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diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
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index 6d85a31..cd9f9ac 100755
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--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
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+++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
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@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ class easy_install(Command):
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          "allow building eggs from local checkouts"),
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         ('version', None, "print version information and exit"),
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         ('no-find-links', None,
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-         "Don't load find-links defined in packages being installed")
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+         "Don't load find-links defined in packages being installed"),
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+        ('executable=', 'e',
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+         "specify final destination interpreter path")
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     ]
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     boolean_options = [
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         'zip-ok', 'multi-version', 'exclude-scripts', 'upgrade', 'always-copy',
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@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ class easy_install(Command):
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         self.distribution._set_command_options(
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             self, self.distribution.get_option_dict('easy_install')
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         )
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+        self.executable = None
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     def delete_blockers(self, blockers):
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         extant_blockers = (
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@@ -359,6 +362,8 @@ class easy_install(Command):
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                 "No urls, filenames, or requirements specified (see --help)")
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         self.outputs = []
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+        if self.executable is None:
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+            self.executable = os.path.normpath(sys.executable)
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     def _fix_install_dir_for_user_site(self):
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         """
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@@ -786,7 +791,8 @@ class easy_install(Command):
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     def install_wrapper_scripts(self, dist):
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         if self.exclude_scripts:
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             return
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-        for args in ScriptWriter.best().get_args(dist):
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+        for args in ScriptWriter.best().get_args(
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+            dist, executable=self.executable):
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             self.write_script(*args)
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     def install_script(self, dist, script_name, script_text, dev_path=None):
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@@ -972,7 +978,7 @@ class easy_install(Command):
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         # delete entry-point scripts to avoid duping
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         self.delete_blockers([
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             os.path.join(script_dir, args[0])
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-            for args in ScriptWriter.get_args(dist)
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+            for args in ScriptWriter.get_args(dist, executable=self.executable)
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         ])
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         # Build .egg file from tmpdir
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         bdist_egg.make_zipfile(
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@@ -2042,13 +2048,13 @@ class ScriptWriter(object):
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         return cmd.as_header()
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     @classmethod
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-    def get_args(cls, dist, header=None):
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+    def get_args(cls, dist, header=None, executable=None):
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         """
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         Yield write_script() argument tuples for a distribution's
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         console_scripts and gui_scripts entry points.
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         """
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         if header is None:
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-            header = cls.get_header()
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+            header = cls.get_header(executable=executable)
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         spec = str(dist.as_requirement())
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         for type_ in 'console', 'gui':
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             group = type_ + '_scripts'
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diff --git a/setuptools/command/install.py b/setuptools/command/install.py
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index 31a5ddb..e468d05 100644
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--- a/setuptools/command/install.py
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+++ b/setuptools/command/install.py
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@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class install(orig.install):
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         cmd = easy_install(
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             self.distribution, args="x", root=self.root, record=self.record,
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+            executable=self.executable,
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         )
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         cmd.ensure_finalized()  # finalize before bdist_egg munges install cmd
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         cmd.always_copy_from = '.'  # make sure local-dir eggs get installed
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diff --git a/setuptools/command/install_scripts.py b/setuptools/command/install_scripts.py
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index 1623427..570415d 100755
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--- a/setuptools/command/install_scripts.py
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+++ b/setuptools/command/install_scripts.py
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@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class install_scripts(orig.install_scripts):
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             ei_cmd.egg_base, PathMetadata(ei_cmd.egg_base, ei_cmd.egg_info),
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             ei_cmd.egg_name, ei_cmd.egg_version,
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         )
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-        bs_cmd = self.get_finalized_command('build_scripts')
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+        bs_cmd = (self.get_finalized_command('build_scripts', create=False) or
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+                  self.get_finalized_command('install'))
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         exec_param = getattr(bs_cmd, 'executable', None)
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         bw_cmd = self.get_finalized_command("bdist_wininst")
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         is_wininst = getattr(bw_cmd, '_is_running', False)