diff --git a/CPack.cmake b/CPack.cmake
index 0c480e279..1573c1b2c 100644
--- a/CPack.cmake
+++ b/CPack.cmake
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ SET( CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR  ${TOMAHAWK_VERSION_MINOR} )
 SET( CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH  ${TOMAHAWK_VERSION_PATCH} )
 
 # CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR  List of generators used for the source package  TGZ;TZ
-# CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES   Pattern of files in the source tree that won't be packaged  /CVS/;/\\.svn/;\\.swp$;\\.#;/#;.*~;cscope.*
-# CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME  Name of the source package  cmake-2.5.0
+
+SET( CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR TGZ )
+SET( CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "/\\\\.git/" ".*~$" ".kate-swp$" "/build_dir/" "/clang/" "/gcc/" "/build/" "/win/" ) # Pattern of files in the source tree that won't be packaged
+SET( CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME tomahawk-${TOMAHAWK_VERSION} ) # Name of the source package
 # CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES    List of files in the source tree that will be stripped. Starting with CMake 2.6.0 CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES will be a boolean variable which enables stripping of all files (a list of files evaluates to TRUE in CMake, so this change is compatible).
 # CPACK_STRIP_FILES   List of files to be stripped. Starting with CMake 2.6.0 CPACK_STRIP_FILES will be a boolean variable which enables stripping of all files (a list of files evaluates to TRUE in CMake, so this change is compatible).   bin/ccmake;bin/cmake;bin/cpack;bin/ctest
 # CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME   System name, defaults to the value of ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}.     Linux-i686
@@ -32,8 +34,7 @@ SET( CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.txt" ) # License f
 # CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME     Welcome file for the project, used by PackageMaker generator.   /home/andy/vtk/CMake/Templates/CPack.GenericWelcome.txt
 SET( CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION  ${TOMAHAWK_VERSION} )
 
-# CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG  Directory for the installed files.  Linux-i686
-# CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS  Extra commands to install components.
+SET( CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG "narf" ) # Directory for the installed files.  - needed to provide anything to avoid an error# CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS  Extra commands to install components.
 # CPACK_INSTALL_DIRECTORIES   Extra directories to install.
 # CPACK_MONOLITHIC_INSTALL    When set disables the component-based installer.
 # CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX  Sets the default root that the generated package installs into, '/usr' is the default for the debian and redhat generators  /usr/local