diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index def795e..36c3170 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 !*/
 
+
 #Whitelist
 !*.cc
 !*.h
-!*.txt
+!CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/juci/CMakeLists.txt b/juci/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ac0a08..d5a35a3 100644
--- a/juci/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/juci/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,67 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.4)
-project (juci)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+set(project_name juci)
+
+project (${project_name})
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14")
 
 INCLUDE(FindPkgConfig)
 
+#### Finding boost, the variables below is set #####
+#PYTHONLIBS_FOUND            - True if headers and requested libraries were found
+#PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS     - Boost include directories
+#PYTHON_LIBRARIES        - Boost component libraries to be linked
+find_package(PythonLibs 2.7)
+
+#If python is found
+if(${PYTHONLIBS_FOUND}) 
+  message("Python libraries found. Continuing")
+else()
+  message("Please install python libraries. The libraries where not found.")
+  message("Boost include dirs: ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  message("Boost link dirs ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "The boost libraries are required. Quiting.")
+endif()
+
+#### Finding boost, the variables below is set #####
+#Boost_FOUND            - True if headers and requested libraries were found
+#Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS     - Boost include directories
+#Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS     - Link directories for Boost libraries
+#Boost_LIBRARIES        - Boost component libraries to be linked
+find_package(Boost 1.5 REQUIRED)
+
+#If boost is not found
+if(${Boost_FOUND}) 
+  message("Boost libraries found. Continuing")
+else()
+  message("Please install boost libraries. The libraries where not found.")
+  message("Boost library dirs: ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+  message("Boost include dirs: ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  message("Boost link dirs ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "The boost libraries are required. Quiting.")
+endif()
+
+#### Finding gtkmm, the variables below is set #####
+#GTKMM_FOUND            - True if headers and requested libraries were found
+#GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS     - GTKMM include directories
+#GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS     - Link directories for GTKMM libraries
+#GTKMM_LIBRARIES        - GTKMM libraries to be linked
+pkg_check_modules(GTKMM gtkmm-3.0) # The name GTKMM is set here for the variables abouve
+
+#If gtkmm is not found
+if(${GTKMM_FOUND})
+  message("Gtkmm libraries found. Continuing")
+else()
+  message("Please install gtkmm libraries. The libraries where not found.")
+  message("Gtkmm library dirs ${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+  message("Gtkmm include dirs ${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  message("Gtkmm link dirs ${GTKMM_LIBRARIES}")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "The gtkmm libraries are required. Quiting.")
+endif()
+
+
 # name of the executable on Windows will be example.exe
-add_executable(juci
+add_executable(${project_name}
 # list of every needed file to create the executable
     model.h
     models.cc
@@ -21,7 +77,8 @@ add_executable(juci
     )
 
 # dependencies
-    pkg_check_modules(GTKMM REQUIRED gtkmm-3.0)
-    include_directories(${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
-    link_directories(${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    target_link_libraries(juci ${GTKMM_LIBRARIES})
\ No newline at end of file
+
+include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_directories(${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(${project_name} ${GTKMM_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
+