def _set_fetcher_options(self, base):
        """
        When easy_install is about to run bdist_egg on a source dist, that
        source dist might have 'setup_requires' directives, requiring
        additional fetching. Ensure the fetcher options given to easy_install
        are available to that command as well.
        """
        # find the fetch options from easy_install and write them out
        # to the setup.cfg file.
        ei_opts = self.distribution.get_option_dict('easy_install').copy()
        fetch_directives = (
            'find_links',
            'site_dirs',
            'index_url',
            'optimize',
            'allow_hosts',
        )
        fetch_options = {}
        for key, val in ei_opts.items():
            if key not in fetch_directives:
                continue
            fetch_options[key] = val[1]
        # create a settings dictionary suitable for `edit_config`
        settings = dict(easy_install=fetch_options)
        cfg_filename = os.path.join(base, 'setup.cfg')
        setopt.edit_config(cfg_filename, settings)

        When easy_install is about to run bdist_egg on a source dist, that
        source dist might have 'setup_requires' directives, requiring
        additional fetching. Ensure the fetcher options given to easy_install
        are available to that command as well.
        
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/setuptools/command/easy_install.py