diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e53873f33..4bbb6a9ee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
-set(HDF5_ROOT_DIR /opt/hdf5v1.10.0)
 find_package(Qt4)
 find_package(Qwt 6)
 find_package(CBF)
 find_package(Doxygen)
-find_package(HDF5 1.10)
+find_package(HDF5 1.10 COMPONENTS CXX)
 
 set (REST OFF)
 set (CALIBRATE OFF)
@@ -20,14 +19,10 @@ endif()
 
 
 if (CALIBRATE)
-	if (DEFINED ENV{ROOTSYS})
-    	find_package(ROOT)
-    	if (ROOT_FOUND)
-        	add_subdirectory(calibrationWizards)
-    	endif()
-	endif()
+    if (DEFINED ENV{ROOTSYS})
+        find_package(ROOT)
+        if (ROOT_FOUND)
+            add_subdirectory(calibrationWizards)
+        endif()
+    endif()
 endif(CALIBRATE)
-
-
-
-		
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1fd43678..4e866a4aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Use cmake to create out-of-source builds, by creating an build folder parallel t
     $ make
 ```
 
+Use the following as an example to compile statically and using specific hdf5 folder
+```
+    $ HDF5_ROOT=/opt/hdf5v1.10.0 cmake -DHDF5_USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES=TRUE ../slsDetectorsPackage
+ ```  
 The libraries and executables will be found at `bin` directory
 ```
     $ ls bin/