diff --git Source/cmake.cxx Source/cmake.cxx
index 290aff0..24adcf5 100644
--- Source/cmake.cxx
+++ Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -2563,6 +2563,8 @@ int cmake::Run(const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool noconfigure)
   this->SetStartDirectory(this->GetHomeDirectory());
   this->SetStartOutputDirectory(this->GetHomeOutputDirectory());
   int ret = this->Configure();
+   
+
   if (ret || this->GetWorkingMode() != NORMAL_MODE)
     {
 #if defined(CMAKE_HAVE_VS_GENERATORS)
@@ -2583,6 +2585,22 @@ int cmake::Run(const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool noconfigure)
 #endif
     return ret;
     }
+
+  if (this->GetConfigureOnly())
+    {
+    std::string message = "CMake cache has been updated to: ";
+    message += this->GetHomeOutputDirectory();  
+    this->UpdateProgress(message.c_str(), -1);
+    if(ret)
+      {
+      return ret;
+      }
+    this->SetStartDirectory(oldstartdir.c_str());
+    this->SetStartOutputDirectory(oldstartoutputdir.c_str());
+
+    return ret;
+    }
+
   ret = this->Generate();
   std::string message = "Build files have been written to: ";
   message += this->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
diff --git Source/cmake.h Source/cmake.h
index a50c1ed..4913df3 100644
--- Source/cmake.h
+++ Source/cmake.h
@@ -328,7 +328,10 @@ class cmake
   bool GetDebugOutput() { return this->DebugOutput; }
   void SetDebugOutputOn(bool b) { this->DebugOutput = b;}
 
-  // Do we want trace output during the cmake run.
+  // Do we want to configure only the cache (not generation)
+  bool GetConfigureOnly() { return this->ConfigureOnly; }
+  void SetConfigureOnly(bool b) { this->ConfigureOnly = b;} 
+
   bool GetTrace() { return this->Trace;}
   void SetTrace(bool b) {  this->Trace = b;}
   bool GetWarnUninitialized() { return this->WarnUninitialized;}
@@ -485,6 +488,7 @@ private:
   bool Verbose;
   bool InTryCompile;
   WorkingMode CurrentWorkingMode;
+  bool ConfigureOnly;
   bool DebugOutput;
   bool Trace;
   bool WarnUninitialized;
diff --git Source/cmakemain.cxx Source/cmakemain.cxx
index 68d8339..09bdb12 100644
--- Source/cmakemain.cxx
+++ Source/cmakemain.cxx
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ static const char * cmDocumentationOptions[][3] =
    "files.", "Normally, unused and uninitialized variables are searched for "
    "only in CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR and CMAKE_BINARY_DIR. This flag tells CMake to "
    "warn about other files as well."},
+  {"--configure-only", "It perform only the configuration steps in order to "
+   "create the cache for the project.", 
+   "No project files will be created but only a snapshot for the cmake cache"
+   "for the project."},
   {"--help-command cmd [file]", "Print help for a single command and exit.",
    "Full documentation specific to the given command is displayed. "
    "If a file is specified, the documentation is written into and the output "
@@ -443,6 +447,7 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
   bool list_all_cached = false;
   bool list_help = false;
   bool view_only = false;
+  bool configure_only = false;
   cmake::WorkingMode workingMode = cmake::NORMAL_MODE;
   std::vector<std::string> args;
   for(int i =0; i < ac; ++i)
@@ -503,6 +508,12 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
       workingMode = cmake::FIND_PACKAGE_MODE;
       args.push_back(av[i]);
       }
+    else if (!command && strncmp(av[i], "--configure-only",
+                                 strlen("--configure-only")) == 0)
+      {
+      configure_only = true;
+      }
+
     else
       {
       args.push_back(av[i]);
@@ -527,6 +538,7 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
   cmake cm;
   cmSystemTools::SetErrorCallback(cmakemainErrorCallback, (void *)&cm);
   cm.SetProgressCallback(cmakemainProgressCallback, (void *)&cm);
+  cm.SetConfigureOnly(configure_only);
   cm.SetWorkingMode(workingMode);
 
   int res = cm.Run(args, view_only);