initial import of the packaging package in the standard library
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/build.py b/Lib/packaging/command/build.py
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+"""Main build command, which calls the other build_* commands."""
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+from packaging.util import get_platform
+from packaging.command.cmd import Command
+from packaging.errors import PackagingOptionError
+from packaging.compiler import show_compilers
+
+
+class build(Command):
+
+    description = "build everything needed to install"
+
+    user_options = [
+        ('build-base=', 'b',
+         "base directory for build library"),
+        ('build-purelib=', None,
+         "build directory for platform-neutral distributions"),
+        ('build-platlib=', None,
+         "build directory for platform-specific distributions"),
+        ('build-lib=', None,
+         "build directory for all distribution (defaults to either " +
+         "build-purelib or build-platlib"),
+        ('build-scripts=', None,
+         "build directory for scripts"),
+        ('build-temp=', 't',
+         "temporary build directory"),
+        ('plat-name=', 'p',
+         "platform name to build for, if supported "
+         "(default: %s)" % get_platform()),
+        ('compiler=', 'c',
+         "specify the compiler type"),
+        ('debug', 'g',
+         "compile extensions and libraries with debugging information"),
+        ('force', 'f',
+         "forcibly build everything (ignore file timestamps)"),
+        ('executable=', 'e',
+         "specify final destination interpreter path (build.py)"),
+        ('use-2to3', None,
+         "use 2to3 to make source python 3.x compatible"),
+        ('convert-2to3-doctests', None,
+         "use 2to3 to convert doctests in seperate text files"),
+        ('use-2to3-fixers', None,
+         "list additional fixers opted for during 2to3 conversion"),
+        ]
+
+    boolean_options = ['debug', 'force']
+
+    help_options = [
+        ('help-compiler', None,
+         "list available compilers", show_compilers),
+        ]
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        self.build_base = 'build'
+        # these are decided only after 'build_base' has its final value
+        # (unless overridden by the user or client)
+        self.build_purelib = None
+        self.build_platlib = None
+        self.build_lib = None
+        self.build_temp = None
+        self.build_scripts = None
+        self.compiler = None
+        self.plat_name = None
+        self.debug = None
+        self.force = False
+        self.executable = None
+        self.use_2to3 = False
+        self.convert_2to3_doctests = None
+        self.use_2to3_fixers = None
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        if self.plat_name is None:
+            self.plat_name = get_platform()
+        else:
+            # plat-name only supported for windows (other platforms are
+            # supported via ./configure flags, if at all).  Avoid misleading
+            # other platforms.
+            if os.name != 'nt':
+                raise PackagingOptionError(
+                            "--plat-name only supported on Windows (try "
+                            "using './configure --help' on your platform)")
+
+        plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (self.plat_name, sys.version[0:3])
+
+        # Make it so Python 2.x and Python 2.x with --with-pydebug don't
+        # share the same build directories. Doing so confuses the build
+        # process for C modules
+        if hasattr(sys, 'gettotalrefcount'):
+            plat_specifier += '-pydebug'
+
+        # 'build_purelib' and 'build_platlib' just default to 'lib' and
+        # 'lib.<plat>' under the base build directory.  We only use one of
+        # them for a given distribution, though --
+        if self.build_purelib is None:
+            self.build_purelib = os.path.join(self.build_base, 'lib')
+        if self.build_platlib is None:
+            self.build_platlib = os.path.join(self.build_base,
+                                              'lib' + plat_specifier)
+
+        # 'build_lib' is the actual directory that we will use for this
+        # particular module distribution -- if user didn't supply it, pick
+        # one of 'build_purelib' or 'build_platlib'.
+        if self.build_lib is None:
+            if self.distribution.ext_modules:
+                self.build_lib = self.build_platlib
+            else:
+                self.build_lib = self.build_purelib
+
+        # 'build_temp' -- temporary directory for compiler turds,
+        # "build/temp.<plat>"
+        if self.build_temp is None:
+            self.build_temp = os.path.join(self.build_base,
+                                           'temp' + plat_specifier)
+        if self.build_scripts is None:
+            self.build_scripts = os.path.join(self.build_base,
+                                              'scripts-' + sys.version[0:3])
+
+        if self.executable is None:
+            self.executable = os.path.normpath(sys.executable)
+
+    def run(self):
+        # Run all relevant sub-commands.  This will be some subset of:
+        #  - build_py      - pure Python modules
+        #  - build_clib    - standalone C libraries
+        #  - build_ext     - Python extension modules
+        #  - build_scripts - Python scripts
+        for cmd_name in self.get_sub_commands():
+            self.run_command(cmd_name)
+
+    # -- Predicates for the sub-command list ---------------------------
+
+    def has_pure_modules(self):
+        return self.distribution.has_pure_modules()
+
+    def has_c_libraries(self):
+        return self.distribution.has_c_libraries()
+
+    def has_ext_modules(self):
+        return self.distribution.has_ext_modules()
+
+    def has_scripts(self):
+        return self.distribution.has_scripts()
+
+    sub_commands = [('build_py', has_pure_modules),
+                    ('build_clib', has_c_libraries),
+                    ('build_ext', has_ext_modules),
+                    ('build_scripts', has_scripts),
+                   ]