diff -r 5067ba42a9c8 autobuild/common.py
--- a/autobuild/common.py	Mon Apr 04 18:46:38 2011 -0700
+++ b/autobuild/common.py	Wed Apr 06 06:21:34 2011 -0400
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         'cygwin' : PLATFORM_WINDOWS,
         'solaris' : PLATFORM_SOLARIS
         }
-    return platform_map.get(sys.platform, PLATFORM_UNKNOWN)
+    return os.environ.get('AUTOBUILD_PLATFORM_OVERRIDE', platform_map.get(sys.platform, PLATFORM_UNKNOWN))
 
 def get_current_user():
     """