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diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/install_headers.py b/Lib/packaging/command/install_headers.py
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+"""Install C/C++ header files to the Python include directory."""
+
+from packaging.command.cmd import Command
+
+
+# XXX force is never used
+class install_headers(Command):
+
+    description = "install C/C++ header files"
+
+    user_options = [('install-dir=', 'd',
+                     "directory to install header files to"),
+                    ('force', 'f',
+                     "force installation (overwrite existing files)"),
+                   ]
+
+    boolean_options = ['force']
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        self.install_dir = None
+        self.force = False
+        self.outfiles = []
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        self.set_undefined_options('install_dist',
+                                   ('install_headers', 'install_dir'),
+                                   'force')
+
+    def run(self):
+        headers = self.distribution.headers
+        if not headers:
+            return
+
+        self.mkpath(self.install_dir)
+        for header in headers:
+            out = self.copy_file(header, self.install_dir)[0]
+            self.outfiles.append(out)
+
+    def get_inputs(self):
+        return self.distribution.headers or []
+
+    def get_outputs(self):
+        return self.outfiles