diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b2dd03cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)
+PROJECT(SeetaFaceEngine)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(FaceDetection)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(FaceAlignment)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(FaceIdentification)
diff --git a/FaceAlignment/CMakeLists.txt b/FaceAlignment/CMakeLists.txt
index e5321aa73..5e15fc959 100644
--- a/FaceAlignment/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FaceAlignment/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ message(STATUS "C++11 support has been enabled by default.")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse4.1")
 
-include_directories(include)
+include_directories(include ${seeta_facedet_lib_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 set(src_files 
     src/cfan.cpp
@@ -38,3 +38,10 @@ if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
         target_link_libraries(fa_test ${fa_required_libs})
     endif()
 endif()
+
+# Expose B's public includes (including Boost transitively) to other
+# subprojects through cache variable.
+# Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16398937
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIRS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+                                 ${seeta_facedet_lib_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    CACHE INTERNAL "${PROJECT_NAME}: Include Directories" FORCE)
diff --git a/FaceDetection/CMakeLists.txt b/FaceDetection/CMakeLists.txt
index 671c3f281..aeea937e3 100644
--- a/FaceDetection/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FaceDetection/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,3 +65,10 @@ if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
         target_link_libraries(facedet_test ${facedet_required_libs})
     endif()
 endif()
+
+# Expose B's public includes (including Boost transitively) to other
+# subprojects through cache variable.
+# Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16398937
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIRS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+                                 ${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    CACHE INTERNAL "${PROJECT_NAME}: Include Directories" FORCE)
diff --git a/FaceIdentification/src/test/CMakeLists.txt b/FaceIdentification/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c1170904c..6ced8f146 100644
--- a/FaceIdentification/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FaceIdentification/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ message(${SRC_LIST})
 
 # add external libraries
 find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${seeta_facedet_lib_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${seeta_fa_lib_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
+list(APPEND seeta_fi_lib_required_libs ${OpenCV_LIBS} seeta_facedet_lib seeta_fa_lib)
 enable_testing ()
 foreach (f ${SRC_LIST})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "[.]cpp" ".bin" BIN ${f})
   add_executable(${BIN} ${f})
-  target_link_libraries(${BIN} viplnet ${OpenCV_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(${BIN} viplnet ${seeta_fi_lib_required_libs})
 endforeach ()
 
diff --git a/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_recognizer.cpp b/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_recognizer.cpp
index cc288692e..7dcebf959 100644
--- a/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_recognizer.cpp
+++ b/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_recognizer.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ using namespace std;
 #endif //__unix
 
 
+#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp>
 #include <opencv/cv.h>
 #include <opencv/highgui.h>
 
diff --git a/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_verification.cpp b/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_verification.cpp
index b30dc4127..edba6c06a 100644
--- a/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_verification.cpp
+++ b/FaceIdentification/src/test/test_face_verification.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #endif //__unix
 
+#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp>
 #include <opencv/cv.h>
 #include <opencv/highgui.h>
 #include "face_identification.h"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d00ccf1c..0326cd1c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@
 
 This face recognition engine is developed by Visual Information Processing and Learning (VIPL) group, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The codes are written in C++ without dependence on any 3rd-party libraries. The open source is now released under BSD-2 license (see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details), which means the codes can be used freely for both acedemic purpose and industrial products.
 
+### Compile
+
+#### Linux & Mac OS
+
+Change current working directory to `SeetaFaceEngine` and run the following command:
+
+``` 
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake .. && make
+```
+
+
 ### Contact Info
 
 If you have any problem on SeetaFace Engine, please contact us by sending email to SeetaFace@vipl.ict.ac.cn.
@@ -23,4 +36,4 @@ If you have any problem on SeetaFace Engine, please contact us by sending email
 
 * [SeetaFace Detection](./FaceDetection/README.md)
 * [SeetaFace Alignment](./FaceAlignment/README.md)
-* [SeetaFace Identification](./FaceIdentification/README.md)
\ No newline at end of file
+* [SeetaFace Identification](./FaceIdentification/README.md)