diff --git a/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake b/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake
index c4620a4..3f743e6 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+
 if(NOT DEFINED FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS)
     set(FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS true)
 
@@ -40,13 +42,26 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS)
         endif()
 
         # add library to list of libraries to link against when building dynamic libraries or applications
-        if(${NAME}_STATIC_LIB AND (("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "AUTO_LINKAGE" AND ((STATIC_LINKAGE AND "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "application") OR (STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE AND ("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "" OR "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "library")))) OR ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "STATIC")))
-            list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+        if(${NAME}_STATIC_LIB AND (("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "AUTO_LINKAGE" AND ((NOT (${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB OR ${NAME}_SHARED_LIB)) OR (STATIC_LINKAGE AND "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "application") OR (STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE AND ("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "" OR "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "library")))) OR ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "STATIC")))
             set(USE_STATIC_${NAME} ON)
+            list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            if(${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB} IN_LIST META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS)
+                list(APPEND PUBLIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            else()
+                list(APPEND PRIVATE_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            endif()
             message(STATUS "Linking ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} statically against external library ${NAME} (${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB}).")
-        elseif(${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB AND ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "AUTO_LINKAGE" OR ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "SHARED")))
-            list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB})
+        elseif((${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB OR ${NAME}_SHARED_LIB) AND (("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "AUTO_LINKAGE") OR ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "SHARED")))
             set(USE_STATIC_${NAME} OFF)
+            if(NOT ${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB)
+                set(${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB ${${NAME}_SHARED_LIB})
+            endif()
+            list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB})
+            if(${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB} IN_LIST META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_DEPENDS)
+                list(APPEND PUBLIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB})
+            else()
+                list(APPEND PRIVATE_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB})
+            endif()
             message(STATUS "Linking ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} dynamically against external library ${NAME} (${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB}).")
         else()
             if(${NAME}_REQUIRED)
@@ -59,6 +74,11 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS)
         # add library to list of libraries to be provided as transitive dependencies when building static libraries
         if(${NAME}_STATIC_LIB)
             list(APPEND STATIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            if(${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB} IN_LIST META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS)
+                list(APPEND PUBLIC_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            else()
+                list(APPEND PRIVATE_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            endif()
             message(STATUS "Adding ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB} to static library dependencies of ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}.")
         endif()
     endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
index baf6af1..bbbef85 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
@@ -10,21 +10,33 @@ if(WIN32)
     set(WINDOWS_EXT "exe")
 endif(WIN32)
 
-# use correct linker flags and compile definitions (depend on linkage)
+# set compile definitions
+if(NOT META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PUBLIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_ADDITIONAL_PUBLIC_SHARED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
+if(NOT META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_ADDITIONAL_PRIVATE_SHARED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
+
+# set linker flags
 if(STATIC_LINKAGE)
-    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS})
-    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${ADDITIONAL_STATIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${META_ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS})
 else()
-    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS})
-    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${META_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS})
 endif()
 
 # add target for building the application
 add_executable(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} ${GUI_TYPE} ${HEADER_FILES} ${SRC_FILES} ${WIDGETS_FILES} ${QML_FILES} ${RES_FILES} ${QM_FILES} ${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH})
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} ${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS} ${LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
+    PUBLIC ${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS} "${PUBLIC_LIBRARIES}"
+    PRIVATE "${PRIVATE_LIBRARIES}"
+)
+target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
+    PUBLIC "${META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
+    PRIVATE "${META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
+)
 set_target_properties(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} PROPERTIES
     CXX_STANDARD 11
-    COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
     LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
     LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
 )
diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index aabd415..560c6ee 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ set(TARGET_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJEC
 # disable new ABI (can't catch ios_base::failure with new ABI)
 option(FORCE_OLD_ABI "specifies whether usage of old ABI should be forced" OFF)
 if(FORCE_OLD_ABI)
-    add_definitions(-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0)
-    set(META_REQUIRED_BUILD_FLAGS "${META_REQUIRED_BUILD_CFLAGS} -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0")
+    list(APPEND META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0)
     message(STATUS "Forcing usage of old CXX11 ABI.")
 else()
     message(STATUS "Using default CXX11 ABI (not forcing old CX11 ABI).")
@@ -53,14 +52,14 @@ endif()
 
 # enable debug-only code when doing a debug build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-    add_definitions(-DDEBUG_BUILD)
+    list(APPEND META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS DEBUG_BUILD)
     message(STATUS "Debug build enabled.")
 endif()
 
 # enable logging when option is set
 option(LOGGING_ENABLED "specifies whether logging is enabled" OFF)
 if(LOGGING_ENABLED)
-    add_definitions(-DLOGGING_ENABLED)
+    list(APPEND META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS LOGGING_ENABLED)
     message(STATUS "Logging is enabled.")
 endif()
 
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ elseif("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "application")
 endif()
 
 # additional linker flags used when static linkage is enables
-set(ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS -static -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc)
+list(APPEND META_ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS -static -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc)
 
 # options for enabling/disabling Qt GUI (if available)
 if(WIDGETS_HEADER_FILES OR WIDGETS_SRC_FILES OR WIDGETS_UI_FILES)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
index e28d1da..5e3c662 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+
 # before including this module, BasicConfig must be included
 
 # check whether project type is set correctly
@@ -40,12 +42,18 @@ if(MINGW)
     set(WINDOWS_EXT "dll")
 endif(MINGW)
 
-# create global header and define build flags
-if(NOT META_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
-    set(META_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+# set compile definitions
+if(NOT META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PUBLIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_ADDITIONAL_PUBLIC_SHARED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
 endif()
-if(NOT META_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
-    set(META_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER}_STATIC)
+if(NOT META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_ADDITIONAL_PRIVATE_SHARED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
+if(NOT META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PUBLIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER}_STATIC ${META_ADDITIONAL_PUBLIC_STATIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
+if(NOT META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_ADDITIONAL_PRIVATE_STATIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
 endif()
 
 # add global library-specific header
@@ -74,22 +82,25 @@ endif()
 
 # add target for building the library
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    # use correct linker flags and compile definitions (depend on linkage)
     if(STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE)
-        set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS})
-        set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${ADDITIONAL_STATIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+        set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${META_ADDITIONAL_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS})
     else()
-        set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS})
-        set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+        set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${META_ADDITIONAL_SHARED_LINK_FLAGS})
     endif()
     # add library to be created, set libs to link against, set version and C++ standard
     add_library(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} SHARED ${HEADER_FILES} ${SRC_FILES} ${WIDGETS_FILES} ${QML_FILES} ${RES_FILES} ${QM_FILES} ${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH})
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} ${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS} ${LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
+        PUBLIC ${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS} "${PUBLIC_LIBRARIES}"
+        PRIVATE "${PRIVATE_LIBRARIES}"
+    )
+    target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
+        PUBLIC "${META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
+        PRIVATE "${META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
+    )
     set_target_properties(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} PROPERTIES
         VERSION "${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}"
         SOVERSION "${META_SOVERSION}"
         CXX_STANDARD 11
-        COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
         LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
         LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
     )
@@ -97,19 +108,27 @@ endif()
 
 # add target for building a static version of the library
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
-    set(ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${ADDITIONAL_STATIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
-    list(APPEND ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
     add_library(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static STATIC ${HEADER_FILES} ${SRC_FILES} ${WIDGETS_FILES} ${QML_FILES} ${RES_FILES} ${QM_FILES} ${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH})
     # add target link libraries for the static lib also because otherwise Qt header files can not be located
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static ${STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static
+        PUBLIC "${PUBLIC_STATIC_LIBRARIES}"
+        PRIVATE "${PRIVATE_STATIC_LIBRARIES}"
+    )
+    target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static
+        PUBLIC "${META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
+        PRIVATE "${META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
+    )
     set_target_properties(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static PROPERTIES
         VERSION "${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}"
         SOVERSION "${META_SOVERSION}"
         OUTPUT_NAME "${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}"
         CXX_STANDARD 11
-        COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}"
     )
-    set(META_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS ${${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static_LIB_DEPENDS}) # used in config file
+    foreach(DEPENDENCY ${${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static_LIB_DEPENDS})
+        if(NOT ${DEPENDENCY} IN_LIST META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS)
+            list(APPEND META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS ${DEPENDENCY})
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
 endif()
 
 # create the CMake package config file from template
@@ -134,13 +153,52 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
 )
 
 # create pkg-config file from template
-# will (currently) not contain Libs.private if static libs haven't been built anyways
 find_template_file("template.pc" CPP_UTILITIES PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE)
-configure_file(
-    "${PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}.pc"
-    @ONLY
-)
+macro(depends_for_pc LIB_TYPE DEPENDS OUTPUT_VAR_PKGS OUTPUT_VAR_LIBS)
+    unset(${OUTPUT_VAR_PKGS})
+    unset(${OUTPUT_VAR_LIBS})
+    foreach(DEPENDENCY ${${DEPENDS}})
+        if("${DEPENDENCY}" STREQUAL "general")
+            continue()
+        endif()
+        string(REPLACE "::" "_" DEPENDENCY_VARNAME "${DEPENDENCY}")
+        message(STATUS "PC_PKG_${LIB_TYPE}_${DEPENDENCY_VARNAME}: ${PC_PKG_${LIB_TYPE}_${DEPENDENCY_VARNAME}}")
+        if(PC_PKG_${LIB_TYPE}_${DEPENDENCY_VARNAME})
+            set(${OUTPUT_VAR_PKGS} "${${OUTPUT_VAR_PKGS}} ${PC_PKG_${LIB_TYPE}_${DEPENDENCY_VARNAME}}")
+        else()
+            set(${OUTPUT_VAR_LIBS} "${${OUTPUT_VAR_LIBS}} ${DEPENDENCY}")
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+endmacro()
+macro(comple_defs_for_pc LIB_TYPE)
+    foreach(COMPILE_DEFINITION ${META_PUBLIC_${LIB_TYPE}_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+        set(META_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_FOR_PC "${META_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_FOR_PC} -D${COMPILE_DEFINITION}")
+    endforeach()
+endmacro()
+unset(PC_FILES)
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC "${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}")
+    depends_for_pc(SHARED META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_DEPENDS META_PUBLIC_PC_PKGS META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
+    comple_defs_for_pc(SHARED)
+    configure_file(
+        "${PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc"
+        @ONLY
+    )
+    list(APPEND PC_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}.pc)
+endif()
+if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+    set(META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC "${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static")
+    depends_for_pc(STATIC META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS META_PUBLIC_PC_PKGS META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
+    depends_for_pc(STATIC META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS META_PRIVATE_PC_PKGS META_PRIVATE_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
+    comple_defs_for_pc(STATIC)
+    configure_file(
+        "${PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc"
+        @ONLY
+    )
+    list(APPEND PC_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static.pc)
+endif()
 
 # add install target for the CMake config files
 install(
@@ -159,11 +217,13 @@ if(NOT TARGET install-cmake-config)
 endif()
 
 # add install target for pkg-config file
-install(
-    FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}.pc"
-    DESTINATION "lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig"
-    COMPONENT pkg-config
-)
+if(PC_FILES)
+    install(
+        FILES ${PC_FILES}
+        DESTINATION "lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig"
+        COMPONENT pkg-config
+    )
+endif()
 if(NOT TARGET install-pkg-config)
     add_custom_target(install-pkg-config
         COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=pkg-config -P "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake"
@@ -174,6 +234,7 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     install(
         TARGETS ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
+        EXPORT ${META_PROJECT_NAME}SharedTargets
         RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
         COMPONENT binary
         LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}
@@ -181,6 +242,11 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}
         COMPONENT binary
     )
+    install(EXPORT ${META_PROJECT_NAME}SharedTargets
+        DESTINATION "share/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/cmake"
+        EXPORT_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES
+        COMPONENT cmake-config
+    )
 endif()
 if(NOT TARGET install-binary)
     add_custom_target(install-binary
@@ -192,6 +258,7 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     install(
         TARGETS ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static
+        EXPORT ${META_PROJECT_NAME}StaticTargets
         RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
         COMPONENT binary
         LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}
@@ -199,8 +266,15 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}
         COMPONENT binary
     )
+    install(EXPORT ${META_PROJECT_NAME}StaticTargets
+        DESTINATION "share/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/cmake"
+        EXPORT_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES
+        COMPONENT cmake-config
+    )
 endif()
 
+#export(EXPORT ${META_PROJECT_NAME}Targets EXPORT_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES)
+
 # add install target for stripped libs
 if(NOT TARGET install-binary-strip)
     add_custom_target(install-binary-strip
diff --git a/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in
index a31e7d7..78158c5 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in
@@ -1,50 +1,49 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_SHARED_LIB "@BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB "@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS @META_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS@)
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_STATIC_LIB "@BUILD_STATIC_LIBS@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB "@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@.a")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS @META_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS@)
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS @META_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS@)
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_INCLUDE_DIRS "@PACKAGE_HEADER_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_BIN_DIR "@PACKAGE_BIN_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LIB_DIR "@PACKAGE_LIB_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_MODULE_DIRS "@PACKAGE_CMAKE_MODULE_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_CONFIG_DIRS "@PACKAGE_CMAKE_CONFIG_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_QT_MODULES "@QT_MODULES@")
-set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_KF_MODULES "@KF_MODULES@")
-
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_SHARED_LIB @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
 if(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_SHARED_LIB)
+    set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB "@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@")
+    set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB_DEPENDS @META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_DEPENDS@)
+    set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS @META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS@)
+    set(PC_PKG_SHARED_@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@ "@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@")
     set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LIB "${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB}")
 else()
     set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LIB "${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB}")
 endif()
 
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_STATIC_LIB @BUILD_STATIC_LIBS@)
+if(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_STATIC_LIB)
+    set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB "@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@_static")
+    set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS @META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS@ @META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS@)
+    set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS @META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS@)
+    set(PC_PKG_STATIC_@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@_static "@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@_static")
+endif()
+
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_INCLUDE_DIRS "@PACKAGE_HEADER_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_BIN_DIR "@PACKAGE_BIN_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LIB_DIR "@PACKAGE_LIB_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_MODULE_DIRS "@PACKAGE_CMAKE_MODULE_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_CONFIG_DIRS "@PACKAGE_CMAKE_CONFIG_INSTALL_DESTINATION@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_PRIVATE_QT_MODULES "@QT_MODULES@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_PRIVATE_KF_MODULES "@KF_MODULES@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_PUBLIC_QT_MODULES "@META_PUBLIC_QT_MODULES@")
+set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_PUBLIC_KF_MODULES "@META_PUBLIC_KF_MODULES@")
+
 macro(use_@META_PROJECT_VARNAME@)
-    include_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LIB_DIR})
-    # add library to list of libraries to link against when building dynamic libraries or applications
-    if(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_STATIC_LIB AND ((NOT ARGV0 AND ((STATIC_LINKAGE AND "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "application") OR (STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE AND ("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "" OR "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "library")))) OR ("${ARGV0}" STREQUAL "STATIC") OR (NOT ARGV0 AND NOT @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_SHARED_LIB)))
-        list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB} ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS})
-        list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_QT_MODULES})
-        list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_KF_MODULES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_KF_MODULES})
-        list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_STATIC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
-        message(STATUS "Linking ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} statically against @TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@ (${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB} ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS}).")
-    elseif(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_HAS_SHARED_LIB AND (NOT ARGV0 OR ("${ARGV0}" STREQUAL "SHARED")))
-        list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB})
-        list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_SHARED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
-        message(STATUS "Linking ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} dynamically against @TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@ (${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_SHARED_LIB}).")
-    elseif(ARGV0)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Can not link ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} against @TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@ with the specified linkage ${ARGV0}.")
-    else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Can not link ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} against @TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@.")
-    endif()
-    # add library (including dependencies) to list of libraries to be provided as transitive dependencies when building static libraries
-    list(APPEND STATIC_LIBRARIES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB} ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS})
-    message(STATUS "Adding ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB} ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS} to static library dependencies of ${META_PROJECT_NAME}.")
     # make CMake modules of the project available
     list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_MODULE_DIRS})
+    # add include and link directories
+    include_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    link_directories(${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LIB_DIR})
+    # link against library
+    include(3rdParty)
+    if(NOT ARGV0)
+        set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LINKAGE AUTO_LINKAGE)
+    else()
+        set(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LINKAGE "${ARG0}")
+    endif()
+    link_against_library(@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@ "${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_LINKAGE}" REQUIRED)
+    # add required Qt and KF modules
+    list(APPEND IMPORTED_QT_MODULES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_PUBLIC_QT_MODULES})
+    list(APPEND IMPORTED_KF_MODULES ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_PUBLIC_KF_MODULES})
 endmacro()
-
-# FIXME: provide an imported target
diff --git a/cmake/templates/template.pc.in b/cmake/templates/template.pc.in
index 4080574..0a8600e 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/template.pc.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/template.pc.in
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ exec_prefix=${prefix}
 libdir=@LIB_INSTALL_DESTINATION@
 includedir=@HEADER_INSTALL_DESTINATION@
 
-Name: @META_PROJECT_NAME@
+Name: @META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC@
 Description: @META_APP_DESCRIPTION@
 Version: @META_APP_VERSION@
 URL: @META_APP_URL@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} -l@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@
-Libs.private: @META_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS@
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Requires:@META_PUBLIC_PC_PKGS@
+Requires.private:@META_PRIVATE_PC_PKGS@
+
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@TARGET_PREFIX@@META_PROJECT_NAME@@TARGET_SUFFIX@@META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC@
+Libs.private:@META_PRIVATE_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC@
+Cflags:@META_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_FOR_PC@ -I${includedir}