--- ez_setup.py~	2007-09-10 12:36:30.000000000 -0600
+++ ez_setup.py	2007-09-18 15:15:23.000000000 -0600
@@ -95,13 +95,9 @@
         pkg_resources.require("setuptools>="+version)
 
     except pkg_resources.VersionConflict, e:
-        # XXX could we install in a subprocess here?
-        print >>sys.stderr, (
-            "The required version of setuptools (>=%s) is not available, and\n"
-            "can't be installed while this script is running. Please install\n"
-            " a more recent version first.\n\n(Currently using %r)"
-        ) % (version, e.args[0])
-        sys.exit(2)
+        egg = download_setuptools(version, download_base, to_dir, download_delay)
+        sys.path.insert(0, egg)
+        reload(setuptools); setuptools.bootstrap_install_from = egg
 
 def download_setuptools(
     version=DEFAULT_VERSION, download_base=DEFAULT_URL, to_dir=os.curdir,