diff --git a/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh b/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..958b4e6e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#=============================================================================
+#
+# Program:   CMake - Cross-Platform Makefile Generator
+# Module:    $RCSfile$
+# Language:  C++
+# Date:      $Date$
+# Version:   $Revision$
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2002 Kitware, Inc., Insight Consortium.  All rights reserved.
+# See Copyright.txt or http://www.cmake.org/HTML/Copyright.html for details.
+#
+#    This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
+#    the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+#    PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
+#
+#=============================================================================
+
+#
+# CMake UNIX Release Script.
+#
+
+SELF="$0"
+CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@www.cmake.org:/cvsroot/CMake
+TAG="Release-1-6"
+VERSION="1.6.beta2"
+RELEASE="1"
+PREVIOUS_VERSION="1.4.7"
+PREVIOUS_RELEASE="1"
+RELEASE_ROOT_NAME="CMakeReleaseRoot"
+RELEASE_ROOT="${HOME}/${RELEASE_ROOT_NAME}"
+CC=""
+CXX=""
+CFLAGS=""
+CXXFLAGS=""
+PREFIX="/usr/local"
+INSTALL_SUBDIRS="bin share doc"
+DOC_DIR="/doc/cmake"
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+usage()
+{
+    echo "Usage!!"
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+error_log()
+{
+    echo "An error has been logged to $1:" &&
+    cat "$1"
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+remote()
+{
+    HOST="$1"
+    shift
+    REMOTE_TASK="$@"
+    echo "------- Running remote task on $HOST. -------"
+    (echo "TASK=\"${REMOTE_TASK}\"" && cat $SELF) | ssh "$HOST" /bin/sh 2>/dev/null
+    echo "-------- Remote task on $HOST done.  --------"
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+remote_copy()
+{
+    HOST="$1"
+    echo "------- Copying tarballs from $HOST. -------"
+    scp "$HOST:${RELEASE_ROOT_NAME}/Tarballs/*" .
+    echo "---- Done copying tarballs from $HOST. -----"
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+setup()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_setup}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_setup="yes"
+    mkdir -p ${RELEASE_ROOT}/Logs &&
+    echo "Entering ${RELEASE_ROOT}" &&
+    cd ${RELEASE_ROOT}
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean()
+{
+    setup || return 1
+    echo "Cleaning up ${RELEASE_ROOT}"
+    rm -rf cmake-*
+    rm -rf ReleaseUtilities
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cvs_login()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_cvs_login}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_cvs_login="yes"
+    setup || return 1
+    (
+        if [ -f "${HOME}/.cvspass" ]; then
+            CVSPASS="${HOME}/.cvspass"
+        else
+            CVSPASS=""
+        fi
+        if [ -z "`grep \"$CVSROOT\" ${CVSPASS} /dev/null`" ]; then
+            echo "cmake" | cvs -q -z3 -d $CVSROOT cvs_login
+        else
+            echo "Already logged in."
+        fi
+    ) >Logs/cvs_login.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/cvs_login.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+utilities()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_utilities}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_utilities="yes"
+    cvs_login || return 1
+    (
+        if [ -d "ReleaseUtilities/CVS" ]; then
+            cd ReleaseUtilities && cvs -z3 -q update -dAP
+        else
+            rm -rf CheckoutTemp &&
+            mkdir CheckoutTemp &&
+            cd CheckoutTemp &&
+            cvs -q -z3 -d $CVSROOT co CMake/Utilities/Release &&
+            mv CMake/Utilities/Release ../ReleaseUtilities &&
+            cd .. &&
+            rm -rf CheckoutTemp
+        fi
+    ) >Logs/utilities.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/utilities.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+config()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_config}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_config="yes"
+    utilities || return 1
+    CONFIG_FILE="config_`uname`"
+    echo "Loading ${CONFIG_FILE} ..."
+    . ${RELEASE_ROOT}/ReleaseUtilities/${CONFIG_FILE} >Logs/config.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/config.log
+    if [ -z "${CC}" ] || [ -z "${CXX}" ] || [ -z "${PLATFORM}" ]; then
+        echo "${CONFIG_FILE} should specify CC, CXX, and PLATFORM." &&
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+checkout()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_checkout}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_checkout="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    echo "Exporting cmake from cvs ..." &&
+    (
+        rm -rf cmake-${VERSION} &&
+        rm -rf CheckoutTemp &&
+        mkdir CheckoutTemp &&
+        cd CheckoutTemp &&
+        cvs -q -z3 -d $CVSROOT export -r ${TAG} CMake &&
+        mv CMake ../cmake-${VERSION} &&
+        cd .. &&
+        rm -rf CheckoutTemp
+    ) >Logs/checkout.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/checkout.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+source_tarball()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_source_tarball}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_source_tarball="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    [ -d "cmake-${VERSION}" ] || checkout || return 1
+    echo "Creating source tarballs ..." &&
+    (
+        mkdir -p Tarballs &&
+        rm -rf Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}.tar* &&
+        tar cvf Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}.tar cmake-${VERSION} &&
+        gzip -c Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}.tar >Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}.tar.gz &&
+        compress Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}.tar
+    ) >Logs/source_tarball.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/source_tarball.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+write_cache()
+{
+    cat > CMakeCache.txt <<EOF
+BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+EOF
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cache()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_cache}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_cache="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    echo "Writing CMakeCache.txt ..." &&
+    (
+        rm -rf "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}" &&
+        mkdir -p "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}" &&
+        cd "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}" &&
+        write_cache
+    ) >Logs/cache.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/cache.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+configure()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_configure}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_configure="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    [ -d "cmake-${VERSION}" ] || checkout || return 1
+    cache || return 1
+    echo "Running configure ..." &&
+    (
+        cd "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}" &&
+        ../cmake-${VERSION}/configure --prefix=${PREFIX}
+    ) >Logs/configure.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/configure.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+build()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_build}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_build="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    if [ ! -d "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}/Bootstrap" ]; then
+        configure || return 1
+    fi
+    echo "Running make ..." &&
+    (
+        cd "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}" &&
+        make
+    ) >Logs/build.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/build.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+install()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_install}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_install="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    [ -f "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}/Source/ccmake" ] || build || return 1
+    echo "Running make install ..." &&
+    (
+        rm -rf Install &&
+        cd "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}" &&
+        make install DESTDIR="${RELEASE_ROOT}/Install"
+    ) >Logs/install.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/install.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+strip()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_strip}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_strip="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    [ -f "Install/usr/local/bin/ccmake" ] || install || return 1
+    echo "Stripping executables ..." &&
+    (
+        strip Install${PREFIX}/bin/*
+    ) >Logs/strip.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/strip.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+manifest()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_manifest}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_manifest="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    [ -f "Install/usr/local/bin/ccmake" ] || install || return 1
+    echo "Writing MANIFEST ..." &&
+    (
+        mkdir -p Install${PREFIX}${DOC_DIR} &&
+        rm -rf Install${PREFIX}${DOC_DIR}/MANIFEST &&
+        touch Install${PREFIX}${DOC_DIR}/MANIFEST &&
+        cd Install${PREFIX} &&
+        FILES=`find ${INSTALL_SUBDIRS} -type f |sed 's/^\.\///'` &&
+        cd ${RELEASE_ROOT} &&
+        (cat >> Install${PREFIX}${DOC_DIR}/MANIFEST <<EOF
+${FILES}
+EOF
+        ) &&
+        rm -rf Install/README &&
+        (cat > Install/README <<EOF
+CMake $VERSION binary for $PLATFORM
+
+Extract the file "cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}-files.tar" into your
+destination directory (typically /usr/local).  The following files will
+be extracted:
+
+${FILES}
+
+EOF
+        )
+    ) >Logs/manifest.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/manifest.log
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+package()
+{
+    [ -z "${DONE_package}" ] || return 0 ; DONE_package="yes"
+    config || return 1
+    strip || return 1
+    manifest || return 1
+    echo "Creating binary tarballs ..." &&
+    (
+        mkdir -p Tarballs &&
+        rm -rf Install/cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}-files.tar &&
+        (
+            cd Install${PREFIX} &&
+            tar cvf ${RELEASE_ROOT}/Install/cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}-files.tar ${INSTALL_SUBDIRS}
+        ) &&
+        rm -rf Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}.tar* &&
+        (
+            cd Install &&
+            tar cvf ${RELEASE_ROOT}/Tarballs/cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}.tar cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}-files.tar README
+        ) &&
+        (
+            cd Tarballs &&
+            gzip -c cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}.tar >cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}.tar.gz &&
+            compress cmake-${VERSION}-${PLATFORM}.tar
+        )
+    ) >Logs/package.log 2>&1 || error_log Logs/package.log
+}
+
+if [ -z "$TASK" ]; then
+    TASK="$@"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$TASK" ]; then
+    TASK="usage"
+fi
+
+eval $TASK
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/config_Darwin b/Utilities/Release/config_Darwin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03f3c262fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/config_Darwin
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+PLATFORM="darwin"
+CC="cc"
+CXX="c++"
+
+# Write entries into the cache file before building cmake.
+write_cache()
+{
+cat > CMakeCache.txt <<EOF
+BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+CURSES_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/local/lib/libncurses.a
+EOF
+}
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/config_HP-UX b/Utilities/Release/config_HP-UX
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29704eb3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/config_HP-UX
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+PLATFORM="hpux-static"
+CC="cc"
+CXX="aCC"
+
+# Write entries into the cache file before building cmake.
+write_cache()
+{
+BINDIR=`pwd`
+
+cat > UserMakeRules.cmake <<EOF
+SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "")
+EOF
+
+cat > CMakeCache.txt <<EOF
+BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS:STRING=-ldld -Wl,-a,archive
+CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE:STRING=${BINDIR}/UserMakeRules.cmake
+CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=1
+EOF
+}
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/config_IRIX64 b/Utilities/Release/config_IRIX64
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c5345fc9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/config_IRIX64
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PLATFORM="irix64"
+CC="cc"
+CXX="CC"
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/config_Linux b/Utilities/Release/config_Linux
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37c86d5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/config_Linux
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+PLATFORM="x86-linux-static"
+CREATE_SOURCE_TARBALL="yes"
+CURSES_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libcurses.a"
+FORM_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libform.a"
+CC="gcc"
+CXX="c++"
+
+# Write entries into the cache file before building cmake.
+write_cache()
+{
+cat > CMakeCache.txt <<EOF
+BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS:STRING=-static
+CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=1
+CURSES_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${CURSES_LIBRARY}
+FORM_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${FORM_LIBRARY}
+EOF
+}
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/config_SunOS b/Utilities/Release/config_SunOS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e34f5cc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/config_SunOS
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+PLATFORM="sparc-sunos57-static"
+CURSES_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libcurses.a"
+FORM_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libform.a"
+CC="gcc"
+CXX="c++"
+
+# Write entries into the cache file before building cmake.
+write_cache()
+{
+BINDIR=`pwd`
+
+cat > UserMakeRules.cmake <<EOF
+SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "")
+EOF
+
+cat > CMakeCache.txt <<EOF
+BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS:STRING=-Wl,-Bdynamic -ldl -Wl,-Bstatic
+CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE:STRING=${BINDIR}/UserMakeRules.cmake
+CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=1
+CURSES_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${CURSES_LIBRARY}
+FORM_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${FORM_LIBRARY}
+EOF
+}
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/config_aix b/Utilities/Release/config_aix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d11deb701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Release/config_aix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PLATFORM="aix15"
+CC="xlc"
+CXX="xlC"
+
+# Write entries into the cache file before building cmake.
+write_cache()
+{
+cat > CMakeCache.txt <<EOF
+BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+CMAKE_CXX_SHLIB_LINK_FLAGS:STRING=-bstatic
+CMAKE_CXX_SHLIB_BUILD_FLAGS:STRING=
+CMAKE_CXX_SHLIB_RUNTIME_FLAG:STRING=
+EOF
+}