diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ea085cbdcd..cda38ed9f3 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -4,74 +4,97 @@ set -e -o pipefail
 
 cd `dirname $0`
 
+PACKAGES=(core
+  compiler
+  common
+  forms
+  platform-browser
+  platform-browser-dynamic
+  platform-server
+  platform-webworker
+  platform-webworker-dynamic
+  http
+  router
+  upgrade
+  compiler-cli
+  benchpress)
+BUILD_ALL=true
+BUNDLE=true
+
+for ARG in "$@"; do
+  case "$ARG" in
+    --packages=*)
+      PACKAGES_STR=${ARG#--packages=}
+      PACKAGES=( ${PACKAGES_STR//,/ } )
+      BUILD_ALL=false
+      ;;
+    --bundle=*)
+      BUNDLE=( "${ARG#--bundle=}" )
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown option $ARG."
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 export NODE_PATH=${NODE_PATH}:$(pwd)/dist/all:$(pwd)/dist/tools
-
-
-rm -rf ./dist/all/
-mkdir -p ./dist/all/
-
-TSCONFIG=./tools/tsconfig.json
-echo "====== (all)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG} ====="
-$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG}
-cp ./tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/package.json ./dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped
-
-echo "====== Copying files needed for e2e tests ====="
-cp -r ./modules/playground ./dist/all/
-cp -r ./modules/playground/favicon.ico ./dist/
-#rsync -aP ./modules/playground/* ./dist/all/playground/
-mkdir ./dist/all/playground/vendor
-cd ./dist/all/playground/vendor
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/core-js/client/core.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js/lib/b64.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
-cd -
-
-echo "====== Copying files needed for benchmarks ====="
-cp -r ./modules/benchmarks ./dist/all/
-cp -r ./modules/benchmarks/favicon.ico ./dist/
-mkdir ./dist/all/benchmarks/vendor
-cd ./dist/all/benchmarks/vendor
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/core-js/client/core.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js/lib/b64.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
-ln -s ../../../../bower_components/polymer .
-ln -s ../../../../node_modules/incremental-dom/dist/incremental-dom-cjs.js
-cd -
-
-TSCONFIG=./modules/tsconfig.json
-echo "====== (all)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG} ====="
-# compile ts code
 TSC="node --max-old-space-size=3000 dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main"
 UGLIFYJS=`pwd`/node_modules/.bin/uglifyjs
-$TSC -p modules/tsconfig.json
+TSCONFIG=./tools/tsconfig.json
+echo "====== (tools)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG} ====="
+rm -rf ./dist/tools/
+mkdir -p ./dist/tools/
+$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG}
 
-rm -rf ./dist/packages-dist
+cp ./tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/package.json ./dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped
 
-for PACKAGE in \
-  core \
-  compiler \
-  common \
-  forms \
-  platform-browser \
-  platform-browser-dynamic \
-  platform-server \
-  platform-webworker \
-  platform-webworker-dynamic \
-  http \
-  router \
-  upgrade \
-  compiler-cli \
-  benchpress
+if [[ ${BUILD_ALL} == true ]]; then
+  rm -rf ./dist/all/
+  mkdir -p ./dist/all/
+
+  echo "====== Copying files needed for e2e tests ====="
+  cp -r ./modules/playground ./dist/all/
+  cp -r ./modules/playground/favicon.ico ./dist/
+  #rsync -aP ./modules/playground/* ./dist/all/playground/
+  mkdir ./dist/all/playground/vendor
+  cd ./dist/all/playground/vendor
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/core-js/client/core.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js/lib/b64.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
+  cd -
+
+  echo "====== Copying files needed for benchmarks ====="
+  cp -r ./modules/benchmarks ./dist/all/
+  cp -r ./modules/benchmarks/favicon.ico ./dist/
+  mkdir ./dist/all/benchmarks/vendor
+  cd ./dist/all/benchmarks/vendor
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/core-js/client/core.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js/lib/b64.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../bower_components/polymer .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/incremental-dom/dist/incremental-dom-cjs.js
+  cd -
+
+  TSCONFIG=./modules/tsconfig.json
+  echo "====== (all)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG} ====="
+  # compile ts code
+  $TSC -p modules/tsconfig.json
+
+  rm -rf ./dist/packages-dist
+fi
+
+for PACKAGE in ${PACKAGES[@]}
 do
   PWD=`pwd`
   SRCDIR=${PWD}/modules/@angular/${PACKAGE}
@@ -81,6 +104,8 @@ do
   UMD_ES5_MIN_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}.umd.min.js
   LICENSE_BANNER=${PWD}/modules/@angular/license-banner.txt
 
+  rm -rf ${DESTDIR}
+
   echo "======      COMPILING: ${TSC} -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig.json        ====="
   $TSC -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-build.json
 
@@ -103,7 +128,12 @@ do
     find ${DESTDIR} -type f -name '*.d.ts' -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i -E 's/^( +)abstract ([[:alnum:]]+\:)/\1\2/g'
   fi
 
-  if [[ ${PACKAGE} != compiler-cli && ${PACKAGE} != benchpress ]]; then
+  if [[ ${PACKAGE} == benchpress ]]; then
+    cp ${SRCDIR}/*.md ${DESTDIR}
+    cp -r ${SRCDIR}/docs ${DESTDIR}
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ${BUNDLE} == true && ${PACKAGE} != compiler-cli && ${PACKAGE} != benchpress ]]; then
 
     echo "======      BUNDLING: ${SRCDIR} ====="
     mkdir ${DESTDIR}/bundles