diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2092890..310edf1 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ before_install:
 
 script:
   - mkdir -p ./build && cd ./build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLIBIPC_BUILD_TESTS=ON ..
   - make -j`nproc`
   - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH && ./bin/test-ipc
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cc72266..57f62e7
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(cpp-ipc)
 
+option(LIBIPC_BUILD_TESTS "Build all of libipc's own tests." OFF)
+option(LIBIPC_BUILD_DEMOS "Build all of libipc's own demos." OFF)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -DNDEBUG")
 if(NOT MSVC)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O2")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O2")
 endif()
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+set(LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
-set(GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.10.0)
-add_subdirectory(3rdparty/gtest)
-add_subdirectory(test)
+if (LIBIPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+    set(GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.10.0)
+    add_subdirectory(3rdparty/gtest)
+    add_subdirectory(test)
+endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(demo/chat)
-add_subdirectory(demo/msg_que)
+if (LIBIPC_BUILD_DEMOS)
+    add_subdirectory(demo/chat)
+    add_subdirectory(demo/msg_que)
+endif()
 
 install(
   DIRECTORY "include/"
diff --git a/demo/msg_que/CMakeLists.txt b/demo/msg_que/CMakeLists.txt
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cd9e302..da0de71
--- a/demo/msg_que/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demo/msg_que/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(msg_que)
 
 include_directories(
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty)
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty)
 
 file(GLOB SRC_FILES ./*.cpp)
 file(GLOB HEAD_FILES ./*.h)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e3618c8..08faf05 100755
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,24 +7,24 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include 
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/include 
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src)
 
 if(UNIX)
-  file(GLOB SRC_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/platform/*_linux.cpp)
+  file(GLOB SRC_FILES ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/platform/*_linux.cpp)
 else()
-  file(GLOB SRC_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/platform/*_win.cpp)
+  file(GLOB SRC_FILES ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/platform/*_win.cpp)
 endif()
-aux_source_directory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src SRC_FILES)
+aux_source_directory(${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src SRC_FILES)
 
 file(GLOB HEAD_FILES
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/libipc/*.h
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/*.h
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/*.inc
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/circ/*.h
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/memory/*.h
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/platform/*.h
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libipc/utility/*.h)
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/include/libipc/*.h
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/*.h
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/*.inc
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/circ/*.h
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/memory/*.h
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/platform/*.h
+  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src/libipc/utility/*.h)
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${SRC_FILES} ${HEAD_FILES})
 if(NOT MSVC)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index b863254..4b695eb 100755
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include 
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/gtest/include)
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/include 
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/test
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty/gtest/include)
 
-file(GLOB SRC_FILES  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test/*.cpp)
-file(GLOB HEAD_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test/*.h)
+file(GLOB SRC_FILES  ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/test/*.cpp)
+file(GLOB HEAD_FILES ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/test/*.h)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC_FILES} ${HEAD_FILES})
 
-link_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/gperftools)
+link_directories(${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty/gperftools)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} gtest gtest_main ipc)
 #target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} tcmalloc_minimal)