diff --git a/src/external/CMakeLists.txt b/src/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 609d3607..6948f2dc 100644
--- a/src/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if (ASlibs)
   add_subdirectory(Nonlocal)
-#[==[
   add_subdirectory(MagProximity)
+#[==[
   add_subdirectory(libPhotoMeissner)
   add_subdirectory(libSpinValve)
 #]==]
diff --git a/src/external/MagProximity/CMakeLists.txt b/src/external/MagProximity/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3814554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/external/MagProximity/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# - Mag. Proximity library ----------------------------------------------------
+
+#--- generate necessary dictionaries ------------------------------------------
+root_generate_dictionary(
+  PMagProximityFitterDict PMagProximityFitter.h LINKDEF PMagProximityFitterLinkDef.h
+)
+root_generate_dictionary(
+  PMPStartupHandlerDict PMPStartupHandler.h LINKDEF PMPStartupHandlerLinkDef.h
+)
+
+#--- create pkg-config info ---------------------------------------------------
+set(prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")   
+set(exec_prefix "\$\{prefix\}")
+set(libdir "\$\{exec_prefix\}/lib")
+set(includedir "\$\{prefix\}/include")   
+set(PNL_PIPPARDFITTER_VERSION "1.0.0")
+set(PNL_PIPPARDFITTER_LIBRARY_NAME "PMagProximityFitter")
+configure_file("PMagProximityFitter.pc.in" "PMagProximityFitter.pc" @ONLY)
+
+#--- lib creation -------------------------------------------------------------
+add_library(PMagProximityFitter SHARED
+  PMagProximityFitter.cpp
+  PMagProximityFitterDict.cxx
+  PMPRgeHandler.cpp
+  PMPStartupHandler.cpp
+  PMPStartupHandlerDict.cxx
+)
+#--- make sure that the include directory is found ----------------------------
+target_include_directories(
+  PMagProximityFitter BEFORE PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
+)
+
+#--- add library dependencies -------------------------------------------------
+target_link_libraries(PMagProximityFitter PUserFcnBase ${ROOT_LIBRARIES})
+
+#--- install PMagProximityFitter solib ----------------------------------------
+install(TARGETS PMagProximityFitter DESTINATION lib)
+
+#--- install root pcm's and rootmaps ------------------------------------------
+install(
+  FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libPMagProximityFitterDict_rdict.pcm 
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libPMagProximityFitterDict.rootmap
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libPMPStartupHandlerDict_rdict.pcm 
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libPMPStartupHandlerDict.rootmap
+  DESTINATION lib
+)
+
+#--- install PMagProximityFitter header ---------------------------------------
+install(
+  FILES
+    PMagProximity.h 
+    PMagProximityFitter.h 
+    PMPRgeHandler.h
+    PMPStartupHandler.h
+  DESTINATION 
+    include
+)
+
+#--- install pkg-config info --------------------------------------------------
+install(
+  FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/PMagProximityFitter.pc
+  DESTINATION lib/pkgconfig
+)
+
+
diff --git a/src/external/MagProximity/PMagProximityFitter.pc.in b/src/external/MagProximity/PMagProximityFitter.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..243ff092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/external/MagProximity/PMagProximityFitter.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: PMagProximityFitter
+Description: C++ shared library providing the mag. proximity fitter class
+Version: @P_MAG_PROXIMITY_FITTER_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@P_MAG_PROXIMITY_FITTER_LIBRARY_NAME@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}