diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f73eafe244..524d4b3bee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,42 +1,43 @@
 PROJECT(git)
 
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${git_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 find_package(KDE4 REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(KDevPlatform REQUIRED)
 include_directories(
     ${KDEVPLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${KDE4_INCLUDES}
     ${KDE4_INCLUDE_DIR}/threadweaver
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/duchain
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/parser
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/parser
 )
 
 add_definitions(-DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=9525)
 
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 
 set(kdevgit_PART_SRCS
     gitplugin.cpp
 )
 
 kde4_add_plugin(kdevgit ${kdevgit_PART_SRCS})
 
 
 target_link_libraries(kdevgit
     ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
     ${KDEVPLATFORM_UTIL_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDEVPLATFORM_INTERFACES_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDEVPLATFORM_VCS_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDEVPLATFORM_PROJECT_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 install(TARGETS kdevgit DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
 
 ########### install files ###############
 install( FILES kdevgit.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR} )
 install( FILES kdevgit.rc DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kdevgit )
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindKDevPlatform.cmake b/cmake/FindKDevPlatform.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a771c5251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindKDevPlatform.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#
+# Find the KDevelop Platform modules and sets various variables accordingly
+#
+# Example usage of this module:
+# find_package(KDevPlatform 1.0.0 REQUIRED)
+# 
+# The version number and REQUIRED flag are optional. You can set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+# variable to help it find the required files and directories
+
+# KDEVPLATFORM_FOUND                   - set to TRUE if the platform was found and the version is compatible FALSE otherwise
+#
+# KDEVPLATFORM_VERSION                 - The version number of kdevplatform
+# KDEVPLATFORM_VERSION_MAJOR           - The major version number of kdevplatform
+# KDEVPLATFORM_VERSION_MINOR           - The minor version number of kdevplatform
+# KDEVPLATFORM_VERSION_PATCH           - The patch version number of kdevplatform
+# KDEVPLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIR             - include dir of the platform, for example /usr/include/kdevplatform
+# KDEVPLATFORM_INTERFACES_LIBRARIES      - interfaces module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_LANGUAGE_LIBRARIES        - language module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_OUTPUTVIEW_LIBRARIES      - outputview module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_PROJECT_LIBRARIES         - project module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_SUBLIME_LIBRARIES         - sublime module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_SHELL_LIBRARIES           - shell module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_TESTS_LIBRARIES           - library to write tests for plugins,
+#                                        contains some useful tools and a way to replace parts of Core 
+#                                        classes with custom implementations
+# KDEVPLATFORM_UTIL_LIBRARIES            - util module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_VCS_LIBRARIES             - vcs module library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_SOURCEFORMATTER_LIBRARIES - source formatter library
+# KDEVPLATFORM_DEBUGGER_LIBRARIES        - debugger module library
+#
+# The following macros are added (from KDevPlatformMacros.cmake):
+#
+#  KDEVPLATFORM_ADD_APP_TEMPLATES( template1 ... templateN )
+#    Use this to get packaged template archives for the given templates.
+#    Parameters should be the directories containing the templates.
+#
+# Copyright 2007 Andreas Pakulat <apaku@gmx.de>
+# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
+
+set(_KDevPlatform_FIND_QUIETLY ${KDevPlatform_FIND_QUIETLY})
+find_package( KDevPlatform ${KDevPlatform_FIND_VERSION} NO_MODULE )
+set(KDevPlatform_FIND_QUIETLY ${_KDevPlatform_FIND_QUIETLY})
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(KDevPlatform DEFAULT_MSG KDevPlatform_CONFIG )
+