diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33973c7..e53ab82 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7.2)
 project (dump-build-information)
-add_executable(dummy dummy.cpp )
-set_target_properties(dummy PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${BUILD_FLAGS} -frecord-gcc-switches)
+
+# set build type to Release by default
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
 
+# stuff for dummy parameter extraction
+add_executable(dummy dummy.cpp)
+set_target_properties(dummy PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${BUILD_FLAGS} -frecord-gcc-switches)
+# put all the information into one header file
 add_custom_command (OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildinformation.h
 	COMMAND echo \"\#define USED_FLAGS \\\"\"`readelf -p .GCC.command.line ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dummy | grep -v -e dummy -e "-frecord-gcc-switches" | grep -e \"\\[.*\\]\" | cut -d\\] -f2- | tr -d \"\\n\"`\\\" >> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildinformation.h
 	COMMAND echo \"\#define GIT_VERSION \\\"\"`git describe --dirty --always --tags`\\\" >> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildinformation.h
 	COMMAND echo \"\#define USED_COMPILER \\\"\"`${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} --version | head -n1`\\\" >> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildinformation.h  
 	DEPENDS dummy
 	)
+# add the build folder to the includes
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
-add_executable(dump-build-information main.cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildinformation.h  )
+
+# build the "real" target
+add_executable(dump-build-information main.cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildinformation.h)