diff --git a/cmake/LibMultiScaleMacros.cmake b/cmake/LibMultiScaleMacros.cmake
index 870f674..4d1d40e 100644
--- a/cmake/LibMultiScaleMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/LibMultiScaleMacros.cmake
@@ -1,155 +1,155 @@
 #===============================================================================
 # @file   LibMultiScaleMacros.cmake
 #
 # @author Guillaume Anciaux <guillaume.anciaux@epfl.ch>
 # @author Nicolas Richart <nicolas.richart@epfl.ch>
 #
 # @date   Sun Jan 06 01:16:34 2013
 #
 # @brief  General Macros for CMake build system of LM
 #
 # @section LICENSE
 #
 # Copyright (©) 2010-2011 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
 # Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
 #
 # LibMultiScale is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the
 # terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as  published by  the Free
 # Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 # later version.
 #
 # LibMultiScale is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY
 # WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 # A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more
 # details.
 #
 # You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License
 # along with LibMultiScale. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
 #===============================================================================
 function(compare_lists list1 list2 result)
 endfunction()
 
 #===============================================================================
 include(CMakeDebugMessages)
 cmake_register_debug_message_module(ListGenerator)
 
 function(generate_list type file)
   string(TOUPPER ${type} _type)
 
   package_get_all_activated_packages(activated_list)
   foreach(_pkg ${activated_list})
     _package_get_real_name(${_pkg} pkg)
+#    message(AAAA " , " ${_type} " , " ${_pkg} " , " ${pkg} " , " "${_type_list}")
     get_boost_list_from_package(${_type} ${pkg} _type_list)
-#    message(AAAA " " ${_type} " " ${_pkg} " " "${_type_list}")
     foreach(_line ${_type_list})
         list(APPEND _list ${_line})
       endforeach()
   endforeach()
 
   if(NOT "${_list}" STREQUAL "${LIBMULTISCALE_${_type}_LIST}" OR (NOT EXISTS ${file}))
     cmake_debug_message(ListGenerator "Generating LIBMULTISCALE_${_type}_LIST in ${file}")
     cmake_debug_message(ListGenerator " -- new list: ${_list}")
     cmake_debug_message(ListGenerator " -- old list: ${LIBMULTISCALE_${_type}_LIST}")
     file(WRITE "${file}" "#define LIST_${_type} \\")
     set(LIBMULTISCALE_${_type}_LIST ${_list} CACHE INTERNAL "")
     foreach(_line ${LIBMULTISCALE_${_type}_LIST})
       file(APPEND "${file}" "
   ${_line} \\")
     endforeach()
     file(APPEND "${file}" "
 
  /* File Generated by CMake */")
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
 #===============================================================================
 cmake_register_debug_message_module(HeaderListGenerator)
 
 function(generate_module_header_file module file)
   string(TOUPPER ${module} _module)
 
   cmake_debug_message(HeaderListGenerator "${module} - Package ${LIBMULTISCALE_PACKAGE_LIST}")
 
   package_get_all_activated_packages(activated_list)
   foreach(_pkg ${activated_list})
     _package_get_real_name(${_pkg} pkg)
     cmake_debug_message(HeaderListGenerator "${module} - Package ${_pkg}")
     get_module_headers_from_package(${_module} ${pkg} _public_headers)
     foreach(_line ${_public_headers})
       get_filename_component(_hdrs "${_line}" NAME)
       cmake_debug_message(HeaderListGenerator "${module} -   ${_hdrs}")
       list(APPEND _list ${_hdrs})
     endforeach()
   endforeach()
 
   if(NOT "${_list}" STREQUAL "${LIBMULTISCALE_${_module}_HDR_LIST}" OR (NOT EXISTS ${file}))
 
 #    message(HeaderListGenerator "Generating LIBMULTISCALE_${_module}_HDR_LIST in ${file}")
 #    message(HeaderListGenerator " -- new list: ${_list}")
 #    message(HeaderListGenerator " -- old list: ${LIBMULTISCALE_${_module}_HDR_LIST}")
     set(LIBMULTISCALE_${_module}_HDR_LIST ${_list} CACHE INTERNAL "")
     
     get_filename_component(_file_we "${file}" NAME_WE)
     string(TOUPPER ${_file_we} _file_we)
     file(WRITE "${file}" "#ifndef __LIBMULTISCALE_${_file_we}_HH__
 #define __LIBMULTISCALE_${_file_we}_HH__
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */")
 
     foreach(_pkg ${activated_list})
       _package_get_real_name(${_pkg} pkg)
       get_module_headers_from_package(${_module} ${pkg} _public_headers)
       if (_public_headers)
 	file(APPEND "${file}" "
  /* ${_pkg} */")
 	foreach(_line ${_public_headers})
           get_filename_component(_hdrs "${_line}" NAME)
           file(APPEND "${file}" "
 #include \"${_hdrs}\"")
 	endforeach()
       endif()
     endforeach()
     file(APPEND "${file}" "
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #endif // __LIBMULTISCALE_${_file_we}_HH__")
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
 #===============================================================================
 
 function(get_module_headers_from_package module package HEADERS)
   string(TOUPPER ${module} _module)
   package_get_name(${package} _package)
 #  message("fetch " ${_module}_HEADERS_${_package} " " ${${_module}_HEADERS_${_package}})
   set(${HEADERS} ${${_module}_HEADERS_${_package}} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 #===============================================================================
 function(set_module_headers_from_package module package)
   string(TOUPPER ${module} _module)
   package_get_name(${package} _package)
 #  message(setting " " ${_module}_HEADERS_${_package} " to " ${ARGN})
   set(${_module}_HEADERS_${_package} ${_headers} ${ARGN} CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 endfunction()
 
 
 #===============================================================================
 function(declare_boost_list_from_package type package)
   string(TOUPPER ${type} _type)
   package_get_name(${package} _package)
   
   set(_list ${ARGN})
  # message(setting " " ${_type}_BOOST_LIST_${_package} " to " ${_list})
   set(${_type}_BOOST_LIST_${_package} ${_list} CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 endfunction()
 
 #===============================================================================
 function(get_boost_list_from_package type package LIST)
   string(TOUPPER ${type} _type)
   package_get_name(${package} _package)
   #  message("fetch " ${_type}_BOOST_LIST_${_package})
   set(${LIST} ${${_type}_BOOST_LIST_${_package}} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
diff --git a/packages/boost.cmake b/packages/boost.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 5531401..0000000
--- a/packages/boost.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#===============================================================================
-# @file   boost.cmake
-#
-# @author Nicolas Richart <nicolas.richart@epfl.ch>
-#
-# @date   Thu Dec 20 17:16:00 2012
-#
-# @brief  Boost library package
-#
-# @section LICENSE
-#
-# Copyright (©) 2010-2011 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
-# Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
-#
-# LibMultiScale is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the
-# terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as  published by  the Free
-# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
-# later version.
-#
-# LibMultiScale is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY
-# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
-# A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more
-# details.
-#
-# You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License
-# along with LibMultiScale. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-#===============================================================================
-
diff --git a/packages/mandatory_packages.cmake b/packages/mandatory_packages.cmake
index 60fdee7..c2c0165 100644
--- a/packages/mandatory_packages.cmake
+++ b/packages/mandatory_packages.cmake
@@ -1,70 +1,70 @@
 #===============================================================================
 # @file   mandatory_packages.cmake
 #
 # @author Guillaume Anciaux <guillaume.anciaux@epfl.ch>
 # @author Nicolas Richart <nicolas.richart@epfl.ch>
 #
 # @date   Wed Mar 06 12:17:42 2013
 #
 # @brief  All mandatory packages
 #
 # @section LICENSE
 #
 # Copyright (©) 2010-2011 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
 # Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
 #
 # LibMultiScale is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the
 # terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as  published by  the Free
 # Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 # later version.
 #
 # LibMultiScale is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY
 # WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 # A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more
 # details.
 #
 # You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License
 # along with LibMultiScale. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
 package_declare(mandatory_packages NOT_OPTIONAL
   DESCRIPTION "meta package for mandatory external packages"
-  DEPENDS PythonLibs lapack mpi expat fftw gsl #boost fftw expat zlib
+  DEPENDS PythonLibs lapack mpi expat fftw gsl zlib #boost fftw expat zlib
   )
 
 #add_external_package(MPI)
 #
 #add_external_package(Boost PREFIX Boost)
 #list(APPEND LIBMULTISCALE_EXTERNAL_LIB_INCLUDE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 #list(APPEND LIBMULTISCALE_BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/boost)
 #
 ##Not using the macro because the python module is shity
 #find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED 2.7)
 #if(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
 #  list(APPEND LIBMULTISCALE_DEFINITIONS LIBMULTISCALE_USE_PYTHON)
 #  list(APPEND LIBMULTISCALE_EXTERNAL_LIB_INCLUDE_DIR ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR})
 #  list(APPEND LIBMULTISCALE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
 #
 #  set(LIBMULTISCALE_PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR})
 #  set(LIBMULTISCALE_PYTHON_LIBRARIES   ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
 #  set(LIBMULTISCALE_PYTHON ON)
 #
 #  list(APPEND LIBMULTISCALE_OPTION_LIST PYTHON)
 #endif()
 #
 #add_external_package(FFTW)
 #add_external_package(GSL)
 #add_external_package(LAPACK)
 #add_external_package(EXPAT)
 #add_optional_external_package(QVIEW "Activate the QView monitoring feature" OFF)
 #if (LIBMULTISCALE_USE_QVIEW)
 #  add_definitions(-DUSING_QVIEW)
 #endif(LIBMULTISCALE_USE_QVIEW)
 #mark_as_advanced(LIBMULTISCALE_USE_QVIEW)
 #
 #add_optional_external_package(ZLIB "Activate the ZLIB compression feature" OFF)
 #if (LIBMULTISCALE_USE_ZLIB)
 #  add_definitions(-DLIBMULTISCALE_USE_ZLIB)
 #endif(LIBMULTISCALE_USE_ZLIB)
 #
diff --git a/packages/timer.cmake b/packages/timer.cmake
index 222b08e..ca3800b 100644
--- a/packages/timer.cmake
+++ b/packages/timer.cmake
@@ -1,36 +1,35 @@
 #===============================================================================
 # @file   timer.cmake
 #
 # @author Guillaume Anciaux <guillaume.anciaux@epfl.ch>
 #
 # @date   Mon Jul 28 12:20:03 2014
 #
 # @brief  Timer package
 #
 # @section LICENSE
 #
 # Copyright (©) 2010-2011 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
 # Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
 #
 # LibMultiScale is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the
 # terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as  published by  the Free
 # Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 # later version.
 #
 # LibMultiScale is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY
 # WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 # A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more
 # details.
 #
 # You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License
 # along with LibMultiScale. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
-option(LIBMULTISCALE_TIMER "Enable timing of functions" OFF)
 
-if (LIBMULTISCALE_TIMER)
-  add_definitions(-DLIBMULTISCALE_TIMER)
-endif(LIBMULTISCALE_TIMER)
+package_declare(TIMER
+  DESCRIPTION "Enable timing of functions"
+  DEFAULT OFF
+  )
 
-mark_as_advanced(LIBMULTISCALE_TIMER)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/trace_atom.cmake b/packages/trace_atom.cmake
index 4ebf8ff..607aa62 100644
--- a/packages/trace_atom.cmake
+++ b/packages/trace_atom.cmake
@@ -1,36 +1,44 @@
 #===============================================================================
 # @file   trace_atom.cmake
 #
 # @author Guillaume Anciaux <guillaume.anciaux@epfl.ch>
 #
 # @date   Mon Jul 28 12:20:03 2014
 #
 # @brief  Debugging tool for tracing packages
 #
 # @section LICENSE
 #
 # Copyright (©) 2010-2011 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
 # Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
 #
 # LibMultiScale is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the
 # terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as  published by  the Free
 # Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 # later version.
 #
 # LibMultiScale is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY
 # WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 # A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more
 # details.
 #
 # You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License
 # along with LibMultiScale. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
-option(LIBMULTISCALE_TRACE_ATOM "Enable system for tracing of atoms" OFF)
+package_declare(TRACE_ATOM
+  DESCRIPTION "Enable system for tracing of atoms"
+  DEFAULT OFF
+  ADVANCED
+  )
 
-if (LIBMULTISCALE_TRACE_ATOM)
+
+package_get_name(LAMMPS _pkg_name)
+_package_get_option_name(${_pkg_name} _option_name)
+
+if (${_option_name})
   add_definitions(-DTRACE_ATOM)
-endif(LIBMULTISCALE_TRACE_ATOM)
+endif()
 
-mark_as_advanced(LIBMULTISCALE_TRACE_ATOM)
\ No newline at end of file
+#mark_as_advanced(LIBMULTISCALE_TRACE_ATOM)
\ No newline at end of file