diff --git a/etc/tools/ParaViewFunctions b/etc/tools/ParaViewFunctions
index 9232332..ba4a32a 100644
--- a/etc/tools/ParaViewFunctions
+++ b/etc/tools/ParaViewFunctions
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@ unset withQT      QT_VERSION      QMAKE_PATH
 unset withMESA    MESA_INCLUDE    MESA_LIBRARY    withOSMESA
 unset withPYTHON  PYTHON_INCLUDE  PYTHON_LIBRARY
 unset withGL2
-unset OBJ_ADD
-
 BUILD_TYPE=Release  # The cmake build type
 
-# sourceBASE, buildBASE, installBASE
+# sourceBASE, buildBASE, installBASE and BUILD_SUFFIX
 #   are defined in tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -75,11 +73,8 @@ setParaViewDirs()
         exit 1
     }
 
-    # ParaView_BINARY_DIR=$buildBASE/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION${OBJ_ADD:+-$OBJ_ADD}
-    ParaView_BINARY_DIR=$buildBASE/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION
-
-    # ParaView_DIR=$installBASE/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION${OBJ_ADD:+-$OBJ_ADD}
-    ParaView_DIR=$installBASE/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION
+    ParaView_BINARY_DIR=$buildBASE/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION$BUILD_SUFFIX
+    ParaView_DIR=$installBASE/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION$BUILD_SUFFIX
 
     export ParaView_SOURCE_DIR ParaView_BINARY_DIR ParaView_DIR
 
@@ -173,8 +168,6 @@ addMpiSupport()
         return
     fi
 
-    OBJ_ADD="$OBJ_ADD-mpi"
-
     addCMakeVariable "PARAVIEW_USE_MPI=ON VTK_USE_MPI=ON"
     if [ "${MPI_MAX_PROCS:=0}" -gt 1 ]
     then
@@ -193,8 +186,6 @@ addPythonSupport()
         return
     fi
 
-    OBJ_ADD="$OBJ_ADD-py"
-
     if pythonBin=$(which python 2>/dev/null)
     then
         if [ -n "$PYTHON_LIBRARY" ]
@@ -407,6 +398,7 @@ configParaView()
     echo "    Build          : $ParaView_BINARY_DIR"
     echo "    Target         : $ParaView_DIR"
     echo "    cmake          : $cmake"
+    echo "    Build suffix   : ${BUILD_SUFFIX:-none}"
     echo "----"
     echo
     echo "$cmake" \
diff --git a/etc/tools/ThirdPartyFunctions b/etc/tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
index 911ca75..f979c9c 100644
--- a/etc/tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
+++ b/etc/tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
@@ -36,6 +36,25 @@ sourceBASE=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
 buildBASE=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER
 installBASE=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER
 
+unset BUILD_SUFFIX
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#
+# Set a suffix for the build
+# - eg, for -mpi, or -mesa etc
+#
+setBuildSuffix()
+{
+    BUILD_SUFFIX="${1##-}"
+    if [ -n "$BUILD_SUFFIX" ]
+    then
+        BUILD_SUFFIX="-${BUILD_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+        unset BUILD_SUFFIX
+    fi
+}
+
+
 #
 # Mostly building without wmake
 # - disable wmakeScheduler variables
diff --git a/etc/tools/vtkFunctions b/etc/tools/vtkFunctions
index d5eefee..ea13bb7 100644
--- a/etc/tools/vtkFunctions
+++ b/etc/tools/vtkFunctions
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 # Variables referenced by the functions. Initialization at the end of the file.
 unset CMAKE_VARIABLES
 
-# sourceBASE, buildBASE, installBASE defined in tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
-
+# sourceBASE, buildBASE, installBASE and BUILD_SUFFIX
+#   are defined in tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #
@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ setVtkDirs()
         exit 1
     }
 
-    # VTK_BINARY_DIR=$buildBASE/VTK-$VTK_VERSION${OBJ_ADD:+-$OBJ_ADD}
-    VTK_BINARY_DIR=$buildBASE/VTK-$VTK_VERSION
-
-    # VTK_DIR=$installBASE/VTK-$VTK_VERSION${OBJ_ADD:+-$OBJ_ADD}
-    VTK_DIR=$installBASE/VTK-$VTK_VERSION
+    VTK_BINARY_DIR=$buildBASE/VTK-$VTK_VERSION$BUILD_SUFFIX
+    VTK_DIR=$installBASE/VTK-$VTK_VERSION$BUILD_SUFFIX
 
     export VTK_SOURCE_DIR VTK_BINARY_DIR VTK_DIR
 
@@ -145,6 +142,7 @@ configVTK()
     echo "    Build          : $VTK_BINARY_DIR"
     echo "    Target         : $VTK_DIR"
     echo "    cmake          : $cmake"
+    echo "    Build suffix   : ${BUILD_SUFFIX:-none}"
     echo "----"
     echo
     echo "$cmake" \
diff --git a/makeADIOS b/makeADIOS
index 0c8d4d7..e80afef 100755
--- a/makeADIOS
+++ b/makeADIOS
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ else
         cd $buildDIR && $cmake \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$ADIOS_ARCH_PATH \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DBUILD_FORTRAN:BOOL=FALSE \
+            -DBUILD_FORTRAN=FALSE \
             $ADIOS_SOURCE_DIR \
         && make -j $WM_NCOMPPROCS all \
         && make install \
diff --git a/makeCGAL b/makeCGAL
index b5d49e4..bde8d26 100755
--- a/makeCGAL
+++ b/makeCGAL
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS
     elif _foamIsNone $GMP_ARCH_PATH
     then
         echo "    disabled       : gmp"
-        configGmp="-DCGAL_DISABLE_GMP:BOOL=TRUE"  # Also used for mpfr
+        configGmp="-DCGAL_DISABLE_GMP=TRUE"  # Also used for mpfr
     elif [ -d "$GMP_ARCH_PATH" ]
     then
         echo "    ThirdParty     : gmp"
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS
     elif _foamIsNone $MPFR_ARCH_PATH
     then
         echo "    disabled       : mpfr"
-        configGmp="-DCGAL_DISABLE_GMP:BOOL=TRUE"  # Also used for mpfr
+        configGmp="-DCGAL_DISABLE_GMP=TRUE"  # Also used for mpfr
     elif [ -d "$MPFR_ARCH_PATH" ]
     then
         echo "    ThirdParty     : mpfr"
diff --git a/makeLLVM b/makeLLVM
index bd5914f..08aafd8 100755
--- a/makeLLVM
+++ b/makeLLVM
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ else
         $cmake \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$LLVM_ARCH_PATH \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
+            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
             $LLVM_SOURCE_DIR \
         && make -j $WM_NCOMPPROCS \
         && make install \
diff --git a/makeParaView b/makeParaView
index 3edb55b..82bf26a 100755
--- a/makeParaView
+++ b/makeParaView
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ options:
   -version VER      specify an alternative version (current value: $ParaView_VERSION)
   -major   VER      specify an alternative major version for special builds
   -buildType NAME   specify the build type (default: Release)
+  -suffix NAME      specify a suffix to distinguish the build
   -help
 
 The -no-FEATURE option can be used to forcibly disable these features:
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ For finer control, the build stages can be selected or deselected individually:
 
 * Make and install paraview-$ParaView_VERSION located under
       \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION
-  ->  \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/paraview-$ParaView_VERSION
+  ->  \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/paraview-$ParaView_VERSION$BUILD_SUFFIX
 
 To make a different paraview version, simply specify on the command-line.
 For example,
@@ -300,6 +301,11 @@ do
         BUILD_TYPE="$2"
         shift
         ;;
+    -suffix)
+        [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || die "'$1' option requires an argument"
+        setBuildSuffix "$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
     *)
         die "unknown option/argument: '$1'"
         ;;
diff --git a/makeParaView.example b/makeParaView.example
index aeb60be..b32d784 100755
--- a/makeParaView.example
+++ b/makeParaView.example
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mesa=mesa-13.0.3
 ./makeParaView \
     -mpi=0 \
     -mesa-prefix $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$mesa \
+    -suffix mesa \
     "$@"
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/makeVTK b/makeVTK
index ea01f2a..34fc7e8 100755
--- a/makeVTK
+++ b/makeVTK
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ options:
   -verbose          verbose output in Makefiles
   -version VER      specify an alternative version (current value: $VTK_VERSION)
   -buildType NAME   specify the build type (default: Release)
+  -suffix NAME      specify a suffix to distinguish the build
   -help
 
 The -no-FEATURE option can be disable these features (if not already disabled):
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ For finer control, the build stages can be selected or deselected individually:
 
 * Make and install VTK-$VTK_VERSION located under
       \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/VTK-$VTK_VERSION
-  ->  \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/VTK-$VTK_VERSION
+  ->  \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/VTK-$VTK_VERSION$BUILD_SUFFIX
 
 USAGE
     exit 1
@@ -238,6 +239,11 @@ do
         BUILD_TYPE="$2"
         shift
         ;;
+    -suffix)
+        [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || die "'$1' option requires an argument"
+        setBuildSuffix "$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
     *)
         die "unknown option/argument: '$1'"
         ;;