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In bazel-land one can `bazel fetch //path/to/..` to pre fetch dependencies, is this possible with pants?

In a container build I'd like to:

1. install apt stuff
2. install pants
3. copy code
4. Fetch all dependencies 
5. generate package
I have a pile of things that diverge at step 5, step 4 would be fairly quick due to kaniko's caching.

Long term the proper solution is a google-cloud-run experiemental-deploy plugin then leaning into proper remote caching.

Currently this all happens in google cloud build.

<@U02KAN6061E> Did you add a feature or plugin to do something with fetching deps? Or was that to fetch externals?

Biscuits.... I think I was thinking about HTTP fetch or something

I was thinking about using `cargo vendor` the other day for the rust plugin; this seems like a similar case but user-facing! Can you file an issue/check if one exists? :bow: