diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ mlpack Jenkins configuration and test support
 ---------------------------------------------
 
 This repository contains a number of scripts which are used by Jenkins
-(http://big.cc.gt.atl.ga.us) in order to build and test mlpack.
+(http://big.mlpack.org:7780/) in order to build and test mlpack.
diff --git a/build-on-osx.sh b/build-on-osx.sh
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@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Install mlpack on OSX 10.11 (EI Capitan) 
+
+# assume we are in the root of mlpack project
+# CMake and Xcode Command Line Tools are required
+
+# git clone https://github.com/mlpack/mlpack
+# cd mlpack
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+
+# compile armadillo and install for all user
+curl -O http://tenet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/arma/armadillo-6.500.5.tar.gz
+tar zxvf armadillo-6.500.5.tar.gz
+cd armadillo-6.500.5
+./configure
+make -j4
+make install
+cd ..
+
+# compile boost and and install for all user
+curl -O http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.60.0/boost_1_60_0.tar.gz
+tar zxvf boost_1_60_0.tar.gz
+cd boost_1_60_0
+sh bootstrap.sh
+./b2 install
+cd ..
+
+# compile mlpack
+cmake -DDEBUG=OFF -DPROFILE=OFF ..
+make -j4
+
+# we do not need performance install on a build server
+# make install
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diff --git a/packaging/build-osx-pkg.sh b/packaging/build-osx-pkg.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Build OS X .pkg installer
+rm -rf res
+mkdir res
+cp -r ../build/bin res/
+cp -r ../build/lib res/
+cp -r ../build/include res/
+
+cp ../README.md docs/
+cp ../LICENSE.txt docs/
+
+rm -rf pkg
+mkdir pkg
+pkgbuild --identifier org.mlpack.pkg \
+    --root ./res \
+    --version 2.0.1 \
+    --ownership recommended \
+    pkg/mlpacktools.pkg
+
+productbuild --distribution distribution.plist \
+    --resources docs \
+    --package-path pkg \
+    --version 2.0.1 \
+    mlpack.pkg
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diff --git a/packaging/distribution.plist b/packaging/distribution.plist
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+++ b/packaging/distribution.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
+<installer-gui-script minSpecVersion="2">
+    <pkg-ref id="org.mlpack.pkg.osx"/>
+    <title>mlpack</title>
+    <organization>mlpack.org</organization>
+    <options customize="never" require-scripts="false"/>
+    <!-- <welcome file="README.md" mime-type="text/html" /> -->
+    <license file="LICENSE.txt" mime-type="text/html" />
+    <conclusion file="conclusion.txt" mime-type="text/html" />
+
+    <volume-check>
+        <allowed-os-versions>
+            <os-version min="10.9"/>
+        </allowed-os-versions>
+    </volume-check>
+    <choices-outline>
+        <line choice="install"/>
+    </choices-outline>
+    
+    <choice id="install" visible="true" title="Install mlpack" description="Install mlpack command-line programs, library and header files"
+        customLocation="/usr/local">
+        <pkg-ref id="org.mlpack.install"/>
+    </choice>
+
+    <pkg-ref id="org.mlpack.install" version="0" onConclusion="none">mlpacktools.pkg</pkg-ref>
+</installer-gui-script>
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diff --git a/packaging/docs/conclusion.txt b/packaging/docs/conclusion.txt
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+mlpack was installed at
+
+   /usr/local/bin
+
+mlpack lib was installed at
+
+   /usr/local/lib
+
+mlpack header file was installed at
+
+   /usr/local/include/mlpack
+
+Make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your $PATH.
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