diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 82e69ce27..2836ef208 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with QElectroTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+include(cmake/hoto_update_cmake_message.cmake)
+
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14...3.19 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(qelectrotech
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ include(cmake/fetch_singleapplication.cmake)
 include(cmake/fetch_pugixml.cmake)
 include(cmake/qet_compilation_vars.cmake)
 
-
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
diff --git a/cmake/define_definitions.cmake b/cmake/define_definitions.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3f93bbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/define_definitions.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright 2006 The QElectroTech Team
+# This file is part of QElectroTech.
+#
+# QElectroTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# QElectroTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with QElectroTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Paths used for compilation and installation of QET
+
+message(" - define_definitions")
+
+message("Paths used for compilation and installation of QET")
+message("--------------------------------------------------")
+message("COMPIL_PREFIX              " ${COMPIL_PREFIX})
+message("INSTALL_PREFIX             " ${INSTALL_PREFIX})
+message("QET_BINARY_PATH            " ${QET_BINARY_PATH})
+
+if(${QET_COMMON_COLLECTION_PATH} STRGREATER "")
+  message("QET_COMMON_COLLECTION_PATH " ${QET_COMMON_COLLECTION_PATH})
+  add_definitions(-DQET_COMMON_COLLECTION_PATH=${QET_COMMON_COLLECTION_PATH})
+endif()
+if(${QET_COMMON_TBT_PATH} STRGREATER "")
+  message("QET_COMMON_TBT_PATH        " ${QET_COMMON_TBT_PATH})
+  add_definitions(-DQET_COMMON_TBT_PATH=${QET_COMMON_TBT_PATH})
+endif()
+if(${QET_LANG_PATH_RELATIVE_TO_BINARY_PATH})
+  add_definitions(-DQET_LANG_PATH_RELATIVE_TO_BINARY_PATH)
+endif()
+if(${QET_LANG_PATH} STRGREATER "")
+  message("QET_LANG_PATH              " ${QET_LANG_PATH})
+  add_definitions(-DQET_LANG_PATH=${QET_LANG_PATH})
+endif()
+if(${QET_EXAMPLES_PATH} STRGREATER "")
+  message("QET_EXAMPLES_PATH          " ${QET_EXAMPLES_PATH})
+  add_definitions(-DQET_EXAMPLES_PATH=${QET_EXAMPLES_PATH})
+endif()
+
+message("QET_LICENSE_PATH           " ${QET_LICENSE_PATH})
+message("QET_MIME_XML_PATH          " ${QET_MIME_XML_PATH})
+message("QET_MIME_DESKTOP_PATH      " ${QET_MIME_DESKTOP_PATH})
+message("QET_MIME_PACKAGE_PATH      " ${QET_MIME_PACKAGE_PATH})
+message("QET_DESKTOP_PATH           " ${QET_DESKTOP_PATH})
+message("QET_ICONS_PATH             " ${QET_ICONS_PATH})
+message("QET_MAN_PATH               " ${QET_MAN_PATH})
+message("QET_APPDATA_PATH           " ${QET_APPDATA_PATH})
+message("ICON                       " ${ICON})
+message("--------------------------------------------------")
+message("PROJECT_NAME              :" ${PROJECT_NAME})
+message("PROJECT_VERSION           :" ${PROJECT_VERSION})
+message("PROJECT_DESCRIPTION       :" ${PROJECT_DESCRIPTION})
+message("PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL      :" ${PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL})
+message("PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR        :" ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
+message("QET_DIR                   :" ${QET_DIR})
+message("GIT_COMMIT_SHA            :" ${GIT_COMMIT_SHA})
+message("KF5_GIT_TAG               :" ${KF5_GIT_TAG})
+message("QET_COMPONENTS            :" ${QET_COMPONENTS})
+message("QT_VERSION_MAJOR          :" ${QT_VERSION_MAJOR})
diff --git a/cmake/hoto_update_cmake_message.cmake b/cmake/hoto_update_cmake_message.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cafe4f0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/hoto_update_cmake_message.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright 2006 The QElectroTech Team
+# This file is part of QElectroTech.
+#
+# QElectroTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# QElectroTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with QElectroTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.14)
+  message(
+    "_____________________________________________________________________")
+  message("to update Cmake on linux:")
+  message(
+    "curl https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.19.1/cmake-3.19.1-Linux-x86_64.sh -o cmake.sh")
+  message(
+    "sudo sh cmake.sh --prefix=/usr/local/ --exclude-subdir")
+endif()