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+@echo off
+rem This script breaks when the version gets updated.
+rem Can someone else work a way around that?
+rem This script does not handle failure to make a directory
+rem nor a failure to download the curl.cab
+rem It also assumes that curl is downloaded to the users Desktop
+
+set DLPAGE=http://skanthak.homepage.t-online.de/download
+set CURLVERSION=curl-7.64.1.cab
+set LINK=%DLPAGE%/%CURLVERSION%
+rem grab the arch. We'll need this to extract files.
+reg Query "HKLM\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0" | find /i "x86" > NUL && set ARCH=i386|| set ARCH=amd64
+
+rem Check if curl exists
+curl --version 2>NUL 1>&2
+
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL == 9009 (
+    mkdir internal\curl >NUL
+    echo Fetching %LINK%
+    explorer %LINK%
+
+    rem we should wait until the file is downloaded, because explorer returns straight away
+    "%SystemRoot%\system32\expand.exe" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\%CURLVERSION%" /F:%ARCH%\* internal\curl
+
+    rem Add to path
+    PATH=%PATH%;%~dp0\internal\curl
+) ELSE (
+    echo "Found curl, continuing"
+)