diff --git a/MultimakeCMake.cmake b/MultimakeCMake.cmake
index 15cfa2a..d6a5892 100644
--- a/MultimakeCMake.cmake
+++ b/MultimakeCMake.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ macro(read_cmake_properties PROJECT)
 
         # INSTALL_COMMAND might already set to be disabled 
         if(NOT ${${PROJECT}_NO_INSTALL})
-            set(INSTALL_COMMAND ${MAKE_COMMAND} install)
+            set(INSTALL_COMMAND INSTALL_COMMAND ${MAKE_COMMAND} install)
         endif()
 
         set(DEPLOY_COMMAND DESTDIR=${DEPLOYMENT_PATH} ninja install)
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ macro(add_cmake_external_project PROJECT PATH DEPENDENCIES CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS
 endmacro()
 
 
-
-
 macro(add_cmake_external_git_project PROJECT REPOSITORY_URL DEPENDENCIES CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS)
 
     validate_git_commit(${PROJECT})
diff --git a/MultimakeConfig.cmake b/MultimakeConfig.cmake
index 2ec5549..d9280c5 100644
--- a/MultimakeConfig.cmake
+++ b/MultimakeConfig.cmake
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ endif()
 
 option(ENABLE_DEDICATED_INSTALLATION "Enable installation of every package in its own installation folder" OFF)
 
+option(ENABLE_UP_TO_DATE_CHECK "Enable the generation of files needed to check if the build folder is up to date" OFF)
+
 
 if(WITH_ICECC)
     message("icecc enabled")
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ if(WITH_CLANG)
 endif()
 
 
-option( ENABLE_UNINSTALLED_PKG_CONFIG "Enable the use of the uninstalled pkg-config file variants" OFF )
+option(ENABLE_UNINSTALLED_PKG_CONFIG "Enable the use of the uninstalled pkg-config file variants" OFF)
 
 option(ALWAYS_BUILD "Always build or install the projects by default, even if they have been sucessfully installed already" ON)
 
@@ -113,18 +115,20 @@ macro(set_package_defined_with_git_repository PROJECT)
 endmacro()
 
 
-set(UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/MultimakeCheck)
+if(ENABLE_UP_TO_DATE_CHECK)
+    set(UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/MultimakeCheck)
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH})
 
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH})
+    add_custom_target(up_to_date_check_package_list)
 
-add_custom_target(up_to_date_check_package_list)
+    file(GENERATE OUTPUT ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/MultimakeCheckConfig.cmake CONTENT "
+    add_custom_target(_check_dummy)
+    foreach(PACKAGE_NAME $<TARGET_PROPERTY:up_to_date_check_package_list,CONTENT>)
+        include(${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/Check_\${PACKAGE_NAME}.cmake)
+    endforeach()
+    ")
+endif()
 
-file(GENERATE OUTPUT ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/MultimakeCheckConfig.cmake CONTENT "
-add_custom_target(_check_dummy)
-foreach(PACKAGE_NAME $<TARGET_PROPERTY:up_to_date_check_package_list,CONTENT>)
-    include(${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/Check_\${PACKAGE_NAME}.cmake)
-endforeach()
-")
 
 macro(init_repository PROJECT)
 
@@ -273,6 +277,10 @@ macro(read_common_properties PROJECT)
         endif()
     endif()
 
+    if(NOT DEFINED ${PROJECT}_NO_INSTALL)
+        set(${PROJECT}_NO_INSTALL 0)
+    endif()
+
     if(${${PROJECT}_NO_INSTALL})
         set(INSTALL_COMMAND INSTALL_COMMAND echo Installation of ${PROJECT} is disabled)
     else()
@@ -328,25 +336,28 @@ endfunction()
 
 
 function(add_up_to_date_check_project PROJECT)
-    ExternalProject_Get_Property(${PROJECT} source_dir)
-   
-    # write a file identifying the version which we built
-    ExternalProject_Add_Step(${PROJECT} write_git_sha
-        DEPENDEES install
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${source_dir}
-        COMMAND git log -1 . > ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/${PROJECT}.gitlog
-    )
 
-    get_property(DEPS TARGET ${PROJECT} PROPERTY _EP_DEPENDS)
-    foreach(DEP ${DEPS})
-        set(DEPENDENCIES ${DEPENDENCIES} check_${DEP})
-    endforeach()
+    if (ENABLE_UP_TO_DATE_CHECK)
+        ExternalProject_Get_Property(${PROJECT} source_dir)
+
+        # write a file identifying the version which we built
+        ExternalProject_Add_Step(${PROJECT} write_git_sha
+            DEPENDEES install
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${source_dir}
+            COMMAND git log -1 . > ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/${PROJECT}.gitlog
+        )
 
-    set(TARGET_NAME ${PROJECT})  # needed for the configure_file command
-    set(REPOSITORY_FOLDER ${source_dir})  # needed for the configure_file command
-    configure_file(${MULTIMAKE_FOLDER}/MultimakeCheck.cmake ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/Check_${PROJECT}.cmake @ONLY)
+        get_property(DEPS TARGET ${PROJECT} PROPERTY _EP_DEPENDS)
+        foreach(DEP ${DEPS})
+            set(DEPENDENCIES ${DEPENDENCIES} check_${DEP})
+        endforeach()
 
-    append_target_property(up_to_date_check_package_list CONTENT ${PROJECT})
+        set(TARGET_NAME ${PROJECT})  # needed for the configure_file command
+        set(REPOSITORY_FOLDER ${source_dir})  # needed for the configure_file command
+        configure_file(${MULTIMAKE_FOLDER}/MultimakeCheck.cmake ${UP_TO_DATE_CHECK_PATH}/Check_${PROJECT}.cmake @ONLY)
+
+        append_target_property(up_to_date_check_package_list CONTENT ${PROJECT})
+    endif()
 
 endfunction()
 
diff --git a/MultimakeQt.cmake b/MultimakeQt.cmake
index c316f56..25b8ae0 100644
--- a/MultimakeQt.cmake
+++ b/MultimakeQt.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #
 # For further information see LICENSE
 
-
 set(QT_STANDARD_CONFIGURE_PROPERTIES "-opensource;-confirm-license")
 
 if("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
@@ -35,33 +34,47 @@ endmacro()
 
 
 macro(locate_qt)
-    
-    if(NOT DEFINED QT_PATH)
-        
+
+    if (NOT DEFINED QT_QMAKE_PATH)
+
         execute_process(COMMAND which qmake
-            OUTPUT_VARIABLE QT_PATH
+            OUTPUT_VARIABLE QT_QMAKE_PATH
             RESULT_VARIABLE RES
+            OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
         )
-        
+
         if(RES EQUAL 0)
-        
-            get_filename_component(QT_PATH ${QT_PATH} DIRECTORY)
-            get_filename_component(QT_PATH ${QT_PATH} DIRECTORY)
-            
-            message("Qt installation located in ${QT_PATH} ${RES}")
-            
-            set(QT_CMAKE_PATH ${QT_PATH}/lib/cmake)
-            set(QT_CMAKE_OPTIONS -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${QT_CMAKE_PATH})
-            
+            message("qmake path ${QT_QMAKE_PATH}")
         else()
-            message( FATAL_ERROR "A \"qmake\" executable could not be found in your $PATH => Unable to build Qt-based packages !") 
+            message(FATAL "Could not find qmake executable. Set the QT_QMAKE_PATH variable.")
         endif()
-        
+
+    endif()
+
+    if (NOT DEFINED QT_CMAKE_OPTIONS)
+
+        execute_process(COMMAND ${QT_QMAKE_PATH} -query QT_INSTALL_LIBS
+            OUTPUT_VARIABLE QT_LIBS_PATH
+            RESULT_VARIABLE RES
+            OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+        )
+
+        if(NOT RES EQUAL 0)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Error invoking ${QT_QMAKE_PATH}") 
+        endif()
+
+        set(QT_CMAKE_OPTIONS "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${QT_LIBS_PATH}/cmake")
+
     endif()
 
 endmacro()
 
 
+macro(multimake_find_qt PACKAGE_NAME)
+    locate_qt()
+    add_available_package(${PACKAGE_NAME})
+endmacro()
+
 
 macro(add_qmake_external_project PROJECT PATH DEPENDENCIES CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS)
 
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ macro(add_qmake_external_project PROJECT PATH DEPENDENCIES CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS
     add_dependencies_target(${PROJECT} "${DEPENDENCIES}")
     read_qmake_properties(${PROJECT})
 
-    set(CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${QT_PATH}/bin/qmake ${PATH} ${QMAKE_COMMON_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS} ${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS})
+    set(CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${QT_QMAKE_PATH} ${PATH} ${QMAKE_COMMON_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS} ${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS})
 
     ExternalProject_Add(${PROJECT}
         DEPENDS ${DEPENDENCIES}
@@ -105,9 +118,9 @@ macro(add_qmake_external_git_project PROJECT REPOSITORY_URL DEPENDENCIES CONFIGU
     
         set_package_defined_with_git_repository(${PROJECT})
         add_dependencies_target(${PROJECT} "${DEPENDENCIES}")
-        
-        set(CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${QT_PATH}/bin/qmake ${PROJECTS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${PATH} ${QMAKE_COMMON_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS} ${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS})
-        
+
+        set(CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${QT_QMAKE_PATH} ${PROJECTS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${PATH} ${QMAKE_COMMON_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS} ${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS})
+
         ExternalProject_Add(${PROJECT}
             DEPENDS ${DEPENDENCIES}
             SOURCE_DIR ${PROJECTS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${PATH}
@@ -135,20 +148,28 @@ macro(add_qmake_external_git_project PROJECT REPOSITORY_URL DEPENDENCIES CONFIGU
 endmacro()
 
 
+macro(set_qt_location INSTALL_PREFIX)
+    set(QT_QMAKE_PATH ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/qmake)
+    set(QT_CMAKE_OPTIONS "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/cmake")
+    message("QT_QMAKE_PATH=${QT_QMAKE_PATH}")
+    message("QT_CMAKE_OPTIONS=${QT_CMAKE_OPTIONS}")
+endmacro()
+
+
 macro(add_qt_external_tgz_project PROJECT PATH REPOSITORY_URL DEPENDENCIES INIT_REPOSITORY_OPTIONS CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS)
-    
+
     read_common_properties(${PROJECT})
-    
+
     if(NOT ${PROJECT}_DEFINED)
-    
+
         # We build Qt ourselves => point to that Qt to build other packages
-        set(QT_PATH ${${PROJECT}_INSTALL_PREFIX})
-        
+        set_qt_location(${${PROJECT}_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+
         set_package_defined(${PROJECT})
 
         add_dependencies_target(${PROJECT} "${DEPENDENCIES}")
 
-        set(CONFIGURE_CMD configure "${QT_STANDARD_CONFIGURE_PROPERTIES};${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS}" )
+        set(CONFIGURE_CMD configure "${QT_STANDARD_CONFIGURE_PROPERTIES};-prefix;${${PROJECT}_INSTALL_PREFIX};${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS};" )
 
         ExternalProject_Add(${PROJECT}
             DEPENDS ${DEPENDENCIES}
@@ -162,11 +183,11 @@ macro(add_qt_external_tgz_project PROJECT PATH REPOSITORY_URL DEPENDENCIES INIT_
             CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${SET_ENV} <SOURCE_DIR>/${CONFIGURE_CMD}
             BUILD_COMMAND ${SET_ENV} $(MAKE)
         )
-        
+
         add_deployment_steps(${PROJECT} "$(MAKE);install;INSTALL_ROOT=${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}")
-        
+
         write_variables_file()
-    
+
     endif()
     
 endmacro()
@@ -180,13 +201,13 @@ macro(add_qt_external_git_project PROJECT REPOSITORY_URL DEPENDENCIES INIT_REPOS
     if(NOT ${PROJECT}_DEFINED)
 
         # We build Qt ourselves => point to that Qt to build other packages
-        set(QT_PATH ${${PROJECT}_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+        set_qt_location(${${PROJECT}_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 
         set_package_defined_with_git_repository(${PROJECT})
 
         add_dependencies_target(${PROJECT} "${DEPENDENCIES}")
 
-        set(CONFIGURE_CMD configure "${QT_STANDARD_CONFIGURE_PROPERTIES};${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS}" )
+        set(CONFIGURE_CMD configure "${QT_STANDARD_CONFIGURE_PROPERTIES};-prefix;${${PROJECT}_INSTALL_PREFIX};${CONFIGURATION_OPTIONS}" )
 
         ExternalProject_Add(${PROJECT}
             DEPENDS ${DEPENDENCIES}
diff --git a/examples/BuildIVIPackages/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/BuildIVIPackages/CMakeLists.txt
index 9581c61..c560929 100644
--- a/examples/BuildIVIPackages/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/BuildIVIPackages/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 
-PROJECT(BuildIVIPackages)
+project(BuildIVIPackages)
 
-find_package(Multimake REQUIRED)
+find_package(Multimake REQUIRED HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../..)
 
-find_layer(Ubuntu REQUIRED)
-find_layer(IVI REQUIRED)
+add_cmake_external_git_project(dlt "https://github.com/Pelagicore/dlt.git" "" "-DWITH_DLT_DBUS=OFF")
+add_cmake_external_git_project(ivi-logging "https://github.com/Pelagicore/ivi-logging.git" "dlt" "-DENABLE_DLT_BACKEND=ON")
+add_cmake_external_git_project(ivi-main-loop "https://github.com/Pelagicore/MainLoop.git" "" "")
diff --git a/examples/Qt/FromGit/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/Qt/FromGit/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87766a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Qt/FromGit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+
+project(BuildQtPackages)
+
+find_package(Multimake REQUIRED HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
+
+set(qt_GIT_COMMIT v5.9.1)
+set(QT_MODULES_LIST "--module-subset=qtbase,qtdeclarative,qtmultimedia,qtgraphicaleffects,qtquickcontrols,qttools,qtimageformats,qtserialport")
+add_qt_external_git_project(qt "https://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git" "" "${QT_MODULES_LIST}" "-verbose")
+
+set(gammaray_GIT_COMMIT 79aff446d0274563b56569c76a57dfd940edcc9e)
+add_cmake_external_git_project(gammaray "https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay.git" "qt" "" "")
+
+set(appman_GIT_COMMIT 5.9)
+#add_qmake_external_git_project(appman "https://code.qt.io/qt/qtapplicationmanager.git" "qt" "" "")
diff --git a/examples/Qt/FromRelease/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/Qt/FromRelease/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91fe7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Qt/FromRelease/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+
+project(BuildQtPackages)
+
+find_package(Multimake REQUIRED HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
+
+set(qt_GIT_COMMIT v5.9.1)
+set(QT_MODULES_LIST "--module-subset=qtbase,qtdeclarative,qtmultimedia,qtgraphicaleffects,qtquickcontrols,qttools,qtimageformats,qtserialport")
+add_qt_external_tgz_project(qt qt "https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/5.9/5.9.1/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.1.tar.xz" "" "${QT_MODULES_LIST}" "-verbose")
+
+set(gammaray_GIT_COMMIT 79aff446d0274563b56569c76a57dfd940edcc9e)
+add_cmake_external_git_project(gammaray "https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay.git" "qt" "" "")
+
+set(appman_GIT_COMMIT 5.9)
+#add_qmake_external_git_project(appman "https://code.qt.io/qt/qtapplicationmanager.git" "qt" "" "")
diff --git a/examples/Qt/NoQt/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/Qt/NoQt/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35dda1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Qt/NoQt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+
+project(BuildQtPackages)
+
+find_package(Multimake REQUIRED HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
+
+multimake_find_qt(qt)
+
+set(gammaray_GIT_COMMIT 79aff446d0274563b56569c76a57dfd940edcc9e)
+add_cmake_external_git_project(gammaray "https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay.git" "qt" "" "")
+
+set(appman_GIT_COMMIT 5.9)
+add_qmake_external_git_project(appman "https://code.qt.io/qt/qtapplicationmanager.git" "qt" "" "")