diff --git a/src/Python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Python/CMakeLists.txt
index e622ab80..099786d1 100644
--- a/src/Python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ IF(NOT DEFINED OPENMESH_PYTHON_VERSION)
 ENDIF()
 
 IF(OPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
+	# Create log file
+	SET(PYTHONLOG "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/PythonLog.txt")
+	FILE(WRITE ${PYTHONLOG} "")
+
 	# Look for the python libs
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Looking for PythonLibs")
 	FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs ${OPENMESH_PYTHON_VERSION} QUIET)
@@ -29,13 +33,15 @@ IF(OPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
 
 		FOREACH(NAME ${BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT_NAMES})
 			IF(NOT Boost_FOUND)
+				FILE(APPEND ${PYTHONLOG} "Looking for component ${NAME}\n")
 				FIND_PACKAGE(Boost QUIET COMPONENTS ${NAME})
 			ENDIF()
 		ENDFOREACH()
 
+		FILE(APPEND ${PYTHONLOG} "\n")
+
 		IF(Boost_FOUND)
 			MESSAGE(STATUS "Looking for Boost Python -- found")
-
 			MESSAGE(STATUS "Checking the Boost Python configuration")
 
 			SET(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION "Release")
@@ -47,9 +53,16 @@ IF(OPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
 				Example
 				CMAKE_FLAGS
 					"-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:STRING=${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS};${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+					"-DLINK_DIRECTORIES:STRING=${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
 					"-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${PYTHON_LIBRARIES};${Boost_LIBRARIES}"
+				OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT_TRY_COMPILE
 			)
 
+			FILE(APPEND ${PYTHONLOG} "INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES: ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS};${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}\n")
+			FILE(APPEND ${PYTHONLOG} "LINK_DIRECTORIES: ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}\n")
+			FILE(APPEND ${PYTHONLOG} "LINK_LIBRARIES: ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES};${Boost_LIBRARIES}\n\n")
+			FILE(APPEND ${PYTHONLOG} "${OUTPUT_TRY_COMPILE}")
+
 			IF(COMPILE_WORKS)
 				# Look for the python interpreter to check if the example works
 
@@ -88,12 +101,14 @@ IF(OPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
 						FILE(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
 						FILE(GLOB SOURCES *.cc *hh)
+
+						INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS} ../)
+						LINK_DIRECTORIES(${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
 						ADD_LIBRARY(openmesh SHARED ${SOURCES})
 
 						install(TARGETS openmesh DESTINATION ${ACG_PROJECT_LIBDIR}/python )
 
-						INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS} ../)
-
 						TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(
 							openmesh
 							OpenMeshCore
diff --git a/src/Python/Example/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Python/Example/CMakeLists.txt
index 10b99d0f..03c278ef 100644
--- a/src/Python/Example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Python/Example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ PROJECT(Example)
 
 FILE(GLOB SOURCES *.cc *hh)
 
-ADD_LIBRARY(example SHARED ${SOURCES})
-
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${LINK_DIRECTORIES})
 
+ADD_LIBRARY(example SHARED ${SOURCES})
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(example ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(