diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a579b2..d8330aa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,49 +18,9 @@ before_install:
       sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mwild1/ppa -y && sudo apt-get update -y;
     fi
 
-install:
-  - sudo apt-get install libzmq3-dev -y
-  - sudo apt-get install $LUA -y
-  - sudo apt-get install $LIBLUA -y
-  - LUA_LIBDIR=`pkg-config $LUA --variable=libdir`
-  - INSTALL_LMOD=`pkg-config $LUA --variable=INSTALL_LMOD`
-  - INSTALL_CMOD=`pkg-config $LUA --variable=INSTALL_CMOD`
-  ## make sure there is a 'lua' command.
-  - if [ ! -x /usr/bin/lua ]; then
-      sudo ln -s `which $LUA` /usr/bin/lua;
-    fi
-  ## install lua-llthreads
-  - git clone git://github.com/Neopallium/lua-llthreads.git
-  - cd lua-llthreads ; mkdir build ; cd build
-  - cmake .. -DLUA_LIBRARIES=$LUA_LIBDIR -DLUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$LUA_INCDIR
-      -DINSTALL_LMOD=$INSTALL_LMOD -DINSTALL_CMOD=$INSTALL_CMOD
-  - make
-  - sudo make install
-  - cd ../..
+install: ./scripts/travis_install.sh
 
-script:
-  #### build using pre-generated bindings.
-  - mkdir build; cd build
-  - cmake .. -DLUA_LIBRARIES=$LUA_LIBDIR -DLUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$LUA_INCDIR
-      -DINSTALL_LMOD=$INSTALL_LMOD -DINSTALL_CMOD=$INSTALL_CMOD
-  - make
-  - sudo make install
-  # Run tests.
-  - $LUA ../tests/test_inproc.lua
-  - $LUA ../perf/thread_lat.lua 1 1000
-  - cd .. ; rm -rf build
-  #### Re-Generate bindings.
-  - git clone git://github.com/Neopallium/LuaNativeObjects.git;
-  - mkdir build; cd build
-  - cmake .. -DLUA_LIBRARIES=$LUA_LIBDIR -DLUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$LUA_INCDIR
-      -DLUA_NATIVE_OBJECTS_PATH=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/LuaNativeObjects
-      -DUSE_PRE_GENERATED_BINDINGS=OFF -DGENERATE_LUADOCS=OFF
-      -DINSTALL_LMOD=$INSTALL_LMOD -DINSTALL_CMOD=$INSTALL_CMOD
-  - make
-  - sudo make install
-  # Run tests.
-  - $LUA ../tests/test_inproc.lua
-  - $LUA ../perf/thread_lat.lua 1 1000
+script: ./scripts/travis_build.sh
 
 notifications:
   email:
diff --git a/scripts/travis_build.sh b/scripts/travis_build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5aea200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/travis_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#### build using pre-generated bindings.
+mkdir build; cd build
+cmake .. -DLUA_LIBRARIES=$LUA_LIBDIR -DLUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$LUA_INCDIR
+  -DINSTALL_LMOD=$INSTALL_LMOD -DINSTALL_CMOD=$INSTALL_CMOD
+make
+sudo make install
+# Run tests.
+$LUA ../tests/test_inproc.lua
+$LUA ../perf/thread_lat.lua 1 1000
+cd .. ; rm -rf build
+#### Re-Generate bindings.
+git clone git://github.com/Neopallium/LuaNativeObjects.git;
+mkdir build; cd build
+cmake .. -DLUA_LIBRARIES=$LUA_LIBDIR -DLUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$LUA_INCDIR
+  -DLUA_NATIVE_OBJECTS_PATH=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/LuaNativeObjects
+  -DUSE_PRE_GENERATED_BINDINGS=OFF -DGENERATE_LUADOCS=OFF
+  -DINSTALL_LMOD=$INSTALL_LMOD -DINSTALL_CMOD=$INSTALL_CMOD
+make
+sudo make install
+# Run tests.
+$LUA ../tests/test_inproc.lua
+$LUA ../perf/thread_lat.lua 1 1000
+
diff --git a/scripts/travis_install.sh b/scripts/travis_install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d3f210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/travis_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+sudo apt-get install libzmq3-dev -y
+sudo apt-get install $LUA -y
+sudo apt-get install $LIBLUA -y
+LUA_LIBDIR=`pkg-config $LUA --variable=libdir`
+INSTALL_LMOD=`pkg-config $LUA --variable=INSTALL_LMOD`
+INSTALL_CMOD=`pkg-config $LUA --variable=INSTALL_CMOD`
+## make sure there is a 'lua' command.
+if [ ! -x /usr/bin/lua ]; then
+  sudo ln -s `which $LUA` /usr/bin/lua;
+fi
+## install lua-llthreads
+git clone git://github.com/Neopallium/lua-llthreads.git
+cd lua-llthreads ; mkdir build ; cd build
+cmake .. -DLUA_LIBRARIES=$LUA_LIBDIR -DLUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$LUA_INCDIR
+  -DINSTALL_LMOD=$INSTALL_LMOD -DINSTALL_CMOD=$INSTALL_CMOD
+make
+sudo make install
+cd ../..
+
+