diff --git a/Source/cmCacheManager.cxx b/Source/cmCacheManager.cxx
index 7b213a030..43027e9b2 100644
--- a/Source/cmCacheManager.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCacheManager.cxx
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ const char* cmCacheManagerTypes[] =
   0
 };
 
+const char* cmCacheManager::TypeToString(cmCacheManager::CacheEntryType type)
+{
+  if ( type > 6 || type < 0 )
+    {
+    return cmCacheManagerTypes[6];
+    }
+  return cmCacheManagerTypes[type];
+}
+
 cmCacheManager::CacheEntryType cmCacheManager::StringToType(const char* s)
 {
   int i = 0;
diff --git a/Source/cmCacheManager.h b/Source/cmCacheManager.h
index 3dbaa584b..12c2aef0f 100644
--- a/Source/cmCacheManager.h
+++ b/Source/cmCacheManager.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
    * can be different than just a path input
    */
   static CacheEntryType StringToType(const char*);
+  static const char* TypeToString(CacheEntryType);
   
   ///! Load a cache for given makefile.  Loads from ouput home.
   bool LoadCache(cmMakefile*);