--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2019-04-23 07:25:32 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ include( GNUInstallDirs )
 get_filename_component(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
 # If CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is omitted CMake will set the installation prefix to its default '/usr/local'.
 # This is not desired. A subdirectory is allowed, e.g. 'usr/local/nest'.
-if ( "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" STREQUAL "/usr/local" )
+if ( FALSE AND "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" STREQUAL "/usr/local" )
   message( FATAL_ERROR "Do not install into '${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}'. Please set -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<install prefix>." )
 endif ()
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ endif ()
 ################################################################################
 
 # needed for pynest test suite
-if ( ${with-python} STREQUAL "ON" OR  ${with-python} STREQUAL "2" OR  ${with-python} STREQUAL "3" )
+if ( BUILD_PYTHON AND (${with-python} STREQUAL "ON" OR  ${with-python} STREQUAL "2" OR  ${with-python} STREQUAL "3") )
   find_program( NOSETESTS NAMES nosetests )
 endif ()
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ enable_testing()
 set( TEST_LOGFILE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/reports/installcheck.log )
 file( MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/reports/ )
 
-if ( HAVE_PYTHON )
+if ( BUILD_PYTHON AND HAVE_PYTHON )
   add_custom_target( installcheck
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env
       NEST_PATH="${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}"
@@ -225,8 +225,12 @@ endif ()
 if ( HAVE_LIBNEUROSIM )
   add_subdirectory( conngen )
 endif ()
-add_subdirectory( doc )
-add_subdirectory( examples )
+if (INSTALL_DOCS)
+  add_subdirectory( doc )
+endif()
+if (INSTALL_EXAMPLES)
+  add_subdirectory( examples )
+endif()
 add_subdirectory( extras )
 add_subdirectory( lib )
 add_subdirectory( libnestutil )
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ add_subdirectory( nestkernel )
 add_subdirectory( precise )
 add_subdirectory( testsuite )
 add_subdirectory( topology )
-if ( HAVE_PYTHON )
+if ( BUILD_PYTHON AND HAVE_PYTHON )
   add_subdirectory( pynest )
 endif ()