diff --git a/Examples/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c13ae95af..975cb0431f 100644
--- a/Examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,62 +1,63 @@
 
 set(MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS MITK-Examples)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set-up example plugins
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(MITK_USE_BLUEBERRY)
 
   # Specify which plug-ins belong to this project
   macro(GetMyTargetLibraries all_target_libraries varname)
     set(re_ctkplugin_mitk "^org_mitk_example_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$")
     set(_tmp_list)
     list(APPEND _tmp_list ${all_target_libraries})
     ctkMacroListFilter(_tmp_list re_ctkplugin_mitk OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${varname})
   endmacro()
 
   set(MITK_EXAMPLE_PLUGIN_TARGETS )
   foreach(mitk_example_plugin ${MITK_EXAMPLE_PLUGINS})
     ctkFunctionExtractOptionNameAndValue(${mitk_example_plugin} plugin_name plugin_value)
     string(REPLACE "." "_" _plugin_target ${plugin_name})
     list(APPEND MITK_EXAMPLE_PLUGIN_TARGETS ${_plugin_target})
     mark_as_advanced(${${_plugin_target}_option_name})
   endforeach()
 
 endif()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add example executables
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set(MITK_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 set(MITK_EXPORTS_FILE_INCLUDED 1)
 
 set(_example_dirs
   MbiLog
   QtFreeRender
   Tutorial
 #  Overlays# depends on QmitkExt..
 )
 
 # some examples depend on Qt 5
 if (MITK_USE_Qt5)
   list(APPEND _example_dirs
     QuickRender
     )
 elseif (MITK_USE_Qt4)
   list(APPEND _example_dirs
     QtAppExample
     mitkdump
+    mitkdumpdir
     )
 endif()
 
 if(MITK_USE_BLUEBERRY)
   list(APPEND _example_dirs
     BlueBerryExampleLauncher
   )
 endif()
 
 foreach(_example_dir ${_example_dirs})
   add_subdirectory(${_example_dir})
 endforeach()
diff --git a/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fb634d68a..f28419c500 100644
--- a/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,9 @@
 project(mitkdump)
-find_package(MITK)
+find_package(MITK REQUIRED)
 
-mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES Qmitk DICOMReader MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
+mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES DICOMReader MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
 if(_missing_deps)
   message(STATUS "mitkdump application won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
 else(_missing_deps)
-
-  # couldn't find a differnt solution
-  # adding "PACKAGES GDCM" to mitk_use_modules will not fix the problem
-  # ld seems not to get GDCM_LIBRARY_DIRS into its search path
-  # a (too?) simple addition to mitkFunctionUseModules does also not work
-  find_package(GDCM PATHS ${GDCM_DIR} REQUIRED)
-  link_directories(${GDCM_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-
-  add_executable(mitkdump mitkdump.cpp)
-  mitk_use_modules(TARGET mitkdump MODULES DICOMReader Qmitk)
-  set_property(TARGET mitkdump PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
-
-  add_executable(mitkdumpdir mitkdumpdir.cpp)
-  mitk_use_modules(TARGET mitkdumpdir MODULES DICOMReader Qmitk)
-  set_property(TARGET mitkdumpdir PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
-
-  foreach(subproject ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
-    add_dependencies(${subproject} mitkdump)
-    add_dependencies(${subproject} mitkdumpdir)
-  endforeach()
-
+  mitk_create_executable(mitkdump DEPENDS DICOMReader WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
 endif()
diff --git a/Examples/mitkdump/files.cmake b/Examples/mitkdump/files.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ac737bee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/mitkdump/files.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set(CPP_FILES mitkdump.cpp)
diff --git a/Examples/mitkdumpdir/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/mitkdumpdir/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cf86752b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/mitkdumpdir/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+project(mitkdumpdir)
+find_package(MITK REQUIRED)
+
+mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES Qmitk MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
+if(_missing_deps)
+  message(STATUS "mitkdumpdir application won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
+else(_missing_deps)
+
+  mitk_create_executable(mitkdumpdir DEPENDS Qmitk WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
+
+endif()
diff --git a/Examples/mitkdumpdir/files.cmake b/Examples/mitkdumpdir/files.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f445d4c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/mitkdumpdir/files.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set(CPP_FILES mitkdumpdir.cpp)
diff --git a/Examples/mitkdump/mitkdumpdir.cpp b/Examples/mitkdumpdir/mitkdumpdir.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from Examples/mitkdump/mitkdumpdir.cpp
rename to Examples/mitkdumpdir/mitkdumpdir.cpp