diff --git a/direct/src/ffi/genPyCode b/direct/src/ffi/genPyCode
index feba38400b..ebb742777d 100755
--- a/direct/src/ffi/genPyCode
+++ b/direct/src/ffi/genPyCode
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 base_dir=$(pwd)
 extra_genPyCode_libs=""
-fSqueeze="squeezeMe"
+squeezeFlag=""
 optimizeFlag=""
 ppython=ppython
 ppythonOptimizeFlag=""
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ while getopts ogtpven flag; do
     p) extra_genPyCode_libs="$extra_genPyCode_libs libpirates" ;;
     v) extra_genPyCode_libs="$extra_genPyCode_libs libvrpn" ;;
     e) extra_genPyCode_libs="$extra_genPyCode_libs libpandaegg" ;;
-    n) fSqueeze="" ;;
+    n) doSqueeze="-n" ;;
   esac
 done
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pSqueezer=$DIRECT/src/showbase/pandaSqueezer.py
 
 if [ "$buildType" = "linux" ]; then
     cd $DIRECT/bin
-    ppython -d generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
+    ppython -d generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir $doSqueeze -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
     pSqueezer=$DIRECT/src/showbase/pandaSqueezer.py
 
 elif [ "$buildType" = "win-debug" ]; then
@@ -71,20 +71,20 @@ elif [ "$buildType" = "win-debug" ]; then
     pyDir="$(cygpath -w $pyDir)"
     extDir="$(cygpath -w $extDir)"
     pSqueezer="$(cygpath -w $pSqueezer)"
-    ppython -d generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
+    ppython -d generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir $doSqueeze -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
 elif [ "$buildType" = "win-release" ]; then
     cd $DIRECT/bin
     pyDir="$(cygpath -w $pyDir)"
     extDir="$(cygpath -w $extDir)"
     pSqueezer="$(cygpath -w $pSqueezer)"
-    ppython generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
+    ppython generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir $doSqueeze -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
 elif [ "$buildType" = "win-publish" ]; then
     # no assertions, no comments, no docstrings
     cd $DIRECT/bin
     pyDir="$(cygpath -w $pyDir)"
     extDir="$(cygpath -w $extDir)"
     pSqueezer="$(cygpath -w $pSqueezer)"
-    ppython -OO generatePythonCode -O -v -d $pyDir -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
+    ppython -OO generatePythonCode -O -v -d $pyDir $doSqueeze -e $extDir -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
     optimizeFlag="-O"
     ppythonOptimizeFlag="-OO"
 
@@ -93,30 +93,32 @@ elif [ "$buildType" = "install" ]; then
     pyDir=$install_dir/lib/pandac
     ppython=$install_dir/bin/ppython
     pSqueezer=$DIRECT/src/showbase/pandaSqueezer.py
-    $ppython -d $install_dir/bin/generatePythonCode -O -v -d $pyDir -e $DIRECT/src/extensions -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
+    $ppython -d $install_dir/bin/generatePythonCode -O -v -d $pyDir $doSqueeze -e $DIRECT/src/extensions -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
 elif [ "$buildType" = "release" ]; then
     # Use relative paths; as installed on a machine without ctattach etc.
     pyDir=$install_dir/lib/pandac
     ppython=$install_dir/bin/ppython
     pSqueezer=$DIRECT/src/showbase/pandaSqueezer.py
-    $ppython $install_dir/bin/generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir -e $DIRECT/src/extensions -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
+    $ppython $install_dir/bin/generatePythonCode -v -d $pyDir $doSqueeze -e $DIRECT/src/extensions -i libdtoolconfig libpandaexpress libpanda libpandaphysics libdirect $extra_genPyCode_libs || exit
 else
     echo "Invalid parameter: $buildType"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "$fSqueeze" = "squeezeMe" ]; then
-    echo SQUEEZING PandaModules
-    rm -f $pyDir/PandaModules.py* $pyDir/__init__.py || exit
-    $ppython $ppythonOptimizeFlag $pSqueezer $optimizeFlag -d $pyDir || exit
-    touch $pyDir/__init__.py || exit
-else
-    # renaming PandaModulesUnsqueezed.py to PandaModules.py
-    cd $pyDir              || exit
-    rm -f PandaModules.py* || exit
-    echo # junk line needed to keep mv from failing
-    mv PandaModulesUnsqueezed.py PandaModules.py || exit
-fi
+# The squeeze step is now performed as part of generatePythonCode.
+
+#if [ "$fSqueeze" = "squeezeMe" ]; then
+#    echo SQUEEZING PandaModules
+#    rm -f $pyDir/PandaModules.py* $pyDir/__init__.py || exit
+#    $ppython $ppythonOptimizeFlag $pSqueezer $optimizeFlag -d $pyDir || exit
+#    touch $pyDir/__init__.py || exit
+#else
+#    # renaming PandaModulesUnsqueezed.py to PandaModules.py
+#    cd $pyDir              || exit
+#    rm -f PandaModules.py* || exit
+#    echo # junk line needed to keep mv from failing
+#    mv PandaModulesUnsqueezed.py PandaModules.py || exit
+#fi
 
 echo DONE
 
diff --git a/direct/src/ffi/generatePythonCode b/direct/src/ffi/generatePythonCode
index c419f192e5..4283b75491 100644
--- a/direct/src/ffi/generatePythonCode
+++ b/direct/src/ffi/generatePythonCode
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import getopt
 import sys
 import os
+import glob
 from direct.ffi import FFIConstants
 
 # Define a help string for the user
@@ -33,10 +34,7 @@ Options:
   -e dir      directory to pull extension code from       
   -i lib      interrogate library
   -O          no C++ comments or assertion statements
-  linux
-  windows-debug
-  windows-release
-  windows-publish
+  -n          Don't use squeezeTool to squeeze the result into one .pyz file
 """
 
 # Initialize variables
@@ -44,11 +42,12 @@ outputDir = ''
 extensionsDir = ''
 interrogateLib = ''
 codeLibs = []
+doSqueeze = True
     
 
 # Extract the args the user passed in
 try:
-    opts, pargs = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hvOd:e:i:')
+    opts, pargs = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hvOd:e:i:n')
 except Exception, e:
     # User passed in a bad option, print the error and the help, then exit
     print e
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ for opt in opts:
     elif (flag == '-O'):
         FFIConstants.wantComments = 0
         FFIConstants.wantTypeChecking = 0
+    elif (flag == '-n'):
+        doSqueeze = False
     else:
         FFIConstants.notify.error('illegal option: ' + flag)
 
@@ -121,3 +122,36 @@ from direct.ffi import FFIInterrogateDatabase
 db = FFIInterrogateDatabase.FFIInterrogateDatabase()
 db.generateCode(outputDir, extensionsDir)
 
+
+# Remove any leftover junk files in outputDir from a previous run.
+print "outputDir = %s, doSqueeze = %s" % (outputDir, doSqueeze)
+for file in glob.glob(os.path.join(outputDir, 'PandaModules.py*')):
+    print "removing junk %s" % (file)
+    os.remove(file)
+
+if doSqueeze:
+    # Invoke the squeezer.
+    files = glob.glob(os.path.join(outputDir, '*.py'))
+    init = os.path.join(outputDir, '__init__.py')
+    try:
+        files.remove(init)
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    print "Squeezing %s files." % (len(files))
+    
+    from direct.showbase import pandaSqueezeTool
+    pandaSqueezeTool.squeeze("PandaModules", "PandaModulesUnsqueezed",
+                             files, outputDir)
+
+    # Remove the squeezed source files.
+    for file in files:
+        os.remove(file)
+
+else:
+    print "Not squeezing."
+    os.rename(os.path.join(outputDir, 'PandaModulesUnsqueezed.py'),
+              os.path.join(outputDir, 'PandaModules.py'))
+    
+
+    
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/pandaSqueezeTool.py b/direct/src/showbase/pandaSqueezeTool.py
index d9e088ff62..1d2591274b 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/pandaSqueezeTool.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/pandaSqueezeTool.py
@@ -249,12 +249,13 @@ import zlib
 embed = 0
 explode = 0
 
-def squeeze(app, start, filelist):
+def squeeze(app, start, filelist, outputDir):
 	localMagic = MAGIC
 	data = None
 
-	bootstrap = app + ".py"
-	archive   = app + ".pyz"
+	bootstrap = os.path.join(outputDir, app + ".py")
+        archiveBase = app + ".pyz"
+	archive   = os.path.join(outputDir, archiveBase)
 
 	archiveid = app
 
@@ -348,8 +349,8 @@ def searchPath(filename):
 
   return None
 
-# Look for %(archive)s along pandac.__path__.
-archiveName = "%(archive)s"
+# Look for %(archiveBase)s along pandac.__path__.
+archiveName = "%(archiveBase)s"
 archivePath = searchPath(archiveName)
 if archivePath == None:
   raise ImportError, "Could not locate pandac.%%s." %% (archiveName)