diff --git a/build/commands.py b/build/commands.py
index 229b888d..875937ba 100644
--- a/build/commands.py
+++ b/build/commands.py
@@ -5,22 +5,25 @@ import sys, os, ConfigParser, subprocess, shutil, re
 class InternalCommands:
 
 	project = 'synergy-plus'
-	setup_version = 3
+	setup_version = 4 # increment to force setup/config
 	website_url = 'http://code.google.com/p/synergy-plus'
 
 	this_cmd = 'hm'
 	cmake_cmd = 'cmake'
-
+	qmake_cmd = 'qmake'
 	make_cmd = 'make'
 	xcodebuild_cmd = 'xcodebuild'
+	w32_make_cmd = 'mingw32-make'
 
 	source_dir = '..' # Source, relative to build.
 	cmake_dir = 'cmake'
 	bin_dir = 'bin'
+	gui_dir = 'gui'
 
 	sln_filename = '%s.sln' % project
 	xcodeproj_filename = '%s.xcodeproj' % project
 	config_filename = '%s.cfg' % this_cmd
+	qtpro_filename = 'qsynergy.pro'
 
 	# try_chdir(...) and restore_chdir() will use this
 	prevdir = ''
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ class InternalCommands:
 	
 	# by default, prompt user for input
 	no_prompts = False
+	
+	# by default, don't compile the gui
+	enable_make_gui = False
 
 	win32_generators = {
 		'1' : 'Visual Studio 10',
@@ -138,6 +144,20 @@ class InternalCommands:
 		if err != 0:
 			raise Exception('CMake encountered error: ' + str(err))
 		
+		# allow user to skip qui compile
+		if self.enable_make_gui:
+			
+			qmake_cmd_string = self.qmake_cmd + ' ' + self.qtpro_filename
+			print "Configuring with QMake (%s)..." % qmake_cmd_string
+			
+			# run qmake from the gui dir
+			self.try_chdir(self.gui_dir)
+			err = os.system(qmake_cmd_string)
+			self.restore_chdir()
+			
+			if err != 0:
+				raise Exception('QMake encountered error: ' + str(err))
+		
 		self.set_conf_run()
 
 	def persist_cmake(self):
@@ -189,8 +209,12 @@ class InternalCommands:
 		else:
 			return self.cmake_cmd
 
-	def build(self, mode = None):
+	def build(self, targets=[]):
 
+		# if no mode specified, default to debug
+		if len(targets) == 0:
+			targets += ['debug',]
+	
 		self.ensure_setup_latest()
 
 		if not self.has_conf_run():
@@ -210,7 +234,8 @@ class InternalCommands:
 
 		elif generator.startswith('Visual Studio'):
 			
-			self.run_vcbuild(generator, mode)
+			for target in targets:
+				self.run_vcbuild(generator, target)
 
 		elif generator == 'Xcode':        
 
@@ -220,12 +245,20 @@ class InternalCommands:
 			self.restore_chdir()
 
 			if err != 0:
-				raise Exception('Xcode failed:', err)
+				raise Exception('Xcode failed: ' + str(err))
 			
 		else:
 			raise Exception('Not supported with generator: ' + generator)
-
-	def clean(self, mode = None):
+		
+		# allow user to skip qui compile
+		if self.enable_make_gui:
+			self.make_gui(targets)
+	
+	def clean(self, targets=[]):
+		
+		# if no mode specified, default to debug
+		if len(targets) == 0:
+			targets += ['debug',]
 		
 		generator = self.get_generator_from_config()
 
@@ -242,12 +275,14 @@ class InternalCommands:
 		# special case for version 10, use new /target:clean
 		elif generator.startswith('Visual Studio 10'):
 
-			self.run_vcbuild(generator, mode, '/target:clean')
+			for target in targets:
+				self.run_vcbuild(generator, target, '/target:clean')
 
 		# any other version of visual studio, use /clean
 		elif generator.startswith('Visual Studio'):
 
-			self.run_vcbuild(generator, mode, '/clean')
+			for target in targets:
+				self.run_vcbuild(generator, target, '/clean')
 
 		elif generator == 'Xcode':        
 
@@ -257,11 +292,51 @@ class InternalCommands:
 			self.restore_chdir()
 
 			if err != 0:
-				raise Exception('Xcode failed:', err)
+				raise Exception('Xcode failed: ' + str(err))
 			
 		else:
 			raise Exception('Not supported with generator: ' + generator)
 
+		# allow user to skip qui compile
+		clean_targets = []
+		if self.enable_make_gui:
+			for target in targets:
+				clean_targets.append(target + '-clean')
+			
+			self.make_gui(clean_targets)
+	
+	def make_gui(self, targets):
+		if sys.platform == 'win32':
+			gui_make_cmd = self.w32_make_cmd
+		elif sys.platform in ['linux2', 'sunos5', 'freebsd7']:
+			gui_make_cmd = self.make_cmd
+		elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
+			gui_make_cmd = self.xcodebuild_cmd
+		else:
+			raise Exception('Unsupported platform: ' + sys.platform)
+		
+		print 'Running %s...' % gui_make_cmd
+		
+		# HACK: don't know how to build in either debug or release on unix; 
+		# always builds release!
+		if sys.platform == 'win32':
+			for target in targets:
+				self.try_chdir(self.gui_dir)
+				err = os.system(gui_make_cmd + ' ' + target)
+				self.restore_chdir()
+				
+				if err != 0:
+					raise Exception(gui_make_cmd + ' failed with error: ' + str(err))
+		else:
+			if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+				make_dir = self.gui_dir + '/QSynergy.xcodeproj'
+			else:
+				make_dir = self.gui_dir
+
+			self.try_chdir(make_dir)
+			err = os.system(gui_make_cmd)
+			self.restore_chdir()
+	
 	def open(self):
 		generator = self.get_generator_from_config()
 		if generator.startswith('Visual Studio'):
@@ -627,7 +702,8 @@ class InternalCommands:
 # commands class.
 class CommandHandler:
 	ic = InternalCommands()
-
+	build_targets = []
+	
 	def __init__(self, argv, opts, args):
 		
 		self.opts = opts
@@ -638,15 +714,12 @@ class CommandHandler:
 				self.ic.no_prompts = True
 			elif o in ('-g', '--generator'):
 				self.ic.generator_id = a
-
-	def get_build_mode(self):
-		mode = None
-		for o, a in self.opts:
-			if o in ('-d', '--debug'):
-				mode = 'debug'
+			elif o == '--make-gui':
+				self.ic.enable_make_gui = True
+			elif o in ('-d', '--debug'):
+				self.build_targets += ['debug',]
 			elif o in ('-r', '--release'):
-				mode = 'release'
-		return mode
+				self.build_targets += ['release',]
 	
 	def about(self):
 		self.ic.about()
@@ -658,10 +731,10 @@ class CommandHandler:
 		self.ic.configure()
 	
 	def build(self):
-		self.ic.build(self.get_build_mode())
+		self.ic.build(self.build_targets)
 	
 	def clean(self):
-		self.ic.clean(self.get_build_mode())
+		self.ic.clean(self.build_targets)
 	
 	def update(self):
 		self.ic.update()
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists_cpack.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists_cpack.txt
index 418e30e6..681340c4 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists_cpack.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists_cpack.txt
@@ -19,14 +19,22 @@ INSTALL(
 
 IF(WIN32)
 	INSTALL(
-		FILES 
-		bin/Release/QtNetwork4.dll
-		bin/Release/QtGui4.dll
-		bin/Release/QtCore4.dll
+		FILES
 		bin/Release/qsynergy.exe
-		bin/Release/mingwm10.dll
-		bin/Release/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
 		DESTINATION bin)
+ELSE(WIN32)
+	IF(APPLE)
+		# TODO: how the hell do we distribute mac apps?
+		#INSTALL(
+		#	MACOSX_BUNDLE
+		#	bin/QSynergy.app
+		#	DESTINATION bin)
+	ELSE(APPLE)
+		INSTALL(
+			FILES
+			bin/qsynergy
+			DESTINATION bin)
+	ENDIF(APPLE)
 ENDIF(WIN32)
 
 # The default CPack behaviour is not to append the system processor
diff --git a/gui/qsynergy.pro b/gui/qsynergy.pro
index 442b33e8..11924d91 100644
--- a/gui/qsynergy.pro
+++ b/gui/qsynergy.pro
@@ -79,5 +79,9 @@ release {
     MOC_DIR = tmp/release
     RCC_DIR = tmp/release
 }
-Debug:DESTDIR = ../bin/Debug
-Release:DESTDIR = ../bin/Release
+win32 {
+	Debug:DESTDIR = ../bin/Debug
+	Release:DESTDIR = ../bin/Release
+} else {
+	DESTDIR = ../bin
+}
diff --git a/hm.py b/hm.py
index efcb1d6c..f4b29b07 100644
--- a/hm.py
+++ b/hm.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from getopt import getopt
 
 # options used by all commands
 global_options = 'g:v'
-global_options_long = ['no-prompts', 'generator=', 'verbose']
+global_options_long = ['no-prompts', 'generator=', 'verbose', 'make-gui']
 
 # options used by build related commands
 build_options = 'dr'