diff --git a/data/inputs/.cvsignore b/data/inputs/.cvsignore
index fd06de6e2..24eae80a7 100644
--- a/data/inputs/.cvsignore
+++ b/data/inputs/.cvsignore
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ diamond.xml
 liquidvapor.xml
 testdest.xml
 testdest2.xml
-
+ck2cti.log
diff --git a/data/inputs/Makefile.in b/data/inputs/Makefile.in
index bc9c94de3..bef87c28e 100755
--- a/data/inputs/Makefile.in
+++ b/data/inputs/Makefile.in
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ SUFFIXES= .inp .log .dat
 # list all mechanism files here
 MECHS = 
 
+BUILDBIN=@buildbin@
+
 all: gri30.xml
 
 gri30.xml: gri30.cti
-	../../bin/cti2ctml gri30.cti
+	$(BUILDBIN)/cti2ctml gri30.cti
 
diff --git a/data/inputs/mkxml.in b/data/inputs/mkxml.in
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1a86ddac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/inputs/mkxml.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# run ck2cti to convert Chemkin-format files to Cantera format
+#
+BUILDBIN="@buildbin@"
+#
+$BUILDBIN/ck2cti -i gri30.inp -id gri30              -tr ../transport/gri30_tran.dat > gri30.cti
+$BUILDBIN/ck2cti -i air.inp -id air -t gri30.inp     -tr ../transport/gri30_tran.dat > air.cti
+$BUILDBIN/ck2cti -i h2o2.inp -id ohmech              -tr ../transport/gri30_tran.dat > h2o2.cti
+$BUILDBIN/ck2cti -i silane.inp -id silane            -tr ../transport/misc_tran.dat  > silane.cti
+$BUILDBIN/ck2cti -i argon.inp -id argon -t gri30.inp -tr ../transport/gri30_tran.dat > argon.cti