diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx
index 579a4cba4..9ec0217c8 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ int cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler::RunCMakeAndTest(std::string* outstring)
       config,
       !this->BuildNoClean, 
       false, remainingTime);
-
     out << output;
     // if the build failed then return
     if (retVal)
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildCommand.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildCommand.cxx
index ff284d223..58c3efd91 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildCommand.cxx
@@ -92,11 +92,25 @@ cmCTestGenericHandler* cmCTestBuildCommand::InitializeHandler()
       this->GlobalGenerator->FindMakeProgram(this->Makefile);
       const char* cmakeMakeProgram
         = this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM");
+      if(strlen(cmakeBuildConfiguration) == 0)
+        {
+        const char* config = 0;
+#ifdef CMAKE_INTDIR
+        config = CMAKE_INTDIR;
+#endif
+        if(!config)
+          {
+          config = "Debug";
+          }
+        cmakeBuildConfiguration = config;
+        }
+      
       std::string buildCommand
-        = this->GlobalGenerator->GenerateBuildCommand(cmakeMakeProgram,
-          cmakeProjectName,
-          cmakeBuildAdditionalFlags, cmakeBuildTarget,
-          cmakeBuildConfiguration, true, false);
+        = this->GlobalGenerator->
+        GenerateBuildCommand(cmakeMakeProgram,
+                             cmakeProjectName,
+                             cmakeBuildAdditionalFlags, cmakeBuildTarget,
+                             cmakeBuildConfiguration, true, false);
       cmCTestLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_VERBOSE_OUTPUT,
                  "SetMakeCommand:"
                  << buildCommand.c_str() << "\n");
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx
index 580623e93..824935216 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestTestHandler.cxx
@@ -1206,6 +1206,18 @@ std::string cmCTestTestHandler
       return path;
       }
     }
+  if(fullPath.size() == 0)
+    {
+    cmCTestLog(ctest, HANDLER_OUTPUT,
+               "Could not find executable " << testCommand << "\n"
+               << "Looked in the following places:\n");
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = failed.begin();
+        i != failed.end(); ++i)
+      {
+      cmCTestLog(ctest, HANDLER_OUTPUT,
+                 i->c_str() << "\n");
+      }
+    }
   
   return fullPath;
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index ee630bce9..8c60b9b58 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ std::string cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
     makeCommand += " build";
     }
   makeCommand += " -target ";
+  // if it is a null string for config don't use it
+  if(config && *config == 0)
+    {
+    config = 0;
+    }
   if (targetName && strlen(targetName))
     {
     makeCommand += targetName;
@@ -209,6 +214,7 @@ std::string cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
     makeCommand += " ";
     makeCommand += additionalOptions;
     }
+  std::cerr << "**** build command " << makeCommand.c_str() << "\n";
   return makeCommand;
 }