diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterGui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterGui/CMakeLists.txt
index cdf8c291..5357f844 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterGui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterGui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ include_directories (
   ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-
-set (targetName DecimaterGui)
-
 # source code directories
 set (directories 
   ../../QtViewer
@@ -30,14 +27,14 @@ set (sources
 acg_drop_templates (sources)
 
 if (WIN32)
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable (DecimaterGui WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
   # link to qtmain library to get WinMain function for a non terminal app
-  target_link_libraries (${targetName} ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
+  target_link_libraries (DecimaterGui ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
 else ()
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources} ${headers} ) 
+  acg_add_executable (DecimaterGui ${sources} ${headers} ) 
 endif ()
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (DecimaterGui
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
   ${QT_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/commandlineDecimater/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/commandlineDecimater/CMakeLists.txt
index 67642927..daa3ec11 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/commandlineDecimater/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/commandlineDecimater/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName commandlineDecimater)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 set (sources
   ../decimater.cc
 )
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (commandlineDecimater ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (commandlineDecimater
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Dualizer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Dualizer/CMakeLists.txt
index 861f5fed..65a36fc2 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Dualizer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Dualizer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName Dualizer)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 acg_append_files (headers "*.hh" .)
 acg_append_files (sources "*.cc" .)
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${headers} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (Dualizer ${headers} ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (Dualizer
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/ProgViewer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/ProgViewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 174fe47b..e25a2c6b 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/ProgViewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/ProgViewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ include_directories (
   ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName ProgViewer)
-
 
 # collect all header and source files
 acg_append_files (headers "*.hh" .)
@@ -20,34 +18,18 @@ list (APPEND sources "../QtViewer/MeshViewerWidgetT.cc")
 list (APPEND headers "../QtViewer/QGLViewerWidget.hh")
 list (APPEND headers "../QtViewer/MeshViewerWidgetT.hh")
 
-
-# # source code directories
-# set (directories 
-#  .
-#  ../QtViewer
-# )
-
-# # collect all header and source files
-# acg_append_files (headers "*.hh" ${directories})
-
-# set (sources
-#   ../../QtViewer/QGLViewerWidget.cc
-#   ../../QtViewer/MeshViewerWidgetT.cc
-#   ./ProgViewerWidget.cc
-# )
-
 # remove template cc files from source file list
 acg_drop_templates (sources)
 
 if (WIN32)
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable( ProgViewer WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
   # link to qtmain library to get WinMain function for a non terminal app
-  target_link_libraries (${targetName} ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
+  target_link_libraries( ProgViewer ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
 else ()
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable( ProgViewer ${sources} ${headers})
 endif ()
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries ( ProgViewer
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
   ${QT_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Smoothing/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Smoothing/CMakeLists.txt
index 82eac480..e330787f 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Smoothing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Smoothing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName Smoothing)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 acg_append_files (headers "*.hh" .)
 acg_append_files (sources "*.cc" .)
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${headers} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (Smoothing ${headers} ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (Smoothing
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/SubdividerGui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/SubdividerGui/CMakeLists.txt
index bc0b4b61..112eb226 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/SubdividerGui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/SubdividerGui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ include_directories (
   ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName SubdividerGui)
-
 # source code directories
 set (directories 
   ../../QtViewer
@@ -29,14 +27,14 @@ set (sources
 acg_drop_templates (sources)
 
 if (WIN32)
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable (SubdividerGui WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
   # link to qtmain library to get WinMain function for a non terminal app
-  target_link_libraries (${targetName} ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
+  target_link_libraries (SubdividerGui ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
 else ()
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable (SubdividerGui ${sources} ${headers})
 endif ()
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (SubdividerGui
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
   ${QT_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cd93599..35800704 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 set (sources
   ../adaptive_subdivider.cc
 )
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (commandlineAdaptiveSubdivider
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt
index bcc48469..0ef2b3bb 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Subdivider/commandlineSubdivider/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName commandlineSubdivider)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 set (sources
   ../subdivider.cc
 )
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (commandlineSubdivider ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (commandlineSubdivider
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Analyzer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Analyzer/CMakeLists.txt
index 16c92eb6..f1e00640 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Analyzer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Analyzer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName Analyzer)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 set (sources
   ./vdpmanalyzer.cc
 )
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (Analyzer ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (Analyzer
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Synthesizer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Synthesizer/CMakeLists.txt
index f676728b..2beaac53 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Synthesizer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/Synthesizer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ include_directories (
   ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName Synthesizer)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 acg_append_files (headers "*.hh" .)
 acg_append_files (sources "*.cc" .)
@@ -23,14 +21,14 @@ list (APPEND headers "../../QtViewer/MeshViewerWidgetT.hh")
 acg_drop_templates (sources)
 
 if (WIN32)
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable (Synthesizer WIN32 ${sources} ${headers})
   # link to qtmain library to get WinMain function for a non terminal app
-  target_link_libraries (${targetName} ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
+  target_link_libraries (Synthesizer ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
 else ()
-  acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources} ${headers})
+  acg_add_executable (Synthesizer ${sources} ${headers})
 endif ()
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (Synthesizer
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
   ${QT_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/CMakeLists.txt
index c0e311e4..f4662079 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName mkbalancedpm)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 set (sources
   ./mkbalancedpm.cc
 )
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (mkbalancedpm ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (mkbalancedpm
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/mconvert/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/mconvert/CMakeLists.txt
index dc76a122..b4c29800 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/mconvert/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/mconvert/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set (targetName mconvert)
-
 # collect all header and source files
 acg_append_files (headers "*.hh" .)
 acg_append_files (sources "*.cc" .)
 
-acg_add_executable (${targetName} ${headers} ${sources})
+acg_add_executable (mconvert ${headers} ${sources})
 
-target_link_libraries (${targetName}
+target_link_libraries (mconvert
   OpenMeshCore
   OpenMeshTools
 )