diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 06cf69bb0ee9d92bac7493f3d5d0ec271e315211..fa7ade6328a31d7d65bcde151d01649e8dc8572c 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,104 +1,36 @@
+###################################################
+#
+# Simple CMakeList.txt file that allows to
+# build all DD4hep examples in one go, e.g.
+#
+# . ./bin/thisDD4hep.sh
+# cd examples ;
+# mkdir build ; cd build
+# cmake ..
+#
+# F.Gaede, DESY, 2013
+#
+##################################################
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3 FATAL_ERROR)
-
-#---------------------------
-set( PackageName TestBox )
-#---------------------------
-
-project(${PackageName})
-
-# project version
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR 0 )
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_PATCH 1 )
-
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION "${${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR}" )
-SET( ${PackageName}_SOVERSION "${${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR}" )
-
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH  ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ) 
-set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH    ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
-
-#------------- set the default installation directory to be the source directory
-
-IF(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
-  SET( CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} CACHE PATH  
-    "install prefix path  - overwrite with -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX = ..." 
-    FORCE )
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} - overwrite with -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX" )
-ENDIF(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
-
-
-
-#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-find_package( DD4hep ) 
-
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH  ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}  ${DD4hep_ROOT}/cmake ) 
-include( DD4hep )
-
-find_package( ROOT REQUIRED )
-#find_package( ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS Geom Reflex)
-set( ROOT_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES Geom Reflex)
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------
-# add additional packages here
-
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------
-
-include_directories( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
-   include
-  ${DD4hep_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-  ${ROOT_INCLUDE_DIR}
-  )
-
-file(GLOB sources src/*.cpp )
-file(GLOB headers include/*.h)
-
-include(DD4hep_XML_setup)
-
-if(DD4HEP_USE_PYROOT)
-  ROOT_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(G__CLICSiD ${headers} LINKDEF include/ROOT/LinkDef.h)
-  list(APPEND sources G__CLICSiD.cxx)
-endif()
-
-add_library(${PackageName} SHARED ${sources})
-
-add_executable(Test_execute test/main.cpp)
-
-target_link_libraries(${PackageName} ${DD4hep_LIBRARIES} ${ROOT_LIBRARIES} ${ROOT_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES} )
-target_link_libraries(Test_execute ${PackageName} ${DD4hep_LIBRARIES}  ${ROOT_LIBRARIES} ${ROOT_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES} )
-
-#---Rootmap generation--------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if(APPLE)
-  dd4hep_generate_rootmap_apple(${PackageName} )
-else()
-  dd4hep_generate_rootmap(${PackageName} )
-endif()
+ 	
+project(DD4hepExample)
+ 	
 #---Testing-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
-  include(CTest)
-  enable_testing()
+include(CTest)
+enable_testing()
 endif(BUILD_TESTING)
-
-configure_file( ${DD4hep_ROOT}/cmake/run_test_package.sh run_test_${PackageName}.sh @ONLY)
-INSTALL(PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/run_test_${PackageName}.sh
-  DESTINATION bin )
-
-
-#---- configure run environment ---------------
-configure_file( ${DD4hep_ROOT}/cmake/thisdd4hep_package.sh.in  this${PackageName}.sh @ONLY)
-
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/this${PackageName}.sh
-  DESTINATION bin
-  )
-#--- install target-------------------------------------
-
-install(TARGETS ${PackageName}
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-  )
-# to do: add corresponding uninstall...
-#-------------------------------------------------------
-
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# (un)comment as needed
+#
+add_subdirectory(ILDExDet)
+ 	
+add_subdirectory(ILDExSimu)
+ 	
+add_subdirectory(CLICSiD)
+ 	
+add_subdirectory(noviceN04)
+ 	
+#---- does not build on mac or ubuntu ...
+#add_subdirectory(Segmentation)