diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c4ae106..009d286 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tmp*
 Makefile*
 *~
 *.so*
+*.a
 *.pro.user*
 *.orig
 openEMS
@@ -17,3 +18,5 @@ localPaths.pri
 **CMakeFiles
 CMakeCache.txt
 cmake_install.cmake
+install_manifest.txt
+localConfig.cmake
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 46e2665..e1ee0d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 PROJECT(openEMS CXX)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
+IF(EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/localConfig.cmake)
+   include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/localConfig.cmake)
+ENDIF()
+
 # add git revision
 IF(EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git )
   FIND_PACKAGE(Git)
@@ -18,9 +22,52 @@ ENDIF()
 
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGIT_VERSION=\"${VERSION}\")
 
+#####  RPATH settings, see: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_RPATH_handling#Always_full_RPATH #######
+# use, i.e. don't skip the full RPATH for the build tree
+SET(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH  FALSE)
+
+# when building, don't use the install RPATH already
+# (but later on when installing)
+SET(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE) 
+
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+
+# add the automatically determined parts of the RPATH
+# which point to directories outside the build tree to the install RPATH
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+
+# the RPATH to be used when installing, but only if it's not a system directory
+LIST(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" isSystemDir)
+IF("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+   SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+ENDIF("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+####################################################################################################
+
 # Set locations of extra CMake modules
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${openEMS_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules/")
 
+# fparser
+# $ cmake -D FPARSER_ROOT_DIR=~/opt/openEMS .
+# SET(FPARSER_ROOT_DIR ~/opt/openEMS)
+find_library(fparser_LIBRARIES NAMES fparser
+  HINTS
+  ${FPARSER_ROOT_DIR}/lib
+)
+message(STATUS "fparser: ${fparser_LIBRARIES}" )
+#TODO test if fparser was found
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${FPARSER_ROOT_DIR}/include ) 
+
+# CSXCAD
+# $ cmake -D CSXCAD_ROOT_DIR=~/opt/openEMS .
+# SET(CSXCAD_ROOT_DIR ~/opt/openEMS)
+find_library(CSXCAD_LIBRARIES NAMES CSXCAD
+  HINTS
+  ${CSXCAD_ROOT_DIR}/lib
+)
+message(STATUS "CSXCAD: ${CSXCAD_LIBRARIES}" )
+#TODO test if CSXCADs was found
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CSXCAD_ROOT_DIR}/include/CSXCAD ) 
+
 # TinyXML module from https://github.com/ros/cmake_modules
 find_package(TinyXML REQUIRED)
 ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DTIXML_USE_STL )
@@ -96,16 +143,13 @@ set(SOURCES
   openems.cpp
 )
 
-
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${openEMS_SOURCE_DIR} )    #find tools
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CSXCAD_SOURCE_DIR}/src ) #find ContinuousStructure.h
-
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE( openEMS ${SOURCES} )
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( openEMS
-  fparser
-  CSXCAD
+  ${CSXCAD_LIBRARIES}
+  ${fparser_LIBRARIES}
   FDTD
   Common
   tools
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 45ad321..a377a52 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 set(SOURCES
   AdrOp.cpp
   ErrorMsg.cpp
-  ExpenseLog.cpp
   array_ops.cpp
   global.cpp
   hdf5_file_reader.cpp