diff --git a/util/altbuild.sh b/util/altbuild.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80996db260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/altbuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2000  Internet Software Consortium.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM
+# DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+# INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
+# FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+# $Id: altbuild.sh,v 1.1 2000/08/08 01:06:43 gson Exp $
+
+#
+# "Alternative build" test.
+#
+# Build BIND9 with build options that are seldom tested otherwise.
+# It is built directly from CVS; specify the CVS tag as a command
+# line argument.
+#
+
+case $# in 
+    1) tag=$1 ;;
+    *) echo "usage: $0 cvs-tag" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+srcdir=/tmp/src
+builddir=/tmp/build
+instdir=/tmp/inst
+
+test ! -d $srcdir || rm -rf $srcdir
+mkdir $srcdir
+
+test ! -d $builddir || rm -rf $builddir
+mkdir $builddir
+
+cd $srcdir || exit 1
+
+cvs export -r $tag bind9
+
+cd $builddir || exit 1
+
+# Test a libtool / separate object dir build.
+
+CFLAGS="-g -DISC_CHECK_NONE -DISC_MEM_FILL=0" \
+    sh $srcdir/bind9/configure --with-libtool --prefix=$instdir
+gmake clean
+gmake
+gmake install
+
+# Rebuild in the source tree so that the test suite
+# works, then run it.
+
+cd $srcdir/bind9 || exit 1
+CFLAGS="-g -DISC_CHECK_NONE -DISC_MEM_FILL=0" \
+    sh configure --with-libtool --prefix=$instdir
+make
+make install
+cd bin/tests
+make test
diff --git a/util/copyrights b/util/copyrights
index 60df3fdd06..b0f9c32de4 100644
--- a/util/copyrights
+++ b/util/copyrights
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@
 ./util/COPYRIGHT.BSDI				X	2000
 ./util/COPYRIGHT.NAI				X	1996,1997,1998,1999,2000
 ./util/COPYRIGHT.PORTION			X	1996,1997,1998,1999,2000
+./util/altbuild.sh				SH	2000
 ./util/check-includes.pl			PERL	2000
 ./util/check-instincludes.sh			SH	2000
 ./util/check-sources.pl				PERL	2000