+            with _patch_usage():
+                Distribution._show_help(self, *args, **kw)
+
+    if argv is None:
+        argv = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    with _patch_usage():
+        setup(
+            script_args=['-q', 'easy_install', '-v'] + argv,
+            script_name=sys.argv[0] or 'easy_install',
+            distclass=DistributionWithoutHelpCommands,
+            **kw
+        )
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def _patch_usage():
+    import distutils.core
+    USAGE = textwrap.dedent("""
+        usage: %(script)s [options] requirement_or_url ...
+           or: %(script)s --help
+        """).lstrip()
+
+    def gen_usage(script_name):
+        return USAGE % dict(
+            script=os.path.basename(script_name),
+        )
+
+    saved = distutils.core.gen_usage
+    distutils.core.gen_usage = gen_usage
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        distutils.core.gen_usage = saved
+
 class EasyInstallDeprecationWarning(SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning):
     """Class for warning about deprecations in EasyInstall in SetupTools. Not ignored by default, unlike DeprecationWarning."""