diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31d67ae1e..917ea805d 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,17 @@ option(SLS_BUILD_DOCS "docs" OFF)
 option(SLS_BUILD_EXAMPLES "examples" OFF)
 option(SLS_TUNE_LOCAL "tune to local machine" OFF)
 
-
+# Use ld.gold if it is available and isn't disabled explicitly
+option(SLS_USE_LD_GOLD "Use GNU gold linker" ON)
+if (SLS_USE_LD_GOLD)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
+    if ("${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+    else ()
+        message(WARNING "GNU gold linker isn't available, using the default system linker.")
+    endif ()
+endif ()
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
index a81df2b7f..a37acd1e3 100644
--- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,71 +1,69 @@
-find_package(Doxygen)
-find_package(Sphinx)
+find_package(Doxygen REQUIRED)
+find_package(Sphinx REQUIRED)
 
 
-if (DOXYGEN_FOUND AND SPHINX_FOUND)
-    # message(${CMAKE_PROJECT_SORURCE_DIR}/slsDetectorSoftware/src)
-    # Utility to generate command line documentation
-    add_executable(gendoc src/gendoc.cpp)
-    # This is a bit hacky, but better than exposing stuff? 
-    target_include_directories(gendoc PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/slsDetectorSoftware/src)
-    target_link_libraries(gendoc PRIVATE
-      slsDetectorShared
-    )
-    set_target_properties(gendoc PROPERTIES 
-      RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
-    )
 
-    
-    
 
-    #Doxygen
-    set(DOXYGEN_IN ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Doxyfile.in)
-    set(DOXYGEN_OUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile)
-    configure_file(${DOXYGEN_IN} ${DOXYGEN_OUT} @ONLY)
+# Utility to generate command line documentation
+add_executable(gendoc src/gendoc.cpp)
+# This is a bit hacky, but better than exposing stuff? 
+target_include_directories(gendoc PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/slsDetectorSoftware/src)
+target_link_libraries(gendoc PRIVATE
+  slsDetectorShared
+)
+set_target_properties(gendoc PROPERTIES 
+  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
+)
 
-    #Sphinx
-    set(SPHINX_SOURCE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
-    set(SPHINX_BUILD ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-    set(SPHINX_SOURCE_FILES
-      src/commandline.rst
-      src/container_utils.rst
-      src/consuming.rst
-      src/dependencies.rst
-      src/detector.rst
-      src/index.rst
-      src/installation.rst
-      src/pydetector.rst
-      src/pyenums.rst
-      src/pyexamples.rst
-      src/receiver.rst
-      src/result.rst
-      src/type_traits.rst
-      src/ToString.rst
-      src/examples.rst
-      
-    )
 
-    foreach(filename ${SPHINX_SOURCE_FILES})
-      configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${filename} 
-                    "${SPHINX_BUILD}/${filename}")
-    endforeach(filename ${SPHINX_SOURCE_FILES})
 
-    configure_file(
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conf.py.in"
-        "${SPHINX_BUILD}/conf.py"
-        @ONLY)
+#Doxygen
+set(DOXYGEN_IN ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Doxyfile.in)
+set(DOXYGEN_OUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile)
+configure_file(${DOXYGEN_IN} ${DOXYGEN_OUT} @ONLY)
+
+#Sphinx
+set(SPHINX_SOURCE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+set(SPHINX_BUILD ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+
+set(SPHINX_SOURCE_FILES
+  src/commandline.rst
+  src/container_utils.rst
+  src/consuming.rst
+  src/dependencies.rst
+  src/detector.rst
+  src/index.rst
+  src/installation.rst
+  src/pydetector.rst
+  src/pyenums.rst
+  src/pyexamples.rst
+  src/receiver.rst
+  src/result.rst
+  src/type_traits.rst
+  src/ToString.rst
+  src/examples.rst
+  
+)
+
+foreach(filename ${SPHINX_SOURCE_FILES})
+configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${filename} 
+              "${SPHINX_BUILD}/${filename}")
+endforeach(filename ${SPHINX_SOURCE_FILES})
+
+configure_file(
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conf.py.in"
+  "${SPHINX_BUILD}/conf.py"
+  @ONLY)
+
+add_custom_target(docs
+              gendoc
+              COMMAND ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} ${DOXYGEN_OUT}
+              COMMAND ${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE} -a -b html
+              -Dbreathe_projects.slsDetectorPackage=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/xml
+              -c "${SPHINX_BUILD}"
+              ${SPHINX_BUILD}/src 
+              ${SPHINX_BUILD}/html
+              COMMENT "Generating documentation with Sphinx")
 
-    add_custom_target(docs
-                    gendoc
-                    COMMAND ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} ${DOXYGEN_OUT}
-                    COMMAND ${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE} -a -b html
-                    -Dbreathe_projects.slsDetectorPackage=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/xml
-                    -c "${SPHINX_BUILD}"
-                    ${SPHINX_BUILD}/src 
-                    ${SPHINX_BUILD}/html
-                    COMMENT "Generating documentation with Sphinx")
 
-else (DOXYGEN_FOUND AND SPHINX_FOUND)
-  message("Doxygen and Sphinx are needed to build documentation")
-endif (DOXYGEN_FOUND AND SPHINX_FOUND)