diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c48bed..6f97c8b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ SET(SYSTEM_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 SET(SYSTEM_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 STRING(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" BUILD_TYPE_UC)
 IF(NOT ("${BUILD_TYPE_UC}" STREQUAL "DISTRIBUTION"))
-	SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "")
-	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "")
+#	SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "")
+#	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "")
 ENDIF(NOT ("${BUILD_TYPE_UC}" STREQUAL "DISTRIBUTION"))
 
 # CCACHE
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ SET(SWIG_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS "-O0 -g")
 SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${COMPILER_WARNINGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${COMPILER_WARNINGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 IF(MSVC)
-	SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2 ${RELEASE_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
-	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2 ${RELEASE_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
-	SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DISTRIBUTION "/Ot")
-	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DISTRIBUTION "/Ot")
-	SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "/DEBUG /Od /Zi")
-	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "/DEBUG /Od /Zi")
+	# SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2 ${RELEASE_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+	# SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2 ${RELEASE_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+	# SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DISTRIBUTION "/Ot")
+	# SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DISTRIBUTION "/Ot")
+	# SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "/DEBUG /Od /Zi")
+	# SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "/DEBUG /Od /Zi")
 	add_compile_options("/bigobj")
 ELSE()
 	SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 ${RELEASE_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/cmake/version.cmake b/cmake/version.cmake
index fbca111..f6847f7 100644
--- a/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SET(MAINVERSION ${VERSION})
 
 SET(EXTRA "")
 
-IF(EXISTS "${ROOT_DIR}/.git/")
+IF(EXISTS "${ROOT_DIR}/.git/" AND FALSE)
 	FIND_PACKAGE(Git QUIET)
 	IF (NOT GIT_FOUND)
 		MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "The source is checked out from a git repository, but cannot find git executable!")
diff --git a/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt b/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e79786..fd76961 100644
--- a/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ endif()
 # add target for static library if enabled
 if (LIBSHOGUN_BUILD_STATIC)
   add_library(shogun-static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:libshogun> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/config.h)
-  set_property(TARGET shogun-static PROPERTY OUTPUT_NAME shogun)
+  set_property(TARGET shogun-static PROPERTY OUTPUT_NAME libshogun)
   target_include_directories(shogun-static PUBLIC
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src>
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src>
@@ -492,10 +492,12 @@ ELSE()
 ENDIF()
 
 # set the desidered targets to be installed
+if(NOT INSTALL_TARGETS)
 set(INSTALL_TARGETS shogun)
 if (LIBSHOGUN_BUILD_STATIC)
   LIST(APPEND INSTALL_TARGETS shogun-static)
 endif()
+endif()
 
 INSTALL(
   TARGETS ${INSTALL_TARGETS}
