diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 908f127406c85dfbd24de864a486e2c042fbb0ba..2ba34773c9bc34dc01e9af4ed72e0b8e4b991cc3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,53 +1,67 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
-#
+
 project (CxRooot)
-#
+
 enable_language (Fortran)
 set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS "-I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/ -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/urqmd13/")
 message ("***** Configuring CxRoot/CONEX version")
-#
-#
+
+
 #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-# Location
+# Location, saved in conexConfigAuto.h
 #
 if (TARGET CorsikaData)
-   set (TABDIR ${CorsikaData_DIR})
+   set (TABDIR "${CorsikaData_DIR}/")   
 else (TARGET CorsikaData)
   set (TABDIR_PRE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tabs")
   if (DEFINED ENV{CORSIKA_DATA})
-    set (TABDIR_PRE "$ENV{CORSIKA_DATA}")
+    set (TABDIR_PRE "$ENV{CORSIKA_DATA}/CONEX")
   else ()
     if (DEFINED ENV{CONEXTABROOT})
       set (TABDIR_PRE "$ENV{CONEXTABROOT}")
     endif ()
   endif ()
-  set (TABDIR "${TABDIR_PRE}")
+  set (TABDIR "${TABDIR_PRE}/")
   add_subdirectory (${TABDIR} tabs)
 endif (TARGET CorsikaData)
-#
-#
+
+set (CFG_CONEX_CONFIG_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cfg/")
+configure_file (src/conexConfigAuto.h.in src/conexConfigAuto.h) 
+
+
 #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 # Config file generation
 #
 file (GLOB CONFIG_FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.paramin")
+
 foreach (CONFIG_FILE_ABS ${CONFIG_FILES})
   get_filename_component (CONFIG_FILE ${CONFIG_FILE_ABS} NAME)
   string (REPLACE paramin param  CONFIG_OUT ${CONFIG_FILE}) 
-  message (INFO "==[make]==> generating cfg/${CONFIG_OUT} from : src/${CONFIG_FILE}")
+  message ("==[make]==> generating cfg/${CONFIG_OUT} from : src/${CONFIG_FILE}")
   set (CONEXTABROOT ${TABDIR})
   set (BZ2 ".bz2")
   configure_file (src/${CONFIG_FILE} cfg/${CONFIG_OUT})
 endforeach ()
-#
-configure_file (src/conexConfigAuto.h.in src/conexConfigAuto.h) 
-#
-#
+
+
 #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 # Model selection, and also library generation
 #
-set (ALL_MODELS epos qgsjet qgsjetII qgsjetIII dpm sibyll)
-set (MODELS epos sibyll qgsjet qgsjetII dpmjetIII)
-#
+set (ALL_MODELS
+  epos
+  qgsjet
+  qgsjetII
+  qgsjetIII
+  dpm
+  sibyll
+  )
+
+# we only build and use SIBYLL now, there is not yet
+# a mechanism to dynamically change that
+set (MODELS
+  sibyll
+  )
+
 # Our simplified "dict":
 set (DEF_epos __EPOS__)
 set (DEF_sibyll __SIBYLL21__)
@@ -55,14 +69,24 @@ set (DEF_qgsjetII __QGSJETII__)
 set (DEF_qII __QGSJETII__)
 set (DEF_dpmjet __DPMJET__)
 set (DEF_qgsjet __QGSJET__)
-# 
-set (CONEX_LIB_SOURCES src/conex_sub.F src/conex_mod.F src/conex2r.F src/leadingInteractionsData.cc src/conexConfigAuto.h)
-#
+
+# Another simplified "dict":
+set (OBJ_sibyll Sibyll_static)
+
+set (CONEX_LIB_SOURCES
+  src/conex_sub.F
+  src/conex_mod.F
+  src/conex2r.F
+  src/leadingInteractionsData.cc
+  src/conexConfigAuto.h
+  )
+
 foreach (MODEL ${MODELS})
-  add_library (libCONEX${MODEL} STATIC ${CONEX_LIB_SOURCES})
+  message ("adding: libCONEX${MODEL}")
+  add_library (CONEX${MODEL} STATIC ${CONEX_LIB_SOURCES})
   set (MODEL_DEF DEF_${MODEL})
   set_target_properties (
-    libCONEX${MODEL}
+    CONEX${MODEL}
     PROPERTIES
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/;${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/;${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/urqmd13/"
     COMPILE_OPTIONS "-std=legacy;-Wfunction-elimination;-w;-fno-second-underscore;-fno-automatic;-Wno-conversion"
@@ -70,5 +94,37 @@ foreach (MODEL ${MODELS})
     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1
     LINK_LIBRARIES CorsikaData
     )
+
+  target_include_directories (
+    CONEX${MODEL}
+    PUBLIC
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src;${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src;${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src>
+    )
+
+  # make sure to link to actual model library
+  target_link_libraries (
+    CONEX${MODEL}
+    ${OBJ_${MODEL}}
+    UrQMD_static      # AND urqmd
+    )
+
+  #
+  # conex also read tables from corsika-data
+  #
+  if (TARGET CorsikaData)
+    target_link_libraries (
+      CONEX${MODEL}
+      CorsikaData
+      ) 
+  endif (TARGET CorsikaData)
+
+  #
+  # add to combined CORSIKA8 target
+  #
+  add_dependencies (CORSIKA8 CONEX${MODEL})
+  target_link_libraries (CORSIKA8 INTERFACE CONEX${MODEL})
+  
 endforeach ()
-#
+
+
diff --git a/src/conexConfigAuto.h.in b/src/conexConfigAuto.h.in
index 3e09a115aece33003fd39c4380571903af42f4f1..8d8f26632a20177e73028e134fc6ee5c2b0e752c 100644
--- a/src/conexConfigAuto.h.in
+++ b/src/conexConfigAuto.h.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #cmakedefine CONEX_EXTENSIONS 1
 
-#define CONEX_CONFIG_PATH @CFG_CONEX_CONFIG_PATH@
+#define CONEX_CONFIG_PATH "@CFG_CONEX_CONFIG_PATH@"
 
-#define CONEX_DATA_PATH @TABDIR@
+#define CONEX_DATA_PATH "@TABDIR@"