diff --git a/scripts/linux/cmake.sh b/scripts/linux/cmake.sh
index 9b16317c1..abae17e2b 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/cmake.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/cmake.sh
@@ -4,16 +4,85 @@ SCRIPT_PATH="$( cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
 
 MADARA_PATH=$SCRIPT_PATH/../..
 
+C_COMPILER='gcc'
+CPP_COMPILER='g++'
+BUILD_TYPE='Release'
+TESTS='OFF'
+SSL='OFF'
+CLEAN=0
+PREREQS=0
+MAC=0
+
+echo "Parsing args..."
+for var in "$@"
+do
+  if [ "$var" = "clang" ] || [ "$var" = "CLANG" ]; then
+    echo "  Using clang for compilation..."
+    C_COMPILER='clang'
+    CPP_COMPILER='clang++'
+  elif [ "$var" = "clean" ] || [ "$var" = "CLEAN" ]; then
+    echo "  Cleaning build..."
+    CLEAN=1
+  elif [ "$var" = "mac" ] || [ "$var" = "MAC" ]; then
+    echo "  Configuring for MacOS..."
+    MAC=1
+  elif [ "$var" = "prereqs" ] || [ "$var" = "PREREQS" ]; then
+    echo "  Installing prereqs..."
+    PREREQS=1
+  elif [ "$var" = "tests" ] || [ "$var" = "TESTS" ]; then
+    echo "  Enabling tests..."
+    TESTS='ON'
+  elif [ "$var" = "ssl" ] ||  [ "$var" = "SSL" ]; then
+    echo "  Enabling SSL support..."
+    SSL='ON'
+  else
+#    echo "Invalid argument: $var"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Args can be zero or more of the following, space delimited"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  prereqs         install prereqs"
+    echo "  clang           build using clang++ and clang"
+    echo "  clean           run 'make clean' before builds (default)"
+    echo "  docs            generate API documentation"
+    echo "  tests           build test executables"
+    echo "  ssl             build with SSL support"
+    echo ""
+    exit
+  fi
+done
+
+
 echo SCRIPT_PATH=$SCRIPT_PATH
 echo MADARA_PATH=$MADARA_PATH
 
+echo "Creating build and install directories..."
 cd $MADARA_PATH
+
+if [ $CLEAN -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "Cleaning build directory..."
+  rm -rf build
+fi
+
 mkdir build
 mkdir install
 cd build
 
-cmake -D'CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local' -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MADARA_PATH/install ..
+if [ $PREREQS -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "Installing prerequisites..."
+  if [ $MAC -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "  Installing MacOS prerequisites..."
+    brew install boost autoconf automake libtool git openssl
+    brew link --force openssl
+  else
+    echo "  Installing Linux prerequisites..."
+    sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libboost-all-dev git libssl-dev clang
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CPP_COMPILER} -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${C_COMPILER} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -Dmadara_TESTS=${TESTS} -Dmadara_SSL=${SSL} -D'CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local' -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MADARA_PATH/install ..
+cmake -D'CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local' -Dmadara_TESTS=$TESTS -Dmadara_SSL=$SSL -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MADARA_PATH/install -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$CPP_COMPILER -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$C_COMPILER -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE ..
 cmake --build . --config debug -j$(nproc)
 cmake --build . --config release
 sudo cmake --build . --target install --config release
 sudo cmake --build . --target install --config debug
+sudo ldconfig