diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 4a4c700b1..c81211ff2 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Under unices (i.e. Linux, IRIX, Solaris, Free-BSD, HP-Ux, AIX, OSX) use the
 cmake or ccmake commandline utils:
  
   cd OpenSceneGraph
-  ccmake .
+  ./configure
   make
   sudo make install
   
diff --git a/configure b/configure
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f652d4a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release