diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index e9f1264..13f953f 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -369,100 +369,102 @@ proc installFromDir(dir: string, latest: bool, options: Options,
   # Dependencies need to be processed before the creation of the pkg dir.
   result.paths = processDeps(pkginfo, deps_options)
 
-  if not options.depsOnly:
-    echo("Installing ", pkginfo.name, "-", pkginfo.version)
+  if options.depsOnly:
+    result.pkg = pkgInfo
+    return result
 
-    # Build before removing an existing package (if one exists). This way
-    # if the build fails then the old package will still be installed.
-    if pkgInfo.bin.len > 0: buildFromDir(pkgInfo, result.paths, true)
+  echo("Installing ", pkginfo.name, "-", pkginfo.version)
 
-    let versionStr = (if latest: "" else: '-' & pkgInfo.version)
-    let pkgDestDir = pkgsDir / (pkgInfo.name & versionStr)
-    if existsDir(pkgDestDir) and existsFile(pkgDestDir / "nimblemeta.json"):
-      if not options.prompt(pkgInfo.name & versionStr &
-            " already exists. Overwrite?"):
-        quit(QuitSuccess)
-      removePkgDir(pkgDestDir, options)
-      # Remove any symlinked binaries
-      for bin in pkgInfo.bin:
-        # TODO: Check that this binary belongs to the package being installed.
-        when defined(windows):
-          removeFile(binDir / bin.changeFileExt("cmd"))
-          removeFile(binDir / bin.changeFileExt(""))
-          # TODO: Remove this later.
-          # Remove .bat file too from previous installs.
-          removeFile(binDir / bin.changeFileExt("bat"))
-        else:
-          removeFile(binDir / bin)
+  # Build before removing an existing package (if one exists). This way
+  # if the build fails then the old package will still be installed.
+  if pkgInfo.bin.len > 0: buildFromDir(pkgInfo, result.paths, true)
 
-    ## Will contain a list of files which have been installed.
-    var filesInstalled: HashSet[string]
+  let versionStr = (if latest: "" else: '-' & pkgInfo.version)
+  let pkgDestDir = pkgsDir / (pkgInfo.name & versionStr)
+  if existsDir(pkgDestDir) and existsFile(pkgDestDir / "nimblemeta.json"):
+    if not options.prompt(pkgInfo.name & versionStr &
+          " already exists. Overwrite?"):
+      quit(QuitSuccess)
+    removePkgDir(pkgDestDir, options)
+    # Remove any symlinked binaries
+    for bin in pkgInfo.bin:
+      # TODO: Check that this binary belongs to the package being installed.
+      when defined(windows):
+        removeFile(binDir / bin.changeFileExt("cmd"))
+        removeFile(binDir / bin.changeFileExt(""))
+        # TODO: Remove this later.
+        # Remove .bat file too from previous installs.
+        removeFile(binDir / bin.changeFileExt("bat"))
+      else:
+        removeFile(binDir / bin)
 
-    createDir(pkgDestDir)
-    if pkgInfo.bin.len > 0:
-      createDir(binDir)
-      # Copy all binaries and files that are not skipped
-      filesInstalled = copyFilesRec(realDir, realDir, pkgDestDir, options,
-                                    pkgInfo)
-      # Set file permissions to +x for all binaries built,
-      # and symlink them on *nix OS' to $nimbleDir/bin/
-      for bin in pkgInfo.bin:
-        if not existsFile(pkgDestDir / bin):
-          filesInstalled.incl copyFileD(pkgInfo.getOutputDir(bin),
-              pkgDestDir / bin)
+  ## Will contain a list of files which have been installed.
+  var filesInstalled: HashSet[string]
 
-        let currentPerms = getFilePermissions(pkgDestDir / bin)
-        setFilePermissions(pkgDestDir / bin, currentPerms + {fpUserExec})
-        let cleanBin = bin.extractFilename
-        when defined(unix):
-          # TODO: Verify that we are removing an old bin of this package, not
-          # some other package's binary!
-          if existsFile(binDir / cleanBin): removeFile(binDir / cleanBin)
-          echo("Creating symlink: ", pkgDestDir / bin, " -> ", binDir / cleanBin)
-          createSymlink(pkgDestDir / bin, binDir / cleanBin)
-        elif defined(windows):
-          # There is a bug on XP, described here:
-          # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2182568/batch-script-is-not-executed-if-chcp-was-called
-          # But this workaround brokes code page on newer systems, so we need to detect OS version
-          var osver = OSVERSIONINFO()
-          osver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = cast[DWORD](sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO))
-          if GetVersionExA(osver) == WINBOOL(0):
-            raise newException(NimbleError,
-              "Can't detect OS version: GetVersionExA call failed")
-          let fixChcp = osver.dwMajorVersion <= 5
+  createDir(pkgDestDir)
+  if pkgInfo.bin.len > 0:
+    createDir(binDir)
+    # Copy all binaries and files that are not skipped
+    filesInstalled = copyFilesRec(realDir, realDir, pkgDestDir, options,
+                                  pkgInfo)
+    # Set file permissions to +x for all binaries built,
+    # and symlink them on *nix OS' to $nimbleDir/bin/
+    for bin in pkgInfo.bin:
+      if not existsFile(pkgDestDir / bin):
+        filesInstalled.incl copyFileD(pkgInfo.getOutputDir(bin),
+            pkgDestDir / bin)
 
-          let dest = binDir / cleanBin.changeFileExt("cmd")
-          echo("Creating stub: ", pkgDestDir / bin, " -> ", dest)
-          var contents = "@"
-          if options.config.chcp:
-            if fixChcp:
-              contents.add "chcp 65001 > nul && "
-            else: contents.add "chcp 65001 > nul\n@"
-          contents.add "\"" & pkgDestDir / bin & "\" %*\n"
-          writeFile(dest, contents)
-          # For bash on Windows (Cygwin/Git bash).
-          let bashDest = dest.changeFileExt("")
-          echo("Creating Cygwin stub: ", pkgDestDir / bin, " -> ", bashDest)
-          writeFile(bashDest, "\"$(cygpath '" & pkgDestDir / bin & "')\" \"$@\"\l")
-        else:
-          {.error: "Sorry, your platform is not supported.".}
-    else:
-      filesInstalled = copyFilesRec(realDir, realDir, pkgDestDir, options,
-                                    pkgInfo)
+      let currentPerms = getFilePermissions(pkgDestDir / bin)
+      setFilePermissions(pkgDestDir / bin, currentPerms + {fpUserExec})
+      let cleanBin = bin.extractFilename
+      when defined(unix):
+        # TODO: Verify that we are removing an old bin of this package, not
+        # some other package's binary!
+        if existsFile(binDir / cleanBin): removeFile(binDir / cleanBin)
+        echo("Creating symlink: ", pkgDestDir / bin, " -> ", binDir / cleanBin)
+        createSymlink(pkgDestDir / bin, binDir / cleanBin)
+      elif defined(windows):
+        # There is a bug on XP, described here:
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2182568/batch-script-is-not-executed-if-chcp-was-called
+        # But this workaround brokes code page on newer systems, so we need to detect OS version
+        var osver = OSVERSIONINFO()
+        osver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = cast[DWORD](sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO))
+        if GetVersionExA(osver) == WINBOOL(0):
+          raise newException(NimbleError,
+            "Can't detect OS version: GetVersionExA call failed")
+        let fixChcp = osver.dwMajorVersion <= 5
 
-    # Save a nimblemeta.json file.
-    saveNimbleMeta(pkgDestDir, url, filesInstalled)
+        let dest = binDir / cleanBin.changeFileExt("cmd")
+        echo("Creating stub: ", pkgDestDir / bin, " -> ", dest)
+        var contents = "@"
+        if options.config.chcp:
+          if fixChcp:
+            contents.add "chcp 65001 > nul && "
+          else: contents.add "chcp 65001 > nul\n@"
+        contents.add "\"" & pkgDestDir / bin & "\" %*\n"
+        writeFile(dest, contents)
+        # For bash on Windows (Cygwin/Git bash).
+        let bashDest = dest.changeFileExt("")
+        echo("Creating Cygwin stub: ", pkgDestDir / bin, " -> ", bashDest)
+        writeFile(bashDest, "\"$(cygpath '" & pkgDestDir / bin & "')\" \"$@\"\l")
+      else:
+        {.error: "Sorry, your platform is not supported.".}
+  else:
+    filesInstalled = copyFilesRec(realDir, realDir, pkgDestDir, options,
+                                  pkgInfo)
 
-    # Save the nimble data (which might now contain reverse deps added in
-    # processDeps).
-    saveNimbleData(options)
+  # Save a nimblemeta.json file.
+  saveNimbleMeta(pkgDestDir, url, filesInstalled)
 
-    echo(pkgInfo.name & " installed successfully.")
-    # Return the paths to the dependencies of this package.
-    result.paths.add pkgDestDir
+  # Save the nimble data (which might now contain reverse deps added in
+  # processDeps).
+  saveNimbleData(options)
 
+  # Return the paths to the dependencies of this package.
+  result.paths.add pkgDestDir
   result.pkg = pkgInfo
 
+  echo(pkgInfo.name & " installed successfully.")
 
 proc getNimbleTempDir(): string =
   ## Returns a path to a temporary directory.