diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/setup.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/setup.py
index 50bc031330..15bd5e6562 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/setup.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 ##############################################################################
 import argparse
+import copy
 import os
 import string
 import sys
@@ -30,10 +31,11 @@
 import llnl.util.tty as tty
 import spack
 import spack.cmd
+import spack.cmd.install as install
+from llnl.util.filesystem import set_executable
 from spack import which
 from spack.cmd.edit import edit_package
 from spack.stage import DIYStage
-from llnl.util.filesystem import set_executable
 
 description = "Create a configuration script and module, but don't build."
 
@@ -163,4 +165,26 @@ def setup(self, args):
         # TODO: make this an argument, not a global.
         spack.do_checksum = False
 
+        # Install dependencies if requested to do so
+        if not args.ignore_deps:
+            parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+            install.setup_parser(parser)
+            inst_args = copy.deepcopy(args)
+            inst_args = parser.parse_args(
+                ['--only=dependencies'] + args.spec,
+                namespace=inst_args
+            )
+            install.install(parser, inst_args)
+        # Generate spconfig.py
+        tty.msg(
+            'Generating spconfig.py [{0}]'.format(package.spec.cshort_spec)
+        )
         write_spconfig(package)
+        # Install this package to register it in the DB and permit
+        # module file regeneration
+        inst_args = copy.deepcopy(args)
+        inst_args = parser.parse_args(
+            ['--only=package', '--fake'] + args.spec,
+            namespace=inst_args
+        )
+        install.install(parser, inst_args)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gromacs/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gromacs/package.py
index 8611dc2026..d079188db6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gromacs/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gromacs/package.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from spack import *
 
 
-class Gromacs(Package):
+class Gromacs(CMakePackage):
     """GROMACS (GROningen MAchine for Chemical Simulations) is a molecular
     dynamics package primarily designed for simulations of proteins, lipids
     and nucleic acids. It was originally developed in the Biophysical
@@ -64,28 +64,22 @@ def patch(self):
         if '+plumed' in self.spec:
             self.spec['plumed'].package.apply_patch(self)
 
-    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+    def cmake_args(self):
 
         options = []
 
-        if '+mpi' in spec:
+        if '+mpi' in self.spec:
             options.append('-DGMX_MPI:BOOL=ON')
 
-        if '+double' in spec:
+        if '+double' in self.spec:
             options.append('-DGMX_DOUBLE:BOOL=ON')
 
-        if '~shared' in spec:
+        if '~shared' in self.spec:
             options.append('-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF')
 
-        if '+debug' in spec:
+        if '+debug' in self.spec:
             options.append('-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug')
         else:
             options.append('-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release')
 
-        options.extend(std_cmake_args)
-
-        with working_dir('spack-build', create=True):
-
-            cmake('..', *options)
-            make()
-            make('install')
+        return options