diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index f8a2027..86aa2f3 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
 $(info   TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
 $(info   TARGET_SIMULATOR=$(TARGET_SIMULATOR))
 $(info   TARGET_BUILD_TYPE=$(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE))
+$(info   TARGET_BUILD_APPS=$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS))
 $(info   TARGET_ARCH=$(TARGET_ARCH))
 $(info   HOST_ARCH=$(HOST_ARCH))
 $(info   HOST_OS=$(HOST_OS))
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 9485a02..ddd05bb 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 BUILD_SYSTEM := $(TOPDIR)build/core
 
 # This is the default target.  It must be the first declared target.
+.PHONY: droid
 DEFAULT_GOAL := droid
 $(DEFAULT_GOAL):
 
@@ -686,56 +687,60 @@
 	$(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET) \
 	$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE)
 
-# The actual files built by the droidcore target changes depending
-# on the build variant.
-.PHONY: droid tests
-ifeq ($(strip $(is_unbundled_app_build)),true)
-unbundled_build_modules :=
-ifdef UNBUNDLED_APPS
-unbundled_build_modules := $(UNBUNDLED_APPS)
-else # UNBUNDLED_APPS
-# Otherwise we build all modules in the source tree.
-unbundled_build_modules := $(sort $(call get-tagged-modules,$(ALL_MODULE_TAGS)))
-endif # UNBUNDLED_APPS
-droid: $(unbundled_build_modules)
-else # is_unbundled_app_build
-droid: droidcore
-endif # is_unbundled_app_build
-tests: droidcore
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),)
+  # If this build is just for apps, only build apps and not the full system by default.
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(is_unbundled_app_build)),true)
-$(call dist-for-goals, droid, \
-	$(INTERNAL_UPDATE_PACKAGE_TARGET) \
-	$(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET) \
-	$(SYMBOLS_ZIP) \
-	$(APPS_ZIP) \
-	$(INTERNAL_EMULATOR_PACKAGE_TARGET) \
-	$(PACKAGE_STATS_FILE) \
-	$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE) \
-	$(INSTALLED_BUILD_PROP_TARGET) \
-	$(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
-	$(INSTALLED_ANDROID_INFO_TXT_TARGET) \
- )
+  unbundled_build_modules :=
+  ifneq ($(filter all,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS)),)
+    # If they used the magic goal "all" then build everything
+    unbundled_build_modules := $(sort $(call get-tagged-modules,$(ALL_MODULE_TAGS)))
+  else
+    unbundled_build_modules := $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS)
+  endif
 
-# Tests are installed in userdata.img.  If we're building the tests
-# variant, copy it for "make tests dist".  Also copy a zip of the
-# contents of userdata.img, so that people can easily extract a
-# single .apk.
-ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT),tests)
-$(call dist-for-goals, droid, \
-	$(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET) \
-	$(BUILT_TESTS_ZIP_PACKAGE) \
- )
-endif
-
-else # is_unbundled_app_build
-# dist the unbundled app.
-ifdef UNBUNDLED_APPS
-  $(call dist-for-goals,droid, \
-    $(foreach m,$(UNBUNDLED_APPS),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED)) \
+  # dist the unbundled app.
+  $(call dist-for-goals,apps_only, \
+    $(foreach m,$(unbundled_build_modules),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED)) \
   )
-endif # UNBUNDLED_APPS
-endif # is_unbundled_app_build
+
+.PHONY: apps_only
+apps_only: $(unbundled_build_modules)
+
+droid: apps_only
+
+else # TARGET_BUILD_APPS
+  $(call dist-for-goals, droidcore, \
+    $(INTERNAL_UPDATE_PACKAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(SYMBOLS_ZIP) \
+    $(APPS_ZIP) \
+    $(INTERNAL_EMULATOR_PACKAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(PACKAGE_STATS_FILE) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE) \
+    $(INSTALLED_BUILD_PROP_TARGET) \
+    $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
+    $(INSTALLED_ANDROID_INFO_TXT_TARGET) \
+   )
+
+  # Tests are installed in userdata.img.  If we're building the tests
+  # variant, copy it for "make tests dist".  Also copy a zip of the
+  # contents of userdata.img, so that people can easily extract a
+  # single .apk.
+  ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT),tests)
+  $(call dist-for-goals, droid, \
+    $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(BUILT_TESTS_ZIP_PACKAGE) \
+   )
+  endif
+
+# Building a full system-- the default is to build droidcore
+droid: droidcore
+
+endif # TARGET_BUILD_APPS
+
+
+.PHONY: droid tests
+tests: droidcore
 
 .PHONY: docs
 docs: $(ALL_DOCS)
@@ -781,3 +786,4 @@
 .PHONY: showcommands
 showcommands:
 	@echo >/dev/null
+
diff --git a/core/package.mk b/core/package.mk
index e7be05f..cdeefb4 100644
--- a/core/package.mk
+++ b/core/package.mk
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 # Define the rule to build the actual package.
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(AAPT) | $(ZIPALIGN)
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(jni_shared_libraries)
-ifeq ($(strip $(is_unbundled_app_build)),true)
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),)
     # Include all resources for unbundled apps.
     $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRODUCT_AAPT_CONFIG :=
 endif
diff --git a/core/product_config.mk b/core/product_config.mk
index e86b040..04f6ce1 100644
--- a/core/product_config.mk
+++ b/core/product_config.mk
@@ -157,13 +157,12 @@
   ifneq ($(words $(unbundled_goals)),1)
     $(error Only one APP-* goal may be specified; saw "$(unbundled_goals)"))
   endif
-  UNBUNDLED_APPS := $(strip $(subst -, ,$(patsubst APP-%,%,$(unbundled_goals))))
+  TARGET_BUILD_APPS := $(strip $(subst -, ,$(patsubst APP-%,%,$(unbundled_goals))))
   ifneq ($(filter $(DEFAULT_GOAL),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
     MAKECMDGOALS := $(patsubst $(unbundled_goals),,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
   else
     MAKECMDGOALS := $(patsubst $(unbundled_goals),$(DEFAULT_GOAL),$(MAKECMDGOALS))
   endif
-  is_unbundled_app_build := true
 
 .PHONY: $(unbundled_goals)
 $(unbundled_goals): $(MAKECMDGOALS)
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/product.mk
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/device.mk
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(is_unbundled_app_build)),true)
+ifneq ($(strip $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS)),)
   # An unbundled app build needs only the core product makefiles.
   $(call import-products,$(call get-product-makefiles,\
       $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/AndroidProducts.mk))
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@
   #TODO: when we start allowing direct pointers to product files,
   #    guarantee that they're in this list.
   $(call import-products, $(get-all-product-makefiles))
-endif # is_unbundled_app_build
+endif # TARGET_BUILD_APPS
 $(check-all-products)
 #$(dump-products)
 #$(error done)
diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index 9c6e695..f4dfc55 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     CALLED_FROM_SETUP=true BUILD_SYSTEM=build/core \
         TARGET_PRODUCT=$1 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT= \
         TARGET_SIMULATOR= TARGET_BUILD_TYPE= \
+        TARGET_BUILD_APPS= \
         get_build_var TARGET_DEVICE > /dev/null
     # hide successful answers, but allow the errors to show
 }
@@ -150,9 +151,14 @@
 function settitle()
 {
     if [ "$STAY_OFF_MY_LAWN" = "" ]; then
-        local product=$(get_build_var TARGET_PRODUCT)
-        local variant=$(get_build_var TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)
-        export PROMPT_COMMAND="echo -ne \"\033]0;[${product}-${variant}] ${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007\""
+        local product=$TARGET_PRODUCT
+        local variant=$TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT
+        local apps=$TARGET_BUILD_APPS
+        if [ -z "$apps" ]; then
+            export PROMPT_COMMAND="echo -ne \"\033]0;[${product}-${variant}] ${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007\""
+        else
+            export PROMPT_COMMAND="echo -ne \"\033]0;[$apps $variant] ${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007\""
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
@@ -376,11 +382,6 @@
     done
 }
 
-function tapas()
-{
-    choosecombo
-}
-
 function choosecombo()
 {
     choosesim $1
@@ -432,7 +433,6 @@
     echo
     echo "You're building on" $uname
     echo
-    echo ${LUNCH_MENU_CHOICES[@]}
     echo "Lunch menu... pick a combo:"
 
     local i=1
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@
         return 1
     fi
 
+    export TARGET_BUILD_APPS=
+
     # special case the simulator
     if [ "$selection" = "simulator" ]
     then
@@ -530,6 +532,31 @@
     printconfig
 }
 
+# Configures the build to build unbundled apps.
+# Run tapas with one ore more app names (from LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME)
+function tapas()
+{
+    local variant=$(echo -n $(echo $* | xargs -n 1 echo | grep -E '^(user|userdebug|eng)$'))
+    local apps=$(echo -n $(echo $* | xargs -n 1 echo | grep -E -v '^(user|userdebug|eng)$'))
+
+    if [ $(echo $variant | wc -w) -gt 1 ]; then
+        echo "tapas: Error: Multiple build variants supplied: $variant"
+        return
+    fi
+    if [ -z "$variant" ]; then
+        variant=eng
+    fi
+
+    export TARGET_PRODUCT=generic
+    export TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=$variant
+    export TARGET_SIMULATOR=false
+    export TARGET_BUILD_TYPE=release
+    export TARGET_BUILD_APPS=$apps
+
+    set_stuff_for_environment
+    printconfig
+}
+
 function gettop
 {
     local TOPFILE=build/core/envsetup.mk
diff --git a/target/product/AndroidProducts.mk b/target/product/AndroidProducts.mk
index 798c35c..3581da3 100644
--- a/target/product/AndroidProducts.mk
+++ b/target/product/AndroidProducts.mk
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 # it includes.
 #
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(is_unbundled_app_build)),true)
 # An unbundled app build needs only generic.mk.
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),)
 PRODUCT_MAKEFILES := \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/core.mk \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/generic.mk
diff --git a/tools/Android.mk b/tools/Android.mk
index aea2785..fa9d0b7 100644
--- a/tools/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/Android.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_PATH := $(my-dir)
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(is_unbundled_app_build)),true)
+# If we're building only unbundled apps, this is the only tool we need.
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),)
 include $(LOCAL_PATH)/signapk/Android.mk
 else
 include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
diff --git a/tools/signapk/Android.mk b/tools/signapk/Android.mk
index ccc76fd..b2de21c 100644
--- a/tools/signapk/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/signapk/Android.mk
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@
 LOCAL_JAR_MANIFEST := SignApk.mf
 include $(BUILD_HOST_JAVA_LIBRARY)
 
-# The post-build signing tools need signapk.jar.
-$(call dist-for-goals,droid,$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))
+ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),)
+# The post-build signing tools need signapk.jar, but we don't
+# need this if we're just doing unbundled apps.
+$(call dist-for-goals,droidcore,$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))
+endif