diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20203b6f9..9a29ecc14 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # cmake global
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.9.35")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.9.36")
 if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.0)
 	cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW) 	# allow VERSION argument in project()
 	project(ethereum VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
@@ -28,29 +28,124 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 ######################################################################################################
 
-# user defined, defaults
-# Normally, set(...CACHE...) creates cache variables, but does not modify them.
-option(VMTRACE "VM tracing and run-time checks (useful for cross-implementation VM debugging)" OFF)
-option(PARANOID "Additional run-time checks" OFF)
-option(JSONRPC "Build with jsonprc. default on" ON)
-option(FATDB "Build with ability to list entries in the Trie. Doubles DB size, slows everything down, but good for looking at state diffs and trie contents." OFF)
-option(USENPM "Use npm to recompile ethereum.js if it was changed" OFF)
-option(PROFILING "Build in support for profiling" OFF)
-option(ROCKSDB "Use rocksdb rather than leveldb" OFF)
-
-set(BUNDLE "none" CACHE STRING "Predefined bundle of software to build (none, full, user, tests, minimal).")
-option(MINER "Build the CLI miner component" ON)
-option(ETHKEY "Build the CLI key manager component" ON)
-option(SOLIDITY "Build the Solidity language components" ON)
-option(SERPENT "Build the Serpent language components" ON)
-option(TOOLS "Build the tools components" ON)
-option(GUI "Build GUI components (AlethZero, Mix)" ON)
-option(TESTS "Build the tests." ON)
-option(NOBOOST "No use of boost macros in test functions" OFF)
-option(EVMJIT "Build just-in-time compiler for EVM code (requires LLVM)" ON)
-option(ETHASHCL "Build in support for GPU mining via OpenCL" ON)
-option(JSCONSOLE "Build in javascript console" ON)
-option(FRONTIER "Build for Frontier network" OFF)
+# note: The value "default" which provides the defaults is just a fake value
+# which lets us keep the default values of all build options and is set at
+# the beginning of this file.
+
+# TODO: Abstract into something sensible and move into a function.
+if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
+	set(DECENT_PLATFORM OFF)
+else ()
+	set(DECENT_PLATFORM ON)
+endif ()
+
+#defaults:
+set(D_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo")
+set(D_SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
+set(D_SOLIDITY ON)
+set(D_USENPM OFF)
+set(D_GUI ON)
+set(D_TOOLS ON)
+set(D_TESTS ON)
+set(D_FATDB ON)
+set(D_ETHASHCL ON)
+set(D_EVMJIT ON)
+set(D_JSCONSOLE ON)
+set(D_JSONRPC ON)
+set(D_VMTRACE OFF)
+set(D_PARANOID OFF)
+set(D_PROFILING OFF)
+set(D_ROCKSDB OFF)
+set(D_NOBOOST OFF)
+set(D_FRONTIER OFF)
+set(D_MINER ON)
+set(D_ETHKEY ON)
+
+if (BUNDLE STREQUAL "minimal")
+	set(D_SERPENT OFF)
+	set(D_SOLIDITY OFF)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI OFF)
+	set(D_TOOLS ON)
+	set(D_TESTS OFF)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "full")
+	set(D_SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
+	set(D_SOLIDITY ON)
+	set(D_USENPM ON)
+	set(D_GUI ON)
+	set(D_TOOLS ON)
+	set(D_TESTS ON)
+	set(D_FATDB ON)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "cli")
+	set(D_SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
+	set(D_SOLIDITY ON)
+	set(D_USENPM ON)
+	set(D_GUI OFF)
+	set(D_TOOLS ON)
+	set(D_TESTS ON)
+	set(D_FATDB ON)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "core")
+	set(D_SERPENT OFF)
+	set(D_SOLIDITY ON)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI ON)
+	set(D_TOOLS ON)
+	set(D_TESTS OFF)
+	set(D_FATDB ON)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "tests")
+	set(D_SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
+	set(D_SOLIDITY ON)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI OFF)
+	set(D_TOOLS OFF)
+	set(D_TESTS ON)
+	set(D_FATDB ON)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "user")
+	set(D_SERPENT OFF)
+	set(D_SOLIDITY OFF)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI ON)
+	set(D_TOOLS ON)
+	set(D_TESTS OFF)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "wallet")
+	set(D_SERPENT OFF)
+	set(D_SOLIDITY OFF)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI OFF)
+	set(D_TOOLS OFF)
+	set(D_TESTS OFF)
+	set(D_ETHKEY ON)
+	set(D_MINER OFF)
+	set(D_ETHASHCL ON)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "miner")
+	set(D_SERPENT OFF)
+	set(D_SOLIDITY OFF)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI OFF)
+	set(D_TOOLS OFF)
+	set(D_TESTS OFF)
+	set(D_ETHKEY OFF)
+	set(D_MINER ON)
+	set(D_ETHASHCL ON)
+elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "release")      # release builds
+	set(D_SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
+	set(D_SOLIDITY ON)
+	set(D_USENPM OFF)
+	set(D_GUI ON)
+	set(D_TOOLS ON)
+	set(D_TESTS OFF)
+	set(D_FATDB OFF)
+	set(D_ETHASHCL ON)
+	set(D_EVMJIT ON)
+	set(D_JSCONSOLE ON)
+	set(D_JSONRPC ON)
+	set(D_FRONTIER ON)
+	set(D_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+endif ()
+
+if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
+	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE ${D_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+endif ()
 
 # propagates CMake configuration options to the compiler
 function(configureProject)
@@ -177,24 +272,11 @@ if (HEADLESS)
 	set(GUI OFF)
 endif ()
 
-# TODO: Abstract into something sensible and move into a function.
-if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
-	set(DECENT_PLATFORM OFF)
-else ()
-	set(DECENT_PLATFORM ON)
-endif ()
-
 macro(eth_format_option O)
 	if (${${O}})
 		set(${O} ON)
-	else()
-		set(${O} OFF)
-	endif()
-endmacro()
-
-macro(eth_format_option_on_decent_platform O)
-	if (${${O}})
-		set(${O} ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
+	elseif ("${${O}}" STREQUAL "" AND ${D_${O}})
+		set(${O} ON)
 	else()
 		set(${O} OFF)
 	endif()
@@ -220,7 +302,7 @@ eth_format_option(ETHKEY)
 eth_format_option(ETHASHCL)
 eth_format_option(JSCONSOLE)
 eth_format_option(FRONTIER)
-eth_format_option_on_decent_platform(SERPENT)
+eth_format_option(SERPENT)
 
 if (JSCONSOLE)
 	set(JSONRPC ON)
@@ -231,110 +313,11 @@ if (GUI)
 endif()
 
 # Default CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to "Release".
-set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE CACHE STRING "Release")
-
-# note: The value "default" which provides the defaults is just a fake value
-# which lets us keep the default values of all build options and is set at
-# the beginning of this file.
-if (BUNDLE STREQUAL "minimal")
-	set(SERPENT OFF)
-	set(SOLIDITY OFF)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI OFF)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS OFF)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "full")
-	set(SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
-	set(SOLIDITY ON)
-	set(USENPM ON)
-	set(GUI ON)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS ON)
-	set(FATDB ON)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "cli")
-	set(SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
-	set(SOLIDITY ON)
-	set(USENPM ON)
-	set(GUI OFF)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS ON)
-	set(FATDB ON)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "core")
-	set(SERPENT OFF)
-	set(SOLIDITY ON)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI ON)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS OFF)
-	set(FATDB ON)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "tests")
-	set(SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
-	set(SOLIDITY ON)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI OFF)
-	set(TOOLS OFF)
-	set(TESTS ON)
-	set(FATDB ON)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "user")
-	set(SERPENT OFF)
-	set(SOLIDITY OFF)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI ON)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS OFF)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "wallet")
-	set(SERPENT OFF)
-	set(SOLIDITY OFF)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI OFF)
-	set(TOOLS OFF)
-	set(TESTS OFF)
-	set(ETHKEY ON)
-	set(MINER OFF)
-	set(ETHASHCL ON)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "miner")
-	set(SERPENT OFF)
-	set(SOLIDITY OFF)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI OFF)
-	set(TOOLS OFF)
-	set(TESTS OFF)
-	set(ETHKEY OFF)
-	set(MINER ON)
-	set(ETHASHCL ON)
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "default")	# development builds
-	set(SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
-	set(SOLIDITY ON)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI ON)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS ON)
-	set(FATDB ON)
-	set(ETHASHCL ON)
-	set(EVMJIT ON)
-	set(JSCONSOLE ON)
-	set(JSONRPC ON)
-	if ("x${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "x")
-		set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo")
-	endif ()
-elseif (BUNDLE STREQUAL "release")      # release builds
-	set(SERPENT ${DECENT_PLATFORM})
-	set(SOLIDITY ON)
-	set(USENPM OFF)
-	set(GUI ON)
-	set(TOOLS ON)
-	set(TESTS OFF)
-	set(FATDB OFF)
-	set(ETHASHCL ON)
-	set(EVMJIT ON)
-	set(JSCONSOLE ON)
-	set(JSONRPC ON)
-	set(FRONTIER ON)
-endif ()
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE CACHE STRING ${D_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
 
-if ("x${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "x")
-	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
-endif ()
+#if ("x${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "x")
+#	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE ${D_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+#endif ()
 
 # Default TARGET_PLATFORM to ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}
 # change this once we support cross compiling