diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4afa28e0..5f1b662f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ add_definitions (-DZINT_VERSION=\"${ZINT_VERSION}\")
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" )
 
+include (SetPaths.cmake)
+
 add_subdirectory(backend)
 add_subdirectory(frontend)
 
diff --git a/SetPaths.cmake b/SetPaths.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38b9d74b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SetPaths.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+# - Find include and library dirs, and define a some macros
+#
+# This module defines a bunch of variables used as locations for install directories. 
+# They can be relative (to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX) or absolute.
+# Under Windows they are always relative.
+#
+#  BIN_INSTALL_DIR          - the directory where executables will be installed (default is prefix/bin)
+#  BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR       - Mac only: the directory where application bundles will be installed (default is /Applications/KDE4 )
+#  SBIN_INSTALL_DIR         - the directory where system executables will be installed (default is prefix/sbin)
+#  LIB_INSTALL_DIR          - the directory where libraries will be installed (default is prefix/lib)
+#  CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR       - the config file install dir
+#  DATA_INSTALL_DIR         - the parent directory where applications can install their data
+#  HTML_INSTALL_DIR         - the HTML install dir for documentation
+#  ICON_INSTALL_DIR         - the icon install dir (default prefix/share/icons/)
+#  INFO_INSTALL_DIR         - the kde info install dir (default prefix/info)
+#  KCFG_INSTALL_DIR         - the install dir for kconfig files
+#  LOCALE_INSTALL_DIR       - the install dir for translations
+#  MAN_INSTALL_DIR          - the kde man page install dir (default prefix/man/)
+#  MIME_INSTALL_DIR         - the install dir for the mimetype desktop files
+#  PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR       - the subdirectory relative to the install prefix where plugins will be installed (default is ${KDE4_LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kde4)
+#  SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR     - the install dir for service (desktop, protocol, ...) files
+#  SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR - the install dir for servicestypes desktop files
+#  SOUND_INSTALL_DIR        - the install dir for sound files
+#  TEMPLATES_INSTALL_DIR    - the install dir for templates (Create new file...)
+#  WALLPAPER_INSTALL_DIR    - the install dir for wallpapers
+#  DEMO_INSTALL_DIR         - the install dir for demos
+#  KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR - the kconf_update install dir
+#  XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR     - the XDG apps dir
+#  XDG_DIRECTORY_INSTALL_DIR- the XDG directory
+#  XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR     - the XDG mimetypes install dir
+#  DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR - the directory where dbus interfaces be installed (default is prefix/share/dbus-1/interfaces)
+#  DBUS_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR        - the directory where dbus services be installed (default is prefix/share/dbus-1/services )
+#
+#  A note on the possible values for CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE and how KDE handles
+#  the flags for those buildtypes. FindKDE4Internal supports the values
+#  Debug, Release, Relwithdebinfo, Profile and Debugfull
+#
+#  Release
+#          optimised for speed, qDebug/kDebug turned off, no debug symbols
+#  Release with debug info
+#          optimised for speed, debugging symbols on (-g)
+#  Debug
+#          optimised but debuggable, debugging on (-g)
+#          (-fno-reorder-blocks -fno-schedule-insns -fno-inline)
+#  DebugFull
+#          no optimisation, full debugging on (-g3)
+#  Profile
+#          DebugFull + -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs
+#
+#  It is expected that the "Debug" build type be still debuggable with gdb
+#  without going all over the place, but still produce better performance.
+#  It's also important to note that gcc cannot detect all warning conditions
+#  unless the optimiser is active.
+#
+
+# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, Alexander Neundorf <neundorf@kde.org>
+# Copyright (c) 2006, Laurent Montel, <montel@kde.org>
+# Copyright (c) 2008, BogDan Vatra, <bogdan@licentia.eu>
+#
+# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
+# For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
+
+
+
+########## the following are directories where stuff will be installed to  ###########
+#
+# this has to be after find_xxx() block above
+
+if (WIN32)
+# use relative install prefix to avoid hardcoded install paths in cmake_install.cmake files
+
+   set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR      "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}" )            # The subdirectory relative to the install prefix where libraries will be installed (default is ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX})
+
+   set(EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX  "" )        # Base directory for executables and libraries
+   set(SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX "share" )   # Base directory for files which go to share/
+   set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR      "bin"   )   # The install dir for executables (default ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin)
+   set(SBIN_INSTALL_DIR     "sbin"  )   # The install dir for system executables (default ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/sbin)
+
+   set(LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR  "${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}"          ) # The subdirectory relative to the install prefix where libraries will be installed (default is ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR})
+   set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR  "include"                     ) # The subdirectory to the header prefix
+
+   set(PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR       "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/kde4"   ) #                "The subdirectory relative to the install prefix where plugins will be installed (default is ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kde4)
+   set(CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR       "share/config"            ) # The config file install dir
+   set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR         "share/apps"              ) # The parent directory where applications can install their data
+   set(HTML_INSTALL_DIR         "share/doc/HTML"          ) # The HTML install dir for documentation
+   set(ICON_INSTALL_DIR         "share/icons"             ) # The icon install dir (default ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/icons/)
+   set(KCFG_INSTALL_DIR         "share/config.kcfg"       ) # The install dir for kconfig files
+   set(LOCALE_INSTALL_DIR       "share/locale"            ) # The install dir for translations
+   set(MIME_INSTALL_DIR         "share/mimelnk"           ) # The install dir for the mimetype desktop files
+   set(SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR     "share/kde4/services"     ) # The install dir for service (desktop, protocol, ...) files
+   set(SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR "share/kde4/servicetypes" ) # The install dir for servicestypes desktop files
+   set(SOUND_INSTALL_DIR        "share/sounds"            ) # The install dir for sound files
+   set(TEMPLATES_INSTALL_DIR    "share/templates"         ) # The install dir for templates (Create new file...)
+   set(WALLPAPER_INSTALL_DIR    "share/wallpapers"        ) # The install dir for wallpapers
+   set(DEMO_INSTALL_DIR         "share/demos"             ) # The install dir for demos
+   set(KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR "share/apps/kconf_update" ) # The kconf_update install dir
+   set(AUTOSTART_INSTALL_DIR    "share/autostart"         ) # The install dir for autostart files
+
+   set(XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR      "share/applications/kde4"   ) # The XDG apps dir
+   set(XDG_DIRECTORY_INSTALL_DIR "share/desktop-directories" ) # The XDG directory
+   set(XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR      "share/mime/packages"       ) # The install dir for the xdg mimetypes
+
+   set(SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR       "etc"                       ) # The kde sysconfig install dir (default /etc)
+   set(MAN_INSTALL_DIR           "share/man"                 ) # The kde man install dir (default ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/man/)
+   set(INFO_INSTALL_DIR          "share/info"                ) # The kde info install dir (default ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/info)")
+   set(DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR "share/dbus-1/interfaces" ) # The kde dbus interfaces install dir (default  ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/dbus-1/interfaces)")
+   set(DBUS_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR "share/dbus-1/services"     ) # The kde dbus services install dir (default  ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/dbus-1/services)")
+
+else (WIN32)
+
+   # This macro implements some very special logic how to deal with the cache.
+   # By default the various install locations inherit their value from their "parent" variable
+   # so if you set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX, then EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX, PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR will
+   # calculate their value by appending subdirs to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX .
+   # This would work completely without using the cache.
+   # But if somebody wants e.g. a different EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX this value has to go into
+   # the cache, otherwise it will be forgotten on the next cmake run.
+   # Once a variable is in the cache, it doesn't depend on its "parent" variables
+   # anymore and you can only change it by editing it directly.
+   # this macro helps in this regard, because as long as you don't set one of the
+   # variables explicitely to some location, it will always calculate its value from its
+   # parents. So modifying CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX later on will have the desired effect.
+   # But once you decide to set e.g. EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX to some special location
+   # this will go into the cache and it will no longer depend on CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.
+   #
+   # additionally if installing to the same location as kdelibs, the other install
+   # directories are reused from the installed kdelibs
+   macro(_SET_FANCY _var _value _comment)
+      set(predefinedvalue "${_value}")
+
+      if (NOT DEFINED ${_var})
+         set(${_var} ${predefinedvalue})
+      else (NOT DEFINED ${_var})
+         set(${_var} "${${_var}}" CACHE PATH "${_comment}")
+      endif (NOT DEFINED ${_var})
+   endmacro(_SET_FANCY)
+
+   if(APPLE)
+      set(BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR "/Applications/KDE4" CACHE PATH "Directory where application bundles will be installed to on OSX" )
+   endif(APPLE)
+
+   _set_fancy(EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"                 "Base directory for executables and libraries")
+   _set_fancy(SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share"           "Base directory for files which go to share/")
+   _set_fancy(BIN_INSTALL_DIR      "${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin"              "The install dir for executables (default ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin)")
+   _set_fancy(SBIN_INSTALL_DIR     "${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/sbin"             "The install dir for system executables (default ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/sbin)")
+   _set_fancy(LIB_INSTALL_DIR      "${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}" "The subdirectory relative to the install prefix where libraries will be installed (default is ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX})")
+   _set_fancy(LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR  "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kde4/libexec"         "The subdirectory relative to the install prefix where libraries will be installed (default is ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kde4/libexec)")
+   _set_fancy(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include"         "The subdirectory to the header prefix")
+
+   _set_fancy(PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR       "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kde4"                "The subdirectory relative to the install prefix where plugins will be installed (default is ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kde4)")
+   _set_fancy(CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR       "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/config"         "The config file install dir")
+   _set_fancy(DATA_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/apps"           "The parent directory where applications can install their data")
+   _set_fancy(HTML_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/doc/HTML"       "The HTML install dir for documentation")
+   _set_fancy(ICON_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/icons"          "The icon install dir (default ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/icons/)")
+   _set_fancy(KCFG_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/config.kcfg"    "The install dir for kconfig files")
+   _set_fancy(LOCALE_INSTALL_DIR       "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/locale"         "The install dir for translations")
+   _set_fancy(MIME_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/mimelnk"        "The install dir for the mimetype desktop files")
+   _set_fancy(SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR     "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/kde4/services"  "The install dir for service (desktop, protocol, ...) files")
+   _set_fancy(SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/kde4/servicetypes" "The install dir for servicestypes desktop files")
+   _set_fancy(SOUND_INSTALL_DIR        "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/sounds"         "The install dir for sound files")
+   _set_fancy(TEMPLATES_INSTALL_DIR    "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/templates"      "The install dir for templates (Create new file...)")
+   _set_fancy(WALLPAPER_INSTALL_DIR    "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/wallpapers"     "The install dir for wallpapers")
+   _set_fancy(DEMO_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/demos"          "The install dir for demos")
+   _set_fancy(KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR "${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kconf_update"       "The kconf_update install dir")
+   _set_fancy(AUTOSTART_INSTALL_DIR    "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/autostart"      "The install dir for autostart files")
+
+   _set_fancy(XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR     "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/applications/kde4"         "The XDG apps dir")
+   _set_fancy(XDG_DIRECTORY_INSTALL_DIR "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/desktop-directories"      "The XDG directory")
+   _set_fancy(XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR     "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/mime/packages"  "The install dir for the xdg mimetypes")
+
+   _set_fancy(SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR      "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc"            "The kde sysconfig install dir (default ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc)")
+   _set_fancy(MAN_INSTALL_DIR          "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/man"            "The kde man install dir (default ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/man/)")
+   _set_fancy(INFO_INSTALL_DIR         "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/info"           "The kde info install dir (default ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/info)")
+   _set_fancy(DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR      "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/dbus-1/interfaces" "The kde dbus interfaces install dir (default  ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/dbus-1/interfaces)")
+   _set_fancy(DBUS_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR      "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/dbus-1/services"     "The kde dbus services install dir (default  ${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/dbus-1/services)")
+
+endif (WIN32)
+
+
+# The INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS variable should be used when libraries are installed.
+# The arguments are also ok for regular executables, i.e. executables which don't go
+# into sbin/ or libexec/, but for installing executables the basic syntax 
+# INSTALL(TARGETS kate DESTINATION "${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}")
+# is enough, so using this variable there doesn't help a lot.
+# The variable must not be used for installing plugins.
+# Usage is like this:
+#    install(TARGETS kdecore kdeui ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
+#
+# This will install libraries correctly under UNIX, OSX and Windows (i.e. dll's go
+# into bin/.
+# Later on it will be possible to extend this for installing OSX frameworks
+# The COMPONENT Devel argument has the effect that static libraries belong to the 
+# "Devel" install component. If we use this also for all install() commands
+# for header files, it will be possible to install
+#   -everything: make install OR cmake -P cmake_install.cmake
+#   -only the development files: cmake -DCOMPONENT=Devel -P cmake_install.cmake
+#   -everything except the development files: cmake -DCOMPONENT=Unspecified -P cmake_install.cmake
+# This can then also be used for packaging with cpack.
+
+set(INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS  RUNTIME DESTINATION "${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}"
+                                  LIBRARY DESTINATION "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}"
+                                  ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}" COMPONENT Devel )
+
+
+
+# on the Mac support an extra install directory for application bundles starting with cmake 2.6
+if(APPLE)
+   set(INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS  ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS}
+                               BUNDLE DESTINATION "${BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR}" )
+endif(APPLE)
+
+
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH}
+                              "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}")
+
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROGRAM_PATH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROGRAM_PATH}
+                              "${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}" )
+
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH} 
+                              "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}" )
+
+# under Windows dlls may be also installed in bin/
+if(WIN32)
+  set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH} 
+                                "${_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}/bin" 
+                                "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin" )
+endif(WIN32)
+
+
+######################################################
+#  and now the platform specific stuff
+######################################################
+
+# Set a default build type for single-configuration
+# CMake generators if no build type is set.
+if (NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo)
+endif (NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+
+
+
+# setup default RPATH/install_name handling, may be overridden by KDE4_HANDLE_RPATH_FOR_[LIBRARY|EXECUTABLE]
+# default is to build with RPATH for the install dir, so it doesn't need to relink
+if (UNIX)
+   if (APPLE)
+      set(CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+   else (APPLE)
+      # add our LIB_INSTALL_DIR to the RPATH and use the RPATH figured out by cmake when compiling
+      set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR} )
+      set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE)
+      set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
+      set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+   endif (APPLE)
+endif (UNIX)
+
diff --git a/backend/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/CMakeLists.txt
index b64eaef7..1b81ad06 100644
--- a/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ set_target_properties(zint PROPERTIES 	VERSION ${ZINT_VERSION}
 
 target_link_libraries(zint ${PNG_LIBRARIES} ${QR_LIBRARIES} )
 
-install(TARGETS zint LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
-install(FILES zint.h DESTINATION include COMPONENT Devel)
+install(TARGETS zint  ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
+install(FILES zint.h DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT Devel)
diff --git a/backend_qt4/CMakeLists.txt b/backend_qt4/CMakeLists.txt
index 879172df..72844281 100644
--- a/backend_qt4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend_qt4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ link_directories( "../backend" )
 target_link_libraries(QZint zint ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} 
         ${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY} )
 
-install(TARGETS QZint LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
-install(FILES qzint.h DESTINATION include COMPONENT Devel)
+install(TARGETS QZint  ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
+install(FILES qzint.h DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT Devel)