diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3df8ab232..5c1c5cdab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "CMake ${CMake_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMake_VERSIO
 #set(CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES ".") # FIXME: throws error
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "/build*;/\\\\.;/makestats.sh$")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "${CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES}" "/gtsam_unstable/")
+set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "${CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES}" "/package_scripts/")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "gtsam-${GTSAM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GTSAM_VERSION_MINOR}.${GTSAM_VERSION_PATCH}")
 #set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "gtsam-aspn${GTSAM_VERSION_PATCH}") # Used for creating ASPN tarballs
 
diff --git a/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh b/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..44d0dac87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Detect platform
+os=`uname -s`
+arch=`uname -p`
+if [ "$os" = "Linux" -a "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
+	platform=lin64
+elif [ "$os" = "Linux" -a "$arch" = "i686" ]; then
+	platform=lin32
+else
+	echo "Unrecognized platform"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Platform is ${platform}"
+
+# Check for empty directory
+if [ ! -z "`ls`" ]; then
+	echo "Please run this script from an empty build directory"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for boost
+if [ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ]; then
+	echo "Usage: $0 BOOSTTREE MEX"
+	echo "BOOSTTREE should be a boost source tree compiled with toolbox_build_boost."
+	echo "MEX should be the full path of the mex compiler"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Run cmake
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PWD/stage" -DBoost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS:bool=true -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS:bool=true -DBOOST_ROOT="$1" -DGTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE:bool=false -DGTSAM_DISABLE_EXAMPLES_ON_INSTALL:bool=true -DGTSAM_DISABLE_TESTS_ON_INSTALL:bool=true -DGTSAM_MEX_BUILD_STATIC_MODULE:bool=true -DMEX_COMMAND="$2" ..
+
+if [ ! $? ]; then
+	echo "CMake failed"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Compile
+make -j4 install
+
+# Create package
+tar czf gtsam-toolbox-2.1.0-$platform.tgz -C stage/borg toolbox