diff --git a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp.cmake b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp.cmake
index 139d6d53ef..949e57e848 100644
--- a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp.cmake
+++ b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp.cmake
@@ -1,55 +1,58 @@
 #!
 #! Create a Command Line App.
 #!
 #! \brief This function will create a command line executable and the scripts required to run it
 #!
 #! \param NAME (required) Name of the command line app
 #! \param DEPENDS (optional) Required MITK modules beyond MitkCommandLine
 #! \param PACKAGE_DEPENDS (optional) list of "packages" this command line app depends on (e.g. ITK, VTK, etc.)
+#! \param TARGET_DEPENDS (optional) list of additional CMake targets this command line app depends on
 #! \param CPP_FILES (optional) list of cpp files, if it is not given NAME.cpp is assumed
 #!
 #! Assuming that there exists a file called <code>MyApp.cpp</code>, an example call looks like:
 #! \code
 #! mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp(
 #!   NAME MyApp
 #!   DEPENDS MitkCore MitkPlanarFigure
 #!   PACKAGE_DEPENDS ITK VTK
 #! )
 #! \endcode
 #!
 
 function(mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp)
 
   set(_function_params
       NAME                # Name of the command line app
      )
 
   set(_function_multiparams
       DEPENDS                # list of modules this command line app depends on
       PACKAGE_DEPENDS        # list of "packages" this command line app depends on (e.g. ITK, VTK, etc.)
+      TARGET_DEPENDS         # list of additional CMake targets this command line app depends on
       CPP_FILES              # (optional) list of cpp files, if it is not given NAME.cpp is assumed
      )
 
   set(_function_options
        WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS
      )
 
   cmake_parse_arguments(CMDAPP "${_function_options}" "${_function_params}" "${_function_multiparams}" ${ARGN})
 
   if(NOT CMDAPP_NAME)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "NAME argument cannot be empty.")
   endif()
 
   if(NOT CMDAPP_CPP_FILES)
     set(CMDAPP_CPP_FILES ${CMDAPP_NAME}.cpp)
   endif()
   if(CMDAPP_WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS)
     LIST(APPEND _CMDAPP_OPTIONS WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS)
   endif()
   mitk_create_executable(${CMDAPP_NAME}
   DEPENDS MitkCommandLine ${CMDAPP_DEPENDS}
   PACKAGE_DEPENDS ${CMDAPP_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}
+  TARGET_DEPENDS ${TARGET_DEPENDS}
   CPP_FILES ${CMDAPP_CPP_FILES}
   ${_CMDAPP_OPTIONS}
   )
 endfunction()
diff --git a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateMatchPointDeployedAlgorithm.cmake b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateMatchPointDeployedAlgorithm.cmake
index 85ea849bb2..725744936a 100644
--- a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateMatchPointDeployedAlgorithm.cmake
+++ b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateMatchPointDeployedAlgorithm.cmake
@@ -1,108 +1,114 @@
 #!
 #! Create a Command Line App.
 #!
 #! \brief This function will create a command line executable and the scripts required to run it
 #!
 #! \param NAME (required) Name of the algorithm / cmake target
 #! \param DEPENDS (optional) Required MITK modules beyond MitkCommandLine
 #! \param PACKAGE_DEPENDS (optional) list of "packages" this command line app depends on (e.g. ITK, VTK, etc.)
+#! \param TARGET_DEPENDS (optional) list of additional CMake targets this command line app depends on
 #! \param CPP_FILES (optional) list of cpp files, if it is not given NAME.cpp is assumed
 #! \param INCLUDE_DIRS (optional): All directories that should be added as include dirs to the project
 #! \param PROFILE (optional): The profile file that should be used for the algorithm. If not set it is "./<algname>.profile".
 #! \param NO_PROFILE_GEN (optional): Flag. If set no profile resource will be generated.
 #! \param ADDITIONAL_LIBS (optional) List of additional private libraries linked to this module.
 #!        The folder containing the library will be added to the global list of library search paths.
 #! \param H_FILES (optional) List of public header files for this module.
 #! Assuming that there exists a file called <code>MyApp.cpp</code>, an example call looks like:
 #! \code
 #! mitkFunctionCreateCommandLineApp(
 #!   NAME MyApp
 #!   DEPENDS MitkCore MitkPlanarFigure
 #!   PACKAGE_DEPENDS ITK VTK
 #! )
 #! \endcode
 #!
 
 function(mitkFunctionCreateMatchPointDeployedAlgorithm)
 
   set(_function_params
       NAME                # Name of the algorithm/target
       PROFILE             # Profile of the algorithm that should be used
      )
 
   set(_function_multiparams
       DEPENDS                # list of modules this command line app depends on
       PACKAGE_DEPENDS        # list of "packages" this command line app depends on (e.g. ITK, VTK, etc.)
+      TARGET_DEPENDS         # list of CMake targets this command line app depends on
       CPP_FILES              # (optional) list of cpp files, if it is not given NAME.cpp is assumed
       INCLUDE_DIRS           # include directories: [PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <list>
       ADDITIONAL_LIBS        # list of addidtional private libraries linked to this module.
       H_FILES                # list of header files: [PUBLIC|PRIVATE] <list>
      )
 
   set(_function_options
        NO_PROFILE_GEN #Flag that indicates that no profile resource should be generated.
      )
 
   cmake_parse_arguments(ALG "${_function_options}" "${_function_params}" "${_function_multiparams}" ${ARGN})
 
   if( NOT (DEFINED MITK_USE_MatchPoint) OR NOT (${MITK_USE_MatchPoint}))
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Need package Matchpoint to deploy MatchPoint Algorithms.")
   endif()
 
   if(NOT ALG_NAME)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "NAME argument cannot be empty.")
   endif()
 
   SET(ALG_TARGET "MDRA_${ALG_NAME}")
 
   if(NOT ALG_CPP_FILES)
     set(ALG_CPP_FILES "${ALG_NAME}.cpp")
   endif()
 
   IF(NOT ALG_PROFILE)
     set(ALG_PROFILE "${ALG_NAME}.profile")
   ENDIF(NOT ALG_PROFILE)
 
   IF(NOT ALG_NO_PROFILE_GEN)
       MESSAGE(STATUS "... generate MDRA profile for ${ALG_NAME} (from ${ALG_PROFILE})...")
 
       include(${MatchPoint_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/mapFunctionCreateAlgorithmProfile.cmake)
       CREATE_ALGORITHM_PROFILE(${ALG_NAME} ${ALG_PROFILE})
 
       MESSAGE(STATUS "... algorithm UID: ${ALGORITHM_PROFILE_UID}")
   ENDIF(NOT ALG_NO_PROFILE_GEN)
 
   MESSAGE(STATUS "... deploy MDRA algorithm ${ALG_NAME}...")
   ADD_LIBRARY(${ALG_TARGET} SHARED ${ALG_CPP_FILES} ${ALGORITHM_PROFILE_FILE})
 
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${ALG_TARGET} PROPERTIES
     OUTPUT_NAME "mdra-${MatchPoint_VERSION_MAJOR}-${MatchPoint_VERSION_MINOR}_${ALG_NAME}"
     OUTPUT_NAME_DEBUG "mdra-D-${MatchPoint_VERSION_MAJOR}-${MatchPoint_VERSION_MINOR}_${ALG_NAME}"
     PREFIX ""
     FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Modules/MatchPointAlgorithms")
 
   mitk_use_modules(TARGET ${ALG_TARGET}
                    MODULES ${ALG_DEPENDS}
                    PACKAGES PRIVATE ITK MatchPoint ${ALG_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}
                    )
 
+  if(ALG_TARGET_DEPENDS)
+    target_link_libraries(${ALG_TARGET} ${ALG_TARGET_DEPENDS})
+  endif()
+
   target_include_directories(${ALG_TARGET} PRIVATE ${ALG_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
   if(ALG_ADDITIONAL_LIBS)
     target_link_libraries(${ALG_TARGET} PRIVATE ${ALG_ADDITIONAL_LIBS})
     get_property(_mitk_additional_library_search_paths GLOBAL PROPERTY MITK_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS)
     foreach(_lib_filepath ${ALG_ADDITIONAL_LIBS})
       get_filename_component(_search_path "${_lib_filepath}" PATH)
       if(_search_path)
         list(APPEND _mitk_additional_library_search_paths "${_search_path}")
       endif()
     endforeach()
     if(_mitk_additional_library_search_paths)
       list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _mitk_additional_library_search_paths)
       set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY MITK_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS ${_mitk_additional_library_search_paths})
     endif()
   endif()
 
   MITK_INSTALL(TARGETS ${ALG_TARGET})
 
 endfunction()
diff --git a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateModule.cmake b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateModule.cmake
index 4fe684de2f..2607a17fdd 100644
--- a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateModule.cmake
+++ b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreateModule.cmake
@@ -1,651 +1,651 @@
 ##################################################################
 #
 # mitk_create_module
 #
 #! Creates a module for the automatic module dependency system within MITK.
 #!
 #! Example:
 #!
 #! \code
 #! mitk_create_module(
 #!     DEPENDS PUBLIC MitkCore
 #!     PACKAGE_DEPENDS
 #!       PRIVATE Qt5|Xml+Networking
 #!       PUBLIC  ITK|Watershed
 #! \endcode
 #!
 #! The <moduleName> parameter specifies the name of the module which is used
 #! to create a logical target name. The parameter is optional in case the
 #! MITK_MODULE_NAME_DEFAULTS_TO_DIRECTORY_NAME variable evaluates to TRUE. The
 #! module name will then be derived from the directory name in which this
 #! function is called.
 #!
 #! If set, the following variables will be used to validate the module name:
 #!
 #!   MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_MATCH The module name must match this regular expression.
 #!   MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_NOT_MATCH The module name must not match this regular expression.
 #!
 #! If the MITK_MODULE_NAME_PREFIX variable is set, the module name will be prefixed
 #! with its contents.
 #!
 #! A modules source files are specified in a separate CMake file usually
 #! called files.cmake, located in the module root directory. The
 #! mitk_create_module() macro evaluates the following CMake variables
 #! from the files.cmake file:
 #!
 #! - CPP_FILES A list of .cpp files
 #! - H_FILES A list of .h files without a corresponding .cpp file
 #! - TXX_FILES A list of .txx files
 #! - RESOURCE_FILES A list of files (resources) which are embedded into the module
 #! - MOC_H_FILES A list of Qt header files which should be processed by the MOC
 #! - UI_FILES A list of .ui Qt UI files
 #! - QRC_FILES A list of .qrc Qt resource files
 #! - DOX_FILES A list of .dox Doxygen files
 #!
 #! List of variables available after the function is called:
 #! - MODULE_NAME
 #! - MODULE_TARGET
 #! - MODULE_IS_ENABLED
 #!
 #! \sa mitk_create_executable
 #!
 #! Parameters (all optional):
 #!
 #! \param <moduleName> The module name (also used as target name)
 #! \param FILES_CMAKE File name of a CMake file setting source list variables
 #!        (defaults to files.cmake)
 #! \param VERSION Module version number, e.g. "1.2.0"
 #! \param AUTOLOAD_WITH A module target name identifying the module which will
 #!        trigger the automatic loading of this module
 #! \param DEPRECATED_SINCE Marks this modules as deprecated since <arg>
 #! \param DESCRIPTION A description for this module
 #!
 #! Multi-value Parameters (all optional):
 #!
 
 #! \param INCLUDE_DIRS Include directories for this module:
 #!        \verbatim
 #! [[PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <dir1>...]...
 #! \endverbatim
 #!        The default scope for include directories is PUBLIC.
 #! \param DEPENDS List of module dependencies:
 #!        \verbatim
 #! [[PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <module1>...]...
 #! \endverbatim
 #!        The default scope for module dependencies is PUBLIC.
 #! \param PACKAGE_DEPENDS List of public packages dependencies (e.g. Qt, VTK, etc.).
 #!        Package dependencies have the following syntax:
 #!        \verbatim
 #! [PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] PACKAGE[|COMPONENT1[+COMPONENT2]...]
 #! \endverbatim
 #!        The default scope for package dependencies is PRIVATE.
 #! \param ADDITIONAL_LIBS List of additional private libraries linked to this module.
 #!        The folder containing the library will be added to the global list of library search paths.
 #! \param CPP_FILES List of source files for this module. If the list is non-empty,
 #!        the module does not need to provide a files.cmake file or FILES_CMAKE argument.
 #! \param H_FILES List of public header files for this module. It is recommended to use
 #!        a files.cmake file instead.
 #!
 #! Options (optional)
 #!
 #! \param FORCE_STATIC Force building this module as a static library
 #! \param GCC_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY Do not use gcc visibility flags - all
 #!        symbols will be exported
 #! \param NO_INIT Do not create CppMicroServices initialization code
 #! \param NO_FEATURE_INFO Do not create a feature info by calling add_feature_info()
 #! \param WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS Do not treat compiler warnings as errors
 #
 ##################################################################
 function(mitk_create_module)
 
   set(_macro_params
       VERSION                # module version number, e.g. "1.2.0"
       EXPORT_DEFINE          # export macro name for public symbols of this module (DEPRECATED)
       AUTOLOAD_WITH          # a module target name identifying the module which will trigger the
                              # automatic loading of this module
       FILES_CMAKE            # file name of a CMake file setting source list variables
                              # (defaults to files.cmake)
       DEPRECATED_SINCE       # marks this modules as deprecated
       DESCRIPTION            # a description for this module
      )
 
   set(_macro_multiparams
       SUBPROJECTS            # list of CDash labels (deprecated)
       INCLUDE_DIRS           # include directories: [PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <list>
       INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS  # include dirs internal to this module (DEPRECATED)
       DEPENDS                # list of modules this module depends on: [PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <list>
       DEPENDS_INTERNAL       # list of modules this module internally depends on (DEPRECATED)
       PACKAGE_DEPENDS        # list of "packages this module depends on (e.g. Qt, VTK, etc.): [PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <package-list>
-      TARGET_DEPENDS         # list of CMake targets this module should depend on
+      TARGET_DEPENDS         # list of CMake targets this module should depend on: [PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERFACE] <list>
       ADDITIONAL_LIBS        # list of addidtional private libraries linked to this module.
       CPP_FILES              # list of cpp files
       H_FILES                # list of header files: [PUBLIC|PRIVATE] <list>
      )
 
   set(_macro_options
       FORCE_STATIC           # force building this module as a static library
       HEADERS_ONLY           # this module is a headers-only library
       GCC_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY # do not use gcc visibility flags - all symbols will be exported
       NO_DEFAULT_INCLUDE_DIRS # do not add default include directories like "include" or "."
       NO_INIT                # do not create CppMicroServices initialization code
       NO_FEATURE_INFO        # do not create a feature info by calling add_feature_info()
       WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS     # do not treat compiler warnings as errors
       EXECUTABLE             # create an executable; do not use directly, use mitk_create_executable() instead
       C_MODULE               # compile all source files as C sources
       CXX_MODULE             # compile all source files as C++ sources
      )
 
   cmake_parse_arguments(MODULE "${_macro_options}" "${_macro_params}" "${_macro_multiparams}" ${ARGN})
 
   set(MODULE_NAME ${MODULE_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
 
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------
   # Sanity checks
 
   if(NOT MODULE_NAME)
     if(MITK_MODULE_NAME_DEFAULTS_TO_DIRECTORY_NAME)
       get_filename_component(MODULE_NAME ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} NAME)
     else()
       message(SEND_ERROR "The module name must not be empty")
     endif()
   endif()
 
-  set(_deprecated_args INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS DEPENDS_INTERNAL EXPORT_DEFINE TARGET_DEPENDS HEADERS_ONLY)
+  set(_deprecated_args INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS DEPENDS_INTERNAL EXPORT_DEFINE HEADERS_ONLY)
   foreach(_deprecated_arg ${_deprecated_args})
     if(MODULE_${_deprecated_arg})
       message(WARNING "The ${_deprecated_arg} argument is deprecated")
     endif()
   endforeach()
 
   set(_module_type module)
   set(_Module_type Module)
   if(MODULE_EXECUTABLE)
     set(_module_type executable)
     set(_Module_type Executable)
   endif()
 
   if(MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_MATCH)
     if(NOT ${MODULE_NAME} MATCHES ${MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_MATCH})
       message(SEND_ERROR "The ${_module_type} name \"${MODULE_NAME}\" does not match the regular expression \"${MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_MATCH}\".")
     endif()
   endif()
   if(MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_NOT_MATCH)
     if(${MODULE_NAME} MATCHES ${MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_NOT_MATCH})
       message(SEND_ERROR "The ${_module_type} name \"${MODULE_NAME}\" must not match the regular expression \"${MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_NOT_MATCH}\".")
     endif()
   endif()
 
   if(MITK_MODULE_NAME_PREFIX AND NOT MODULE_NAME MATCHES "^${MITK_MODULE_NAME_PREFIX}.*$")
     set(MODULE_NAME "${MITK_MODULE_NAME_PREFIX}${MODULE_NAME}")
   endif()
 
   if(NOT MODULE_FILES_CMAKE)
     set(MODULE_FILES_CMAKE files.cmake)
   endif()
   if(NOT IS_ABSOLUTE ${MODULE_FILES_CMAKE})
     set(MODULE_FILES_CMAKE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${MODULE_FILES_CMAKE})
   endif()
 
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------
   # Check if module should be build
 
   set(MODULE_TARGET ${MODULE_NAME})
 
   # assume worst case
   set(MODULE_IS_ENABLED 0)
   # first we check if we have an explicit module build list
   if(MITK_MODULES_TO_BUILD)
     list(FIND MITK_MODULES_TO_BUILD ${MODULE_NAME} _MOD_INDEX)
     if(_MOD_INDEX EQUAL -1)
       set(MODULE_IS_EXCLUDED 1)
     endif()
   endif()
 
   if(NOT MODULE_IS_EXCLUDED)
     # first of all we check for the dependencies
     _mitk_parse_package_args(${MODULE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS})
     mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES ${MODULE_DEPENDS}
                                    PACKAGES ${PACKAGE_NAMES}
                                    MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _MISSING_DEP
                                    PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES_VAR PACKAGE_NAMES)
 
     if(_MISSING_DEP)
       if(MODULE_NO_FEATURE_INFO)
         message("${_Module_type} ${MODULE_NAME} won't be built, missing dependency: ${_MISSING_DEP}")
       endif()
       set(MODULE_IS_ENABLED 0)
     else()
       foreach(dep ${MODULE_DEPENDS})
           if(TARGET ${dep})
             get_target_property(AUTLOAD_DEP ${dep} MITK_AUTOLOAD_DIRECTORY)
             if (AUTLOAD_DEP)
               message(SEND_ERROR "Module \"${MODULE_NAME}\" has an invalid dependency on autoload module \"${dep}\". Check MITK_CREATE_MODULE usage for \"${MODULE_NAME}\".")
             endif()
           endif()
       endforeach(dep)
 
       set(MODULE_IS_ENABLED 1)
       # now check for every package if it is enabled. This overlaps a bit with
       # MITK_CHECK_MODULE ...
       foreach(_package ${PACKAGE_NAMES})
         if((DEFINED MITK_USE_${_package}) AND NOT (MITK_USE_${_package}))
           message("${_Module_type} ${MODULE_NAME} won't be built. Turn on MITK_USE_${_package} if you want to use it.")
           set(MODULE_IS_ENABLED 0)
           break()
         endif()
       endforeach()
     endif()
   endif()
 
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------
   # Start creating the module
 
   if(MODULE_IS_ENABLED)
 
     # clear variables defined in files.cmake
     set(RESOURCE_FILES )
     set(CPP_FILES )
     set(H_FILES )
     set(TXX_FILES )
     set(DOX_FILES )
     set(UI_FILES )
     set(MOC_H_FILES )
     set(QRC_FILES )
 
     # clear other variables
     set(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_CPP )
     set(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_MOC_CPP )
     set(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_QRC_CPP )
     set(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_UI_CPP )
 
     # check and set-up auto-loading
     if(MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH)
       if(NOT TARGET "${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH}")
         message(SEND_ERROR "The module target \"${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH}\" specified as the auto-loading module for \"${MODULE_NAME}\" does not exist")
       endif()
     endif()
     set(_module_autoload_meta_target "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-autoload")
     # create a meta-target if it does not already exist
     if(NOT TARGET ${_module_autoload_meta_target})
       add_custom_target(${_module_autoload_meta_target})
       set_property(TARGET ${_module_autoload_meta_target} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Modules/Autoload")
     endif()
 
     if(NOT MODULE_EXPORT_DEFINE)
       set(MODULE_EXPORT_DEFINE ${MODULE_NAME}_EXPORT)
     endif()
 
     if(MITK_GENERATE_MODULE_DOT)
       message("MODULEDOTNAME ${MODULE_NAME}")
       foreach(dep ${MODULE_DEPENDS})
         message("MODULEDOT \"${MODULE_NAME}\" -> \"${dep}\" ; ")
       endforeach(dep)
     endif(MITK_GENERATE_MODULE_DOT)
 
     if (EXISTS ${MODULE_FILES_CMAKE})
       include(${MODULE_FILES_CMAKE})
     endif()
 
     if(MODULE_CPP_FILES)
       list(APPEND CPP_FILES ${MODULE_CPP_FILES})
     endif()
 
     if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
       # Preprend the "src" directory to the cpp file list
       set(_cpp_files ${CPP_FILES})
       set(CPP_FILES )
       foreach(_cpp_file ${_cpp_files})
         list(APPEND CPP_FILES "src/${_cpp_file}")
       endforeach()
     endif()
 
     if(CPP_FILES OR RESOURCE_FILES OR UI_FILES OR MOC_H_FILES OR QRC_FILES)
       set(MODULE_HEADERS_ONLY 0)
       if(MODULE_C_MODULE)
         set_source_files_properties(${CPP_FILES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE C)
       elseif(MODULE_CXX_MODULE)
         set_source_files_properties(${CPP_FILES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX)
       endif()
     else()
       set(MODULE_HEADERS_ONLY 1)
       if(MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH)
         message(SEND_ERROR "A headers only module cannot be auto-loaded")
       endif()
     endif()
 
     set(module_c_flags )
     set(module_c_flags_debug )
     set(module_c_flags_release )
     set(module_cxx_flags )
     set(module_cxx_flags_debug )
     set(module_cxx_flags_release )
 
     if(MODULE_GCC_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY OR NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
       # We only support hidden visibility for gcc for now. Clang still has troubles with
       # correctly marking template declarations and explicit template instantiations as exported.
       # See http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.compilers.clang.scm/50028
       # and http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=10113
       set(CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET default)
       set(CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN 0)
     else()
       set(CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
       set(CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN 1)
     endif()
 
     if(NOT MODULE_WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS)
       if(MSVC_VERSION)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("/WX" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
 	# this would turn on unused parameter warnings, but unfortunately MSVC cannot
 	# distinguish yet between internal and external headers so this would be triggered
 	# a lot by external code. There is support for it on the way so this line could be
 	# reactivated after https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/17904 has been fixed.
         # mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("/w34100" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
       else()
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags(-Werror module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
 
         # The flag "c++0x-static-nonintegral-init" has been renamed in newer Clang
         # versions to "static-member-init", see
         # http://clang-developers.42468.n3.nabble.com/Wc-0x-static-nonintegral-init-gone-td3999651.html
         #
         # Also, older Clang and seemingly all gcc versions do not warn if unknown
         # "-no-*" flags are used, so CMake will happily append any -Wno-* flag to the
         # command line. This may get confusing if unrelated compiler errors happen and
         # the error output then additionally contains errors about unknown flags (which
         # is not the case if there were no compile errors).
         #
         # So instead of using -Wno-* we use -Wno-error=*, which will be properly rejected by
         # the compiler and if applicable, prints the specific warning as a real warning and
         # not as an error (although -Werror was given).
 
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=c++0x-static-nonintegral-init" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=static-member-init" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=unknown-warning" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=gnu" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=class-memaccess" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=inconsistent-missing-override" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=deprecated-copy" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=cast-function-type" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
         mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=type-limits" module_c_flags module_cxx_flags)
       endif()
     endif()
 
     if(MODULE_FORCE_STATIC)
       set(_STATIC STATIC)
     else()
       set(_STATIC )
     endif(MODULE_FORCE_STATIC)
 
     if(NOT MODULE_HEADERS_ONLY)
       if(NOT MODULE_NO_INIT OR RESOURCE_FILES)
         find_package(CppMicroServices QUIET NO_MODULE REQUIRED)
       endif()
       if(NOT MODULE_NO_INIT)
         usFunctionGenerateModuleInit(CPP_FILES)
       endif()
 
       set(binary_res_files )
       set(source_res_files )
       if(RESOURCE_FILES)
         if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resource")
           set(res_dir resource)
         elseif(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Resources")
           set(res_dir Resources)
         else()
           message(SEND_ERROR "Resources specified but ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resource directory not found.")
         endif()
         foreach(res_file ${RESOURCE_FILES})
           if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${res_dir}/${res_file})
             list(APPEND binary_res_files "${res_file}")
           else()
             list(APPEND source_res_files "${res_file}")
           endif()
         endforeach()
 
         # Add a source level dependencies on resource files
         usFunctionGetResourceSource(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} OUT CPP_FILES)
       endif()
     endif()
 
     if(MITK_USE_Qt5)
       if(UI_FILES)
         qt5_wrap_ui(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_UI_CPP ${UI_FILES})
       endif()
       if(MOC_H_FILES)
         qt5_wrap_cpp(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_MOC_CPP ${MOC_H_FILES} OPTIONS -DBOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)
       endif()
       if(QRC_FILES)
         qt5_add_resources(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_QRC_CPP ${QRC_FILES})
       endif()
     endif()
 
     set(Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_CPP ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_CPP} ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_UI_CPP} ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_MOC_CPP} ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_QRC_CPP})
 
     mitkFunctionOrganizeSources(
       SOURCE ${CPP_FILES}
       HEADER ${H_FILES}
       TXX ${TXX_FILES}
       DOC ${DOX_FILES}
       UI ${UI_FILES}
       QRC ${QRC_FILES}
       MOC ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_MOC_CPP}
       GEN_QRC ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_QRC_CPP}
       GEN_UI ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_UI_CPP}
       )
 
     set(coverage_sources
         ${CPP_FILES} ${H_FILES} ${GLOBBED__H_FILES} ${CORRESPONDING__H_FILES} ${TXX_FILES}
         ${TOOL_CPPS} ${TOOL_GUI_CPPS})
 
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------
     # Create the actual module target
 
     if(MODULE_HEADERS_ONLY)
       add_library(${MODULE_TARGET} INTERFACE)
       # INTERFACE_LIBRARY targets may only have whitelisted properties. The property "FOLDER" is not allowed.
       # set_property(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Modules")
     else()
       if(MODULE_EXECUTABLE)
         if(MITK_SHOW_CONSOLE_WINDOW)
           set(_SHOW_CONSOLE_OPTION "")
         else()
           set(_SHOW_CONSOLE_OPTION WIN32)
         endif()
         add_executable(${MODULE_TARGET} ${_SHOW_CONSOLE_OPTION}
                        ${MODULE_CPP_FILES} ${coverage_sources} ${CPP_FILES_GENERATED} ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_CPP}
                        ${DOX_FILES} ${UI_FILES} ${QRC_FILES} ${WINDOWS_ICON_RESOURCE_FILE})
         set_property(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Modules/Executables")
         set(_us_module_name main)
       else()
         add_library(${MODULE_TARGET} ${_STATIC}
                     ${coverage_sources} ${CPP_FILES_GENERATED} ${Q${KITNAME}_GENERATED_CPP}
                     ${DOX_FILES} ${UI_FILES} ${QRC_FILES})
         set_property(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Modules")
         set(_us_module_name ${MODULE_TARGET})
       endif()
 
       # Apply properties to the module target.
       target_compile_definitions(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE US_MODULE_NAME=${_us_module_name})
       if(MODULE_C_MODULE)
         if(module_c_flags)
           string(REPLACE " " ";" module_c_flags "${module_c_flags}")
           target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE ${module_c_flags})
         endif()
         if(module_c_flags_debug)
           string(REPLACE " " ";" module_c_flags_debug "${module_c_flags_debug}")
           target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${module_c_flags_debug}>)
         endif()
         if(module_c_flags_release)
           string(REPLACE " " ";" module_c_flags_release "${module_c_flags_release}")
           target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${module_c_flags_release}>)
         endif()
       else()
         if(module_cxx_flags)
           string(REPLACE " " ";" module_cxx_flags "${module_cxx_flags}")
           target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE ${module_cxx_flags})
         endif()
         if(module_cxx_flags_debug)
           string(REPLACE " " ";" module_cxx_flags_debug "${module_cxx_flags_debug}")
           target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${module_cxx_flags_debug}>)
         endif()
         if(module_cxx_flags_release)
           string(REPLACE " " ";" module_cxx_flags_release "${module_cxx_flags_release}")
           target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${module_cxx_flags_release}>)
         endif()
       endif()
 
       set_property(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTY US_MODULE_NAME ${_us_module_name})
 
       # Add additional library search directories to a global property which
       # can be evaluated by other CMake macros, e.g. our install scripts.
       if(MODULE_ADDITIONAL_LIBS)
         target_link_libraries(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE ${MODULE_ADDITIONAL_LIBS})
         get_property(_mitk_additional_library_search_paths GLOBAL PROPERTY MITK_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS)
         foreach(_lib_filepath ${MODULE_ADDITIONAL_LIBS})
           get_filename_component(_search_path "${_lib_filepath}" PATH)
           if(_search_path)
             list(APPEND _mitk_additional_library_search_paths "${_search_path}")
           endif()
         endforeach()
         if(_mitk_additional_library_search_paths)
           list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _mitk_additional_library_search_paths)
           set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY MITK_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS ${_mitk_additional_library_search_paths})
         endif()
       endif()
 
       # add the target name to a global property which is used in the top-level
       # CMakeLists.txt file to export the target
       set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY MITK_MODULE_TARGETS ${MODULE_TARGET})
       if(MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH)
         # for auto-loaded modules, adapt the output directory
         add_dependencies(${_module_autoload_meta_target} ${MODULE_TARGET})
         if(WIN32)
           set(_module_output_prop RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
         else()
           set(_module_output_prop LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
         endif()
         set(_module_output_dir ${CMAKE_${_module_output_prop}}/${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH})
         get_target_property(_module_is_imported ${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH} IMPORTED)
         if(NOT _module_is_imported)
           # if the auto-loading module is not imported, get its location
           # and put the auto-load module relative to it.
           get_target_property(_module_output_dir ${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH} ${_module_output_prop})
           set_target_properties(${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTIES
                                 ${_module_output_prop} ${_module_output_dir}/${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH})
         else()
           set_target_properties(${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTIES
                                 ${_module_output_prop} ${CMAKE_${_module_output_prop}}/${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH})
         endif()
         set_target_properties(${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTIES
                               MITK_AUTOLOAD_DIRECTORY ${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH})
 
         # add the auto-load module name as a property
         set_property(TARGET ${MODULE_AUTOLOAD_WITH} APPEND PROPERTY MITK_AUTOLOAD_TARGETS ${MODULE_TARGET})
       endif()
 
       if(binary_res_files)
         usFunctionAddResources(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET}
                                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${res_dir}
                                FILES ${binary_res_files})
       endif()
       if(source_res_files)
         usFunctionAddResources(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET}
                                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${res_dir}
                                FILES ${source_res_files})
       endif()
       if(binary_res_files OR source_res_files)
         usFunctionEmbedResources(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET})
       endif()
 
       if(MODULE_DEPRECATED_SINCE)
         set_property(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} PROPERTY MITK_MODULE_DEPRECATED_SINCE ${MODULE_DEPRECATED_SINCE})
       endif()
 
       # create export macros
       if (NOT MODULE_EXECUTABLE)
         set(_export_macro_name )
         if(MITK_LEGACY_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME)
           set(_export_macro_names
             EXPORT_MACRO_NAME ${MODULE_EXPORT_DEFINE}
             NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME ${MODULE_NAME}_NO_EXPORT
             DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME ${MODULE_NAME}_DEPRECATED
             NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME ${MODULE_NAME}_NO_DEPRECATED
           )
         endif()
         generate_export_header(${MODULE_NAME}
           ${_export_macro_names}
           EXPORT_FILE_NAME ${MODULE_NAME}Exports.h
         )
       endif()
 
       target_include_directories(${MODULE_TARGET} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
     endif()
 
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------
     # Properties for both header-only and compiled modules
 
     if(MODULE_HEADERS_ONLY)
       set(_module_property_type INTERFACE)
     else()
       set(_module_property_type PUBLIC)
     endif()
 
     if(MODULE_TARGET_DEPENDS)
-      add_dependencies(${MODULE_TARGET} ${MODULE_TARGET_DEPENDS})
+      target_link_libraries(${MODULE_TARGET} ${MODULE_TARGET_DEPENDS})
     endif()
 
     set(DEPENDS "${MODULE_DEPENDS}")
     if(NOT MODULE_NO_INIT AND NOT MODULE_HEADERS_ONLY)
       # Add a CppMicroServices dependency implicitly, since it is
       # needed for the generated "module initialization" code.
       set(DEPENDS "CppMicroServices;${DEPENDS}")
     endif()
     if(DEPENDS OR MODULE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS)
       mitk_use_modules(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET}
                        MODULES ${DEPENDS}
                        PACKAGES ${MODULE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}
                       )
     endif()
 
     if(NOT MODULE_C_MODULE)
       target_compile_features(${MODULE_TARGET} ${_module_property_type} ${MITK_CXX_FEATURES})
     endif()
 
     # add include directories
     if(MODULE_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS)
       target_include_directories(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE ${MODULE_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     endif()
     if(NOT MODULE_NO_DEFAULT_INCLUDE_DIRS)
       if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
         target_include_directories(${MODULE_TARGET} ${_module_property_type} include)
       else()
         target_include_directories(${MODULE_TARGET} ${_module_property_type} .)
       endif()
       if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
         target_include_directories(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE src)
       endif()
     endif()
     target_include_directories(${MODULE_TARGET} ${_module_property_type} ${MODULE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
   endif()
 
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------
   # Record missing dependency information
 
   if(_MISSING_DEP)
     if(MODULE_DESCRIPTION)
       set(MODULE_DESCRIPTION "${MODULE_DESCRIPTION} (missing dependencies: ${_MISSING_DEP})")
     else()
       set(MODULE_DESCRIPTION "(missing dependencies: ${_MISSING_DEP})")
     endif()
   endif()
   if(NOT MODULE_NO_FEATURE_INFO)
     add_feature_info(${MODULE_NAME} MODULE_IS_ENABLED "${MODULE_DESCRIPTION}")
   endif()
 
   set(MODULE_NAME ${MODULE_NAME} PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(MODULE_TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET} PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(MODULE_IS_ENABLED ${MODULE_IS_ENABLED} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 endfunction()
diff --git a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreatePlugin.cmake b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreatePlugin.cmake
index d73c102897..d0da785c81 100644
--- a/CMake/mitkFunctionCreatePlugin.cmake
+++ b/CMake/mitkFunctionCreatePlugin.cmake
@@ -1,350 +1,356 @@
 
 #! \brief Creates a MITK CTK plugin.
 #!
 #! This function should be called from the plugins CMakeLists.txt file.
 #! The target name is available after the macro call as ${PLUGIN_TARGET}
 #! to add additional libraries in your CMakeLists.txt. Include paths and link
 #! libraries are set depending on the value of the Required-Plugins header
 #! in your manifest_headers.cmake file.
 #!
 #! This function internally calls ctkMacroBuildPlugin() and adds support
 #! for Qt Help files and installers.
 #!
 #! Options:
 #! \param TEST_PLUGIN Mark this plug-in as a testing plug-in.
 #! \param NO_INSTALL  Don't install this plug-in.
 #!
 #! Parameters:
 #!
 #! \param EXPORT_DIRECTIVE (required) The export directive to use in the generated
 #!        <plugin_target>_Exports.h file.
 #!
 #! Multi-value parameters (all optional):
 #!
 #! \param EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES A list of sub-directories which should
 #!        be added to the current source directory. The resulting directories
 #!        will be available in the set of include directories of depending plug-ins.
 #! \param MODULE_DEPENDS (optional) A list of Modules this plug-in depends on.
 #! \param PACKAGE_DEPENDS (optional) A list of external packages this plug-in depends on.
+#! \param TARGET_DEPENDS (optional) A list of CMake targets this plug-in depends on.
 #! \param DOXYGEN_TAGFILES (optional) Which external tag files should be available for the plugin documentation
 #! \param MOC_OPTIONS (optional) Additional options to pass to the Qt MOC compiler
 #! \param WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS (optional) Do not handle compiler warnings as errors
 function(mitk_create_plugin)
 
   # options
   set(arg_options
     TEST_PLUGIN # Mark this plug-in as a testing plug-in
     NO_INSTALL  # Don't install this plug-in
     NO_QHP_TRANSFORM
     WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS
   )
 
   # single value arguments
   set(arg_single
     EXPORT_DIRECTIVE # (required) TODO: could be generated via CMake as it is done for MITK modules already
   )
 
   # multiple value arguments
   set(arg_multiple
     EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES # (optional) additional public include directories
     MODULE_DEPENDS            # (optional)
     PACKAGE_DEPENDS
+    TARGET_DEPENDS
     DOXYGEN_TAGFILES
     MOC_OPTIONS
     SUBPROJECTS # deprecated
   )
 
   cmake_parse_arguments(_PLUGIN "${arg_options}" "${arg_single}" "${arg_multiple}" ${ARGN})
 
   if(_PLUGIN_TEST_PLUGIN)
     set(_PLUGIN_NO_INSTALL 1)
     set(is_test_plugin "TEST_PLUGIN")
   else()
     set(is_test_plugin)
   endif()
 
   set(_PLUGIN_MOC_OPTIONS "-DBOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION -DBOOST_TT_HAS_OPERATOR_HPP_INCLUDED ${_PLUGIN_MOC_OPTIONS}")
 
   set(PLUGIN_TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
   mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES ${_PLUGIN_MODULE_DEPENDS}
                                  PACKAGES ${_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}
                                  MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps
                                  MODULE_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _module_deps
                                  PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _package_deps)
 
   if(_missing_deps)
     if(NOT MITK_BUILD_ALL_PLUGINS)
       message(SEND_ERROR "${PROJECT_NAME} is missing requirements and won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
     else()
       message(STATUS "${PROJECT_NAME} is missing requirements and won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
     endif()
     return()
   endif()
 
   foreach(_module_dep ${_PLUGIN_MODULE_DEPENDS})
     if(TARGET ${_module_dep})
       get_target_property(AUTLOAD_DEP ${_module_dep} MITK_AUTOLOAD_DIRECTORY)
       if (AUTLOAD_DEP)
         message(SEND_ERROR "Plugin \"${PROJECT_NAME}\" has an invalid dependency on autoload module \"${_module_dep}\". Check MITK_CREATE_PLUGIN usage for \"${PROJECT_NAME}\".")
       endif()
     endif()
   endforeach()
 
   # -------------- All dependencies are resolved ------------------
 
   message(STATUS "Creating CTK plugin ${PROJECT_NAME}")
 
   include(files.cmake)
 
   set(_PLUGIN_CPP_FILES ${CPP_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_MOC_H_FILES ${MOC_H_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_UI_FILES ${UI_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES ${CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_TRANSLATION_FILES ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_QRC_FILES ${QRC_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_H_FILES ${H_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_TXX_FILES ${TXX_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_DOX_FILES ${DOX_FILES})
   set(_PLUGIN_CMAKE_FILES ${CMAKE_FILES} files.cmake)
   set(_PLUGIN_FILE_DEPENDENCIES ${FILE_DEPENDENCIES})
 
   if(CTK_PLUGINS_OUTPUT_DIR)
     set(_output_dir "${CTK_PLUGINS_OUTPUT_DIR}")
   else()
     set(_output_dir "")
   endif()
 
   # Compute the plugin dependencies
   ctkFunctionGetTargetLibraries(_PLUGIN_target_libraries "")
 
   #------------------------------------------------------------#
   #------------------ Qt Help support -------------------------#
 
   set(PLUGIN_GENERATED_QCH_FILES )
   if(BLUEBERRY_USE_QT_HELP AND
       EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/documentation/UserManual")
     set(PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_INPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/documentation/UserManual")
     set(PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/documentation/UserManual")
 
     # Create a list of Doxygen tag files from the plug-in dependencies
     set(PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES)
     foreach(_dep_target ${_PLUGIN_target_libraries})
       string(REPLACE _ . _dep ${_dep_target})
 
       get_target_property(_is_imported ${_dep_target} IMPORTED)
       if(_is_imported)
         get_target_property(_import_loc_debug ${_dep_target} IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG)
         get_target_property(_import_loc_release ${_dep_target} IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE)
         # There is not necessarily a debug and release build
         if(_import_loc_release)
           set(_import_loc ${_import_loc_release})
         else()
           set(_import_loc ${_import_loc_debug})
         endif()
         get_filename_component(_target_filename "${_import_loc}" NAME)
         # on windows there might be a Debug or Release subdirectory
         string(REGEX REPLACE "/bin/plugins/(Debug/|Release/)?${_target_filename}" "/Plugins/${_dep}/documentation/UserManual" plugin_tag_dir "${_import_loc}" )
       else()
         set(plugin_tag_dir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/${_dep}/documentation/UserManual")
       endif()
 
       set(_tag_file "${plugin_tag_dir}/${_dep_target}.tag")
       if(EXISTS ${_tag_file})
         set(PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES "${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES} \"${_tag_file}=qthelp://${_dep}/bundle/\"")
       endif()
     endforeach()
     if(_PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES)
       set(PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES "${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES} ${_PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES}")
     endif()
     #message("PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES: ${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_TAGFILES}")
 
     if(_PLUGIN_NO_QHP_TRANSFORM)
       set(_use_qhp_xsl 0)
     else()
       set(_use_qhp_xsl 1)
     endif()
     _FUNCTION_CREATE_CTK_QT_COMPRESSED_HELP(PLUGIN_GENERATED_QCH_FILES ${_use_qhp_xsl})
     list(APPEND _PLUGIN_CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES ${PLUGIN_GENERATED_QCH_FILES})
   endif()
 
   #------------------------------------------------------------#
   #------------------ Create Plug-in --------------------------#
 
   mitkFunctionOrganizeSources(
     SOURCE ${_PLUGIN_CPP_FILES}
     HEADER ${_PLUGIN_H_FILES}
     TXX ${_PLUGIN_TXX_FILES}
     DOC ${_PLUGIN_DOX_FILES}
     UI ${_PLUGIN_UI_FILES}
     QRC ${_PLUGIN_QRC_FILES} ${_PLUGIN_CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES}
     META ${_PLUGIN_META_FILES}
     MOC ${MY_MOC_CPP}
     GEN_UI ${MY_UI_CPP}
     GEN_QRC ${MY_QRC_SRCS}
   )
 
   ctkMacroBuildPlugin(
     NAME ${PLUGIN_TARGET}
     EXPORT_DIRECTIVE ${_PLUGIN_EXPORT_DIRECTIVE}
     SRCS ${_PLUGIN_CPP_FILES} ${_PLUGIN_H_FILES} ${CORRESPONDING__H_FILES} ${GLOBBED__H_FILES}
     MOC_SRCS ${_PLUGIN_MOC_H_FILES}
     MOC_OPTIONS ${_PLUGIN_MOC_OPTIONS}
     UI_FORMS ${_PLUGIN_UI_FILES}
     EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES ${_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES}
     RESOURCES ${_PLUGIN_QRC_FILES}
     TARGET_LIBRARIES ${_PLUGIN_target_libraries}
     CACHED_RESOURCEFILES ${_PLUGIN_CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES}
     TRANSLATIONS ${_PLUGIN_TRANSLATION_FILES}
     OUTPUT_DIR ${_output_dir}
     NO_INSTALL # we install the plug-in ourselves
     ${is_test_plugin}
   )
 
   mitk_use_modules(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET}
     MODULES ${_PLUGIN_MODULE_DEPENDS}
     PACKAGES ${_PLUGIN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}
   )
 
+  if(_PLUGIN_TARGET_DEPENDS)
+    target_link_libraries(${PLUGIN_TARGET} ${_PLUGIN_TARGET_DEPENDS})
+  endif()
+
   set_property(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS US_MODULE_NAME=${PLUGIN_TARGET})
   set_property(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} PROPERTY US_MODULE_NAME ${PLUGIN_TARGET})
 
   if(NOT CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR MATCHES "^${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}.*")
     foreach(MITK_EXTENSION_DIR ${MITK_ABSOLUTE_EXTENSION_DIRS})
       if(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR MATCHES "^${MITK_EXTENSION_DIR}.*")
         get_filename_component(MITK_EXTENSION_ROOT_FOLDER "${MITK_EXTENSION_DIR}" NAME)
         set_property(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_EXTENSION_ROOT_FOLDER}/Plugins")
         break()
       endif()
     endforeach()
   else()
     set_property(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Plugins")
   endif()
 
   set(plugin_c_flags)
   set(plugin_cxx_flags)
 
   if(NOT _PLUGIN_WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS)
     if(MSVC_VERSION)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("/WX" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
     else()
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags(-Werror plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=c++0x-static-nonintegral-init" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=static-member-init" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=unknown-warning" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=gnu" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=cast-function-type" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
       mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=inconsistent-missing-override" plugin_c_flags plugin_cxx_flags)
     endif()
   endif()
 
   if(plugin_c_flags)
     string(REPLACE " " ";" plugin_c_flags "${plugin_c_flags}")
     target_compile_options(${PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE ${plugin_c_flags})
   endif()
 
   if(plugin_cxx_flags)
     string(REPLACE " " ";" plugin_cxx_flags "${plugin_cxx_flags}")
     target_compile_options(${PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE ${plugin_cxx_flags})
   endif()
 
   if(_PLUGIN_TEST_PLUGIN)
     find_package(CppUnit REQUIRED)
     target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE ${CppUnit_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(${PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE ${CppUnit_LIBRARIES})
   endif()
 
   if(mbilog_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(${PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE mbilog)
   endif()
 
   set(_PLUGIN_META_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manifest_headers.cmake")
   if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugin.xml")
     list(APPEND _PLUGIN_META_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugin.xml")
   endif()
 
   set(PLUGIN_TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
   #------------------------------------------------------------#
   #------------------ Installer support -----------------------#
   if(NOT _PLUGIN_NO_INSTALL)
     set(install_directories "")
     if(NOT MACOSX_BUNDLE_NAMES)
       set(install_directories bin/plugins)
     else(NOT MACOSX_BUNDLE_NAMES)
       foreach(bundle_name ${MACOSX_BUNDLE_NAMES})
         list(APPEND install_directories ${bundle_name}.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins)
       endforeach(bundle_name)
     endif(NOT MACOSX_BUNDLE_NAMES)
 
     foreach(install_subdir ${install_directories})
 
       mitkFunctionInstallCTKPlugin(TARGETS ${PLUGIN_TARGET}
                                    DESTINATION ${install_subdir})
 
     endforeach()
 
     set(_autoload_targets )
     foreach(_dependency ${_module_deps})
       get_target_property(_dep_autoloads ${_dependency} MITK_AUTOLOAD_TARGETS)
       if (_dep_autoloads)
         list(APPEND _autoload_targets ${_dep_autoloads})
       endif()
     endforeach()
 
     # The MITK_AUTOLOAD_TARGETS property is used in the mitkFunctionInstallAutoLoadModules
     # macro which expects a list of plug-in targets.
     if (_autoload_targets)
       list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _autoload_targets)
       set_target_properties(${PLUGIN_TARGET} PROPERTIES MITK_AUTOLOAD_TARGETS "${_autoload_targets}")
     endif()
   endif()
 
 endfunction()
 
 
 function(_FUNCTION_CREATE_CTK_QT_COMPRESSED_HELP qch_file use_xsl)
 
   set(_manifest_path "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manifest_headers.cmake")
   if(NOT EXISTS ${_manifest_path})
     message(FATAL_ERROR "${_manifest_path} not found")
   endif()
 
   include(${_manifest_path})
   string(REPLACE "_" "." Plugin-SymbolicName "${PLUGIN_TARGET}")
 
   configure_file(${MITK_SOURCE_DIR}/Documentation/doxygen_plugin_manual.conf.in
                  ${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR}/doxygen.conf
                  )
 
   set(_qhp_xsl_file "${MITK_SOURCE_DIR}/Documentation/qhp_toc.xsl")
   set(_generated_qhp_file "${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR}/html/index.qhp")
   set(_transformed_qhp_file "${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR}/html/${PLUGIN_TARGET}.qhp")
   set(${qch_file} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/${PLUGIN_TARGET}.qch")
 
   set(_xsl_command )
   if(use_xsl)
     set(_xsl_command COMMAND ${QT_XMLPATTERNS_EXECUTABLE} ${_qhp_xsl_file} ${_generated_qhp_file} -output ${_transformed_qhp_file})
   endif()
 
   file(GLOB _file_dependencies "${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_INPUT_DIR}/*")
 
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${${qch_file}}
                      # Generate a Qt help project (index.qhp) with doxygen
                      COMMAND ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} ${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR}/doxygen.conf
                      # Use a XSL transformation to get rid of the top-level entry
                      ${_xsl_command}
                      # Generate the final Qt compressed help file (.qch)
                      COMMAND ${QT_HELPGENERATOR_EXECUTABLE} ${_transformed_qhp_file} -o ${${qch_file}}
                      DEPENDS ${PLUGIN_DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR}/doxygen.conf ${_file_dependencies}
                      )
 
   #set_source_files_properties(${qch_file} PROPERTIES GENERATED 1)
 
   set(${qch_file} ${${qch_file}} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 endfunction()
 
 function(MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN)
   message(SEND_ERROR "The function MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN was renamed to mitk_create_plugin in MITK 2015.05.")
 endfunction()
diff --git a/CMake/mitkMacroCreateModuleTests.cmake b/CMake/mitkMacroCreateModuleTests.cmake
index 3dc3e7aa4f..f6f8a94b00 100644
--- a/CMake/mitkMacroCreateModuleTests.cmake
+++ b/CMake/mitkMacroCreateModuleTests.cmake
@@ -1,106 +1,107 @@
 #
 # Create tests and testdriver for this module
 #
 # Usage: MITK_CREATE_MODULE_TESTS( [EXTRA_DRIVER_INIT init_code]  )
 #
 # EXTRA_DRIVER_INIT is inserted as c++ code in the testdriver and will be executed before each test
 #
 macro(MITK_CREATE_MODULE_TESTS)
   cmake_parse_arguments(MODULE_TEST
-                        "US_MODULE;NO_INIT" "EXTRA_DRIVER_INIT;EXTRA_DRIVER_INCLUDE" "EXTRA_DEPENDS;DEPENDS;PACKAGE_DEPENDS" ${ARGN})
+                        "US_MODULE;NO_INIT" "EXTRA_DRIVER_INIT;EXTRA_DRIVER_INCLUDE" "EXTRA_DEPENDS;DEPENDS;PACKAGE_DEPENDS;TARGET_DEPENDS" ${ARGN})
 
   if(BUILD_TESTING AND MODULE_IS_ENABLED)
     include(files.cmake)
     include_directories(.)
 
     set(TESTDRIVER ${MODULE_NAME}TestDriver)
 
     set(MODULE_TEST_EXTRA_DRIVER_INIT "${MODULE_TEST_EXTRA_DRIVER_INIT}")
 
     if(MITK_XVFB_TESTING)
       set(xvfb_run ${MITK_XVFB_TESTING_COMMAND})
     else()
       set(xvfb_run )
     endif()
 
     if(MODULE_TEST_US_MODULE)
       message(WARNING "The US_MODULE argument is deprecated and should be removed")
     endif()
 
     if(MODULE_TEST_US_MODULE AND MODULE_TEST_NO_INIT)
       message(WARNING "Conflicting arguments US_MODULE and NO_INIT: NO_INIT wins.")
     endif()
 
     set(_no_init)
     if(MODULE_TEST_NO_INIT)
       set(_no_init NO_INIT)
     endif()
 
     set(MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_MATCH )
     set(MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_NOT_MATCH )
 
     set(_testdriver_file_list ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdriver_files.cmake)
     configure_file(${MITK_CMAKE_DIR}/mitkTestDriverFiles.cmake.in ${_testdriver_file_list} @ONLY)
     mitk_create_executable(${TESTDRIVER}
                            DEPENDS ${MODULE_NAME} ${MODULE_TEST_DEPENDS} ${MODULE_TEST_EXTRA_DEPENDS} MitkTestingHelper
                            PACKAGE_DEPENDS ${MODULE_TEST_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}
+                           TARGET_DEPENDS ${MODULE_TEST_TARGET_DEPENDS}
                            FILES_CMAKE ${_testdriver_file_list}
                            NO_FEATURE_INFO
                            NO_BATCH_FILE
                            NO_INSTALL
                            ${_no_init})
     set_property(TARGET ${EXECUTABLE_TARGET} PROPERTY FOLDER "${MITK_ROOT_FOLDER}/Modules/Tests")
 
     #
     # Now tell CMake which tests should be run. This is done automatically
     # for all tests in ${KITNAME}_TESTS and ${KITNAME}_IMAGE_TESTS. The IMAGE_TESTS
     # are run for each image in the TESTIMAGES list.
     #
     include(files.cmake)
     foreach(test ${MODULE_TESTS} ${MODULE_RENDERING_TESTS})
       get_filename_component(TName ${test} NAME_WE)
       add_test(NAME ${TName} COMMAND ${xvfb_run} ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${TESTDRIVER} ${TName})
       mitkFunctionGetLibrarySearchPaths(MITK_RUNTIME_PATH_RELEASE release RELEASE)
       mitkFunctionGetLibrarySearchPaths(MITK_RUNTIME_PATH_DEBUG debug DEBUG)
       set(test_env_path ${MITK_RUNTIME_PATH_RELEASE} ${MITK_RUNTIME_PATH_DEBUG} $ENV{PATH})
       list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES test_env_path)
       string (REGEX REPLACE "\;" "\\\;" test_env_path "${test_env_path}")
       set_property(TEST ${TName} PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${test_env_path}" APPEND)
       set_property(TEST ${TName} PROPERTY SKIP_RETURN_CODE 77)
     endforeach()
 
     foreach(test ${MODULE_RENDERING_TESTS})
       get_filename_component(TName ${test} NAME_WE)
       set_property(TEST ${TName} APPEND PROPERTY LABELS "Rendering Tests")
       set_property(TEST ${TName} PROPERTY RUN_SERIAL TRUE)
     endforeach()
 
     set(TEST_TYPES IMAGE SURFACE POINTSET) # add other file types here
 
     foreach(test_type ${TEST_TYPES})
        foreach(test_data ${MODULE_TEST${test_type}} ${ADDITIONAL_TEST_${test_type}})
          if(EXISTS ${test_data})
            set(TEST_DATA_FULL_PATH ${test_data})
           else()
              # todo: maybe search other paths as well
              # yes, please in mitk/Testing/Data, too
              set(TEST_DATA_FULL_PATH ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/${test_data})
           endif()
 
            if(EXISTS ${TEST_DATA_FULL_PATH})
              foreach( test ${MODULE_${test_type}_TESTS})
                get_filename_component(TName ${test} NAME_WE)
                get_filename_component(DName ${TEST_DATA_FULL_PATH} NAME)
                add_test(NAME ${TName}_${DName} COMMAND ${xvfb_run} ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${TESTDRIVER} ${TName} ${TEST_DATA_FULL_PATH})
                set_property(TEST ${TName}_${DName} PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${test_env_path}" APPEND)
                set_property(TEST ${TName}_${DName} PROPERTY SKIP_RETURN_CODE 77)
              endforeach()
            else()
              message("!!!!! No such file: ${TEST_DATA_FULL_PATH} !!!!!")
            endif()
          endforeach()
     endforeach()
 
  endif()
 
 endmacro()