diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 596c8f477..a54953de0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -417,12 +417,13 @@ ENDIF(BUILD_CursesDialog)
 
 IF(BUILD_QtDialog)
   IF(APPLE)
-    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR 
+    SET(CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME
       "CMake ${CMake_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMake_VERSION_MINOR}-${CMake_VERSION_PATCH}")
     IF(CMake_VERSION_DATE)
-      SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR 
+      SET(CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME
         "CMake ${CMake_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMake_VERSION_MINOR}-${CMake_VERSION_DATE}")
     ENDIF(CMake_VERSION_DATE)
+    SET(CMAKE_BUNDLE_LOCATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
     # make sure CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ends in /
     STRING(LENGTH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" LEN)
     MATH(EXPR LEN "${LEN} -1" )
@@ -430,8 +431,8 @@ IF(BUILD_QtDialog)
     IF(NOT "${ENDCH}" STREQUAL "/")
       SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/")
     ENDIF(NOT "${ENDCH}" STREQUAL "/")
-    SET(CMAKE_BUNDLE_LOCATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}${CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR}")
-    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}${CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR}/cmake-gui.app/Contents")
+    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX 
+      "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}${CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME}.app/Contents")
   ENDIF(APPLE)
   
   SET(QT_NEED_RPATH FALSE)
diff --git a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e61c296f..de13a7e73 100644
--- a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ ELSE(NOT QT4_FOUND)
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
   ADD_EXECUTABLE(cmake-gui WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE ${SRCS})
+  IF(APPLE)
+    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(cmake-gui PROPERTIES
+     OUTPUT_NAME ${CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME})
+  ENDIF(APPLE)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(cmake-gui CMakeLib ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY} ${QT_LIBRARIES})
   IF(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} GREATER 2.4)
     SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_DESTINATION_ARGS 
@@ -84,8 +88,10 @@ ELSE(NOT QT4_FOUND)
       "${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Source/QtDialog/postflight.sh")
     configure_file("${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Source/QtDialog/postupgrade.sh.in"
       "${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Source/QtDialog/postupgrade.sh")
-    INSTALL(CODE "set(input_file 
-       \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/MacOS/cmake-gui\")")
+    INSTALL(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ln -s \"../MacOS/${CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME}\" cmake-gui
+                  WORKING_DIRECTORY \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin)")
+    INSTALL(CODE "set(input_file
+       \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/MacOS/${CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME}\")")
     INSTALL(SCRIPT "${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Source/QtDialog/CMakeIngestOSXBundleLibraries.cmake")
   ENDIF(APPLE)
   CONFIGURE_FILE("${QtDialog_SOURCE_DIR}/QtDialogCPack.cmake.in"
diff --git a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeSetup.cxx b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeSetup.cxx
index bdc8a662d..bf7889027 100644
--- a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeSetup.cxx
+++ b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeSetup.cxx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static const char * cmDocumentationOptions[][3] =
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+  cmSystemTools::FindExecutableDirectory(argv[0]);
   QApplication app(argc, argv);
   
   // clean out standard Qt paths for plugins, which we don't use anyway
@@ -113,7 +114,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // Construct and print requested documentation.
     cmake hcm;
     hcm.AddCMakePaths();
-    doc.SetCMakeRoot(hcm.GetCacheDefinition("CMAKE_ROOT"));
+    // just incase the install is bad avoid a seg fault
+    const char* root = hcm.GetCacheDefinition("CMAKE_ROOT");
+    if(root)
+      {
+      doc.SetCMakeRoot(root);
+      }
     std::vector<cmDocumentationEntry> commands;
     std::vector<cmDocumentationEntry> compatCommands;
     std::map<std::string,cmDocumentationSection *> propDocs;
diff --git a/Source/QtDialog/QMacInstallDialog.cxx b/Source/QtDialog/QMacInstallDialog.cxx
index 28c2c1a4e..70293f82b 100644
--- a/Source/QtDialog/QMacInstallDialog.cxx
+++ b/Source/QtDialog/QMacInstallDialog.cxx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "QMacInstallDialog.h"
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include "cmSystemTools.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -33,6 +34,22 @@ void QMacInstallDialog::DoInstall()
 {  
   QDir installDir(this->Internals->InstallPrefix->text());
   std::string installTo = installDir.path().toStdString();
+  if(!cmSystemTools::FileExists(installTo.c_str()))
+    {
+    QString message = tr("Build install does not exist, "
+                         "should I create it?")
+                      + "\n\n"
+                      + tr("Directory: ");
+    message += installDir.path();
+    QString title = tr("Create Directory");
+    QMessageBox::StandardButton btn;
+    btn = QMessageBox::information(this, title, message, 
+                                   QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+    if(btn == QMessageBox::Yes)
+      {
+      cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(installTo.c_str());
+      }
+    }
   QDir cmExecDir(QApplication::applicationDirPath());
   cmExecDir.cd("../bin");
   QFileInfoList list = cmExecDir.entryInfoList();
diff --git a/Source/QtDialog/postflight.sh.in b/Source/QtDialog/postflight.sh.in
index 88dd06659..33be35206 100755
--- a/Source/QtDialog/postflight.sh.in
+++ b/Source/QtDialog/postflight.sh.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-echo "$2/@CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR@/cmake-gui.app/Contents/MacOS/cmake-gui" >>/tmp/mylog
-"$2/@CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR@/cmake-gui.app/Contents/MacOS/cmake-gui" --mac-install
+"$2@CMAKE_INSTALL_SUBDIR@/@CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME@.app/Contents/MacOS/@CMAKE_BUNDLE_NAME@" --mac-install
 exit 0
diff --git a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
index aa9731bb7..4aa04e3ef 100644
--- a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
@@ -1244,7 +1244,8 @@ void cmFileCommand
 bool cmFileCommand::HandleInstallDestination(cmFileInstaller& installer,
                                              std::string& destination)
 {
-  if ( destination.size() < 2 )
+  // allow for / to be a valid destination
+  if ( destination.size() < 2 && destination != "/" )
     {
     this->SetError("called with inapropriate arguments. "
         "No DESTINATION provided or .");
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index 5256fd064..5e5859b3b 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -786,6 +786,19 @@ int cmake::AddCMakePaths()
   cMakeSelf = cmSystemTools::GetRealPath(cMakeSelf.c_str());
   cMakeSelf += "/cmake";
   cMakeSelf += cmSystemTools::GetExecutableExtension();
+#if __APPLE__
+  // on the apple this might be the gui bundle
+  if(!cmSystemTools::FileExists(cMakeSelf.c_str()))
+    {
+    cMakeSelf = cmSystemTools::GetExecutableDirectory();
+    cMakeSelf = cmSystemTools::GetRealPath(cMakeSelf.c_str());
+    cMakeSelf += "../../../..";
+    cMakeSelf = cmSystemTools::GetRealPath(cMakeSelf.c_str());
+    cMakeSelf = cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(cMakeSelf.c_str());
+    cMakeSelf += "/cmake";
+    std::cerr << cMakeSelf.c_str() << "\n";
+    }
+#endif 
   if(!cmSystemTools::FileExists(cMakeSelf.c_str()))
     {
     cmSystemTools::Error("CMake executable cannot be found at ",