diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e86b7d8bff..ee59ff77a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,17 +6,20 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
 
-
 set(LYX_PROJECT LyX)
 
 enable_testing()
 
-set(LYX_CMAKE_DIR "development/cmake")
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/modules")
-
 get_filename_component(lyx_dir_readme ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README ABSOLUTE)
 get_filename_component(TOP_SRC_DIR ${lyx_dir_readme} PATH)
 
+set(LYX_CMAKE_DIR "development/cmake")
+set(TOP_CMAKE_PATH "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}")
+set(TOP_MODULE_PATH "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/modules")
+set(TOP_SCRIPT_PATH "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/scripts")
+
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${TOP_MODULE_PATH}")
+
 set(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME ${LYX_PROJECT})
 
 message(STATUS)
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 add_custom_target(lyx_version ALL
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTOP_SRC_DIR=${TOP_SRC_DIR} -DLYX_CMAKE_DIR=${LYX_CMAKE_DIR} -DTOP_BINARY_DIR=${TOP_BINARY_DIR} -DLYX_DATE=${LYX_DATE} -P ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/modules/LyXGetVersion.cmake
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTOP_SRC_DIR=${TOP_SRC_DIR} -DTOP_CMAKE_PATH=${TOP_CMAKE_PATH} -DTOP_BINARY_DIR=${TOP_BINARY_DIR} -DLYX_DATE=${LYX_DATE} -P ${TOP_SCRIPT_PATH}/LyXGetVersion.cmake
   )
 
 if(APPLE)
@@ -565,8 +568,8 @@ if(LYX_PCH)
 	# PCHs not supported by cmake: http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=1260
 	# Not sure if it works for all non-msvc compilers
 	include(PCHSupport_26)
-	configure_file(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/pcheaders.h      ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/pcheaders.h)
-	configure_file(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/config.cpp.cmake ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/config_pch.cpp)
+	configure_file(${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/pcheaders.h      ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/pcheaders.h)
+	configure_file(${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/config.cpp.cmake ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/config_pch.cpp)
 	add_definitions(-DLYX_ENABLE_PCH)
 
 	if(MSVC)
@@ -736,6 +739,6 @@ if(LYX_NLS)
 	message(STATUS)
 endif()
 
-include("${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/LyxPackaging.cmake")
+include("${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/LyxPackaging.cmake")
 
 message(STATUS)
diff --git a/development/cmake/LyxPackaging.cmake b/development/cmake/LyxPackaging.cmake
index 43545e2bdd..4f9091bb3d 100644
--- a/development/cmake/LyxPackaging.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/LyxPackaging.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "${LYX_MAJOR_VERSION}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "${LYX_MINOR_VERSION}")
-FILE(STRINGS "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/LyX_summary.txt" CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY)
+FILE(STRINGS "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/LyX_summary.txt" CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY)
 
 
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "CMake ${LYX_INSTALL_SUFFIX}")
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "CMake ${LYX_INSTALL_SUFFIX}")
 #
 # needed by rpm
 set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR "ON")
-FILE(READ "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/LyX_license.txt" CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE)
+FILE(READ "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/LyX_license.txt" CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE)
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_GROUP "Applications/Publishing")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR "The LyX team")
 #
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)
 
 #
 # for the next ones, cpack insists on data with values in some file
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/LyX_description.txt")
-set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/LyX_license.txt")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/LyX_description.txt")
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/LyX_license.txt")
 
 # Use the revision number saved in ${LYX_PACKAGE_RELEASE}
 # as the release in rpm-package-build.
diff --git a/development/cmake/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/development/cmake/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 95e8c89c0c..d3895ddf74 100644
--- a/development/cmake/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/cmake/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ foreach(_rel_doc ${_rel_lyx_docs})
   SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(${_created_doc} GENERATED)
   add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT "${_created_doc}"
-    COMMAND ${LYX_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/doc/ReplaceValues.py" "LYX_USERDIR_VER=${LYX_USERDIR_VER}" "LYX_DIR_VER=${LYX_DIR_VER}" "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/doc/${_rel_doc}" > "${_created_doc}"
-    DEPENDS "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/doc/${_rel_doc}" "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/doc/ReplaceValues.py"
+    COMMAND ${LYX_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/doc/ReplaceValues.py" "LYX_USERDIR_VER=${LYX_USERDIR_VER}" "LYX_DIR_VER=${LYX_DIR_VER}" "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/doc/${_rel_doc}" > "${_created_doc}"
+    DEPENDS "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/doc/${_rel_doc}" "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/doc/ReplaceValues.py"
     )
   install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_rel_doc}" DESTINATION "${LYX_DATA_SUBDIR}doc/${_rel_dir_part}")
   LIST(APPEND _docs "${_created_doc}")
diff --git a/development/cmake/scripts/LyXGetVersion.cmake b/development/cmake/scripts/LyXGetVersion.cmake
index 1f6cde7005..d2f5a4b2ce 100644
--- a/development/cmake/scripts/LyXGetVersion.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/scripts/LyXGetVersion.cmake
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #
 # To call this script, one has to provide following parameters
 # TOP_SRC_DIR
-# LYX_CMAKE_DIR
+# TOP_CMAKE_PATH
 # TOP_BINARY_DIR
 # LYX_DATE:	to be used if not under git control
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if(LYX_GITVERSION)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-configure_file(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/${LYX_CMAKE_DIR}/lyx_date.h.cmake ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/lyx_date.tmp)
+configure_file(${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/lyx_date.h.cmake ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/lyx_date.tmp)
 EXECUTE_PROCESS(
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/lyx_date.tmp ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/lyx_date.h
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${TOP_BINARY_DIR}/lyx_date.tmp
diff --git a/po/CMakeLists.txt b/po/CMakeLists.txt
index cc386ce9ff..9dd941eae6 100755
--- a/po/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/po/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ add_gettext_python(layouttranslations lib/layouts *.layout *.inc *.module)
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
     OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lyxname}.cat.pot"
     COMMAND ${LYX_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-    ARGS   "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/po/cat.py" ${_py_sources} > "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lyxname}.cat.pot"
+    ARGS   "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/po/cat.py" ${_py_sources} > "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lyxname}.cat.pot"
     COMMAND ${LYX_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-      ARGS   "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/po/dos2unix.py" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lyxname}.cat.pot"
+      ARGS   "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/po/dos2unix.py" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lyxname}.cat.pot"
     DEPENDS ${_py_sources}
     )
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ foreach(_pofile ${LYX_BASE_PO_FILES})
     add_custom_command(
       OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_pofile}.copied
       COMMAND ${LYX_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-        ARGS   "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/po/unix2dos.py" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_pofile}"
+        ARGS   "${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/po/unix2dos.py" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_pofile}"
       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_pofile} ${LYX_DEST_PO}/${_pofile}
       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${_pofile}.copied
       DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_pofile}
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dd93a0ae70..dd9a3609ab 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,16 +88,17 @@ if (LYX_VLD)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
-	set(FILE_RC ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/lyx.rc)
+	set(FILE_RC ${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/lyx.rc)
 	message(STATUS "Using icon defined in resource file: ${FILE_RC}")
 endif()
 
 lyx_find_info_files(LyXInfoFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/*)
-lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/*.txt)
-lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/*.cmake)
-lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/*.h)
-lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/*.msvc)
-lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/modules/*)
+lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/*.txt)
+lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/*.cmake)
+lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/*.h)
+lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/*.msvc)
+lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_MODULE_PATH}/*)
+lyx_find_info_files(LyXCMakeFiles ${TOP_SCRIPT_PATH}/*)
 lyx_find_info_files(LyXUiFiles ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/ui/*)
 
 if (APPLE AND LYX_BUNDLE)
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontends/qt4/CMakeLists.txt
index 44ddaad2c9..dfa969e33d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ add_custom_command(
 		-DIMAGES_DIR=${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/images
 		-DRESOURCE_NAME=${resource_name}
 		-DMAPPED_DIR=${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/
-		-P ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/modules/LyXCreateImagesResource.cmake
+		-P ${TOP_SCRIPT_PATH}/LyXCreateImagesResource.cmake
 	)
 
 qt4_add_resources(resource_files ${resource_name})
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt
index 2053e30390..8da2bba15d 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ include_directories(BEFORE
 add_definitions(-DTEX2LYX)
 
 if(WIN32)
-	set(FILE_RC ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/cmake/lyx.rc)
+	set(FILE_RC ${TOP_CMAKE_PATH}/lyx.rc)
 	message(STATUS "Using icon defined in resource file: ${FILE_RC}")
 endif()