def run_command(self, command):
        """Do whatever it takes to run a command (including nothing at all,
        if the command has already been run).  Specifically: if we have
        already created and run the command named by 'command', return
        silently without doing anything.  If the command named by 'command'
        doesn't even have a command object yet, create one.  Then invoke
        'run()' on that command object (or an existing one).
        """
        # Already been here, done that? then return silently.
        if self.have_run.get(command):
            return

        log.info("running %s", command)
        cmd_obj = self.get_command_obj(command)
        cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
        cmd_obj.run()
        self.have_run[command] = 1
Do whatever it takes to run a command (including nothing at all,
        if the command has already been run).  Specifically: if we have
        already created and run the command named by 'command', return
        silently without doing anything.  If the command named by 'command'
        doesn't even have a command object yet, create one.  Then invoke
        'run()' on that command object (or an existing one).
        
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py