diff --git a/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt
index 8430ca1658..dda9cd2556 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  install(TARGETS ${JASPER_LIBRARY} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  ocv_install_target(${JASPER_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 endif()
diff --git a/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index b4000a40aa..8d622f24ff 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  install(TARGETS ${JPEG_LIBRARY} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  ocv_install_target(${JPEG_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 endif()
diff --git a/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
index 59dca6990e..42b6263e52 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  install(TARGETS ${PNG_LIBRARY} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  ocv_install_target(${PNG_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 endif()
diff --git a/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt
index e087dc13e0..6c34fb5e34 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if(WIN32 AND NOT HAVE_WINRT)
 else()
   list(APPEND lib_srcs tif_unix.c)
 endif()
-  
+
 ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_C_FLAGS -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wundef -Wunused -Wsign-compare
                                    -Wcast-align -Wshadow -Wno-maybe-uninitialized -Wno-pointer-to-int-cast -Wno-int-to-pointer-cast)
 ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_C_FLAGS -Wunused-parameter) # clang
@@ -115,5 +115,5 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  install(TARGETS ${TIFF_LIBRARY} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  ocv_install_target(${TIFF_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 endif()
diff --git a/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt
index a77a6e1326..2b11436e1d 100644
--- a/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  install(TARGETS IlmImf ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  ocv_install_target(IlmImf EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 endif()
 
 set(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATHS ${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATHS} PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cec47cfb7..272c195b36 100644
--- a/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
   set_target_properties(tbb PROPERTIES FOLDER "3rdparty")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS tbb
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main
+ocv_install_target(tbb EXPORT OpenCVModules
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
     LIBRARY DESTINATION ${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
     ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
     )
diff --git a/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 537690ce90..f1b28fd396 100644
--- a/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  install(TARGETS ${ZLIB_LIBRARY} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  ocv_install_target(${ZLIB_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 endif()
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 532fd88207..97134f4760 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
   else()
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/local" CACHE PATH "Installation Directory")
   endif()
-
-  if(MSVC)
-    set(CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-  endif()
 else(NOT CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
   #Android: set output folder to ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
   set( LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH_ROOT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} CACHE PATH "root for library output, set this to change where android libs are compiled to" )
@@ -60,6 +56,10 @@ endif()
 
 project(OpenCV CXX C)
 
+if(MSVC)
+  set(CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+endif()
+
 include(cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ OCV_OPTION(BUILD_TBB                "Download and build TBB from source" ANDROID
 
 # OpenCV installation options
 # ===================================================
+OCV_OPTION(INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB   "Change install rules to build the distribution package" OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES       "Install C examples"        OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES  "Install Python examples"   OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(INSTALL_ANDROID_EXAMPLES "Install Android examples"  OFF IF ANDROID )
@@ -245,6 +246,21 @@ else()
   set(OPENCV_DOC_INSTALL_PATH share/OpenCV/doc)
 endif()
 
+if(WIN32)
+  if(DEFINED OpenCV_RUNTIME AND DEFINED OpenCV_ARCH)
+    set(OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX "${OpenCV_ARCH}/${OpenCV_RUNTIME}/")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Can't detect runtime and/or arch")
+    set(OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX "")
+  endif()
+else()
+  set(OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX "")
+endif()
+
+set(OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}samples")
+
+set(OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}bin")
+
 if(ANDROID)
   set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH         "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/lib/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
   set(3P_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH      "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/3rdparty/lib/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
@@ -255,9 +271,18 @@ if(ANDROID)
 else()
   set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH         "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
   set(3P_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH      "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/3rdparty/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
-  set(OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH     lib${LIB_SUFFIX})
-  set(OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH  share/OpenCV/3rdparty/${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH})
-  set(OPENCV_INCLUDE_INSTALL_PATH include)
+  if(WIN32)
+    if(OpenCV_STATIC)
+      set(OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH   "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}staticlib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+    else()
+      set(OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH   "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+    endif()
+    set(OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH  "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}staticlib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+  else()
+    set(OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH     lib${LIB_SUFFIX})
+    set(OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH  share/OpenCV/3rdparty/${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH})
+  endif()
+  set(OPENCV_INCLUDE_INSTALL_PATH "include")
 
   math(EXPR SIZEOF_VOID_P_BITS "8 * ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}")
   if(LIB_SUFFIX AND NOT SIZEOF_VOID_P_BITS EQUAL LIB_SUFFIX)
@@ -836,7 +861,20 @@ if(HAVE_OPENCL)
     status("    Include path:"       ${OPENCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   endif()
   if(OPENCL_LIBRARIES)
-    status("    libraries:"          ${OPENCL_LIBRARIES})
+    set(__libs "")
+    foreach(l ${OPENCL_LIBRARIES})
+      if(TARGET ${l})
+        get_target_property(p ${l} LOCATION)
+        if(p MATCHES NOTFOUND)
+          list(APPEND __libs "${l}")
+        else()
+          list(APPEND __libs "${p}")
+        endif()
+      else()
+        list(APPEND __libs "${l}")
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    status("    libraries:"          ${__libs})
   endif()
   status("    Use AMD FFT:"          HAVE_CLAMDFFT  THEN YES ELSE NO)
   status("    Use AMD BLAS:"         HAVE_CLAMDBLAS THEN YES ELSE NO)
diff --git a/apps/haartraining/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/haartraining/CMakeLists.txt
index 92c4473b19..cdc280556e 100644
--- a/apps/haartraining/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/haartraining/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,9 +69,17 @@ set_target_properties(opencv_performance PROPERTIES
 #  Install part
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
 
-install(TARGETS opencv_haartraining RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)
-install(TARGETS opencv_createsamples RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)
-install(TARGETS opencv_performance RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)
+if(INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    install(TARGETS opencv_haartraining RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} CONFIGURATIONS Release COMPONENT main)
+    install(TARGETS opencv_createsamples RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} CONFIGURATIONS Release COMPONENT main)
+    install(TARGETS opencv_performance RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} CONFIGURATIONS Release COMPONENT main)
+  endif()
+else()
+  install(TARGETS opencv_haartraining RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  install(TARGETS opencv_createsamples RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+  install(TARGETS opencv_performance RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
   set_target_properties(opencv_performance PROPERTIES FOLDER "applications")
diff --git a/apps/traincascade/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/traincascade/CMakeLists.txt
index f4f5478937..8f6fbe0348 100644
--- a/apps/traincascade/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/traincascade/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
   set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES FOLDER "applications")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)
+if(INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} CONFIGURATIONS Release COMPONENT main)
+  endif()
+else()
+  install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVConfig.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVConfig.cmake
index ef920e94fa..c7839c61b8 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVConfig.cmake
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 2.6.2)
   unset(OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH CACHE)
 endif()
 
+if(NOT OpenCV_FIND_QUIETLY)
+  message(STATUS "OpenCV ARCH: ${OpenCV_ARCH}")
+  message(STATUS "OpenCV RUNTIME: ${OpenCV_RUNTIME}")
+  message(STATUS "OpenCV STATIC: ${OpenCV_STATIC}")
+endif()
+
 get_filename_component(OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH CACHE)
 if(OpenCV_RUNTIME AND OpenCV_ARCH)
   if(OpenCV_STATIC AND EXISTS "${OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH}/${OpenCV_ARCH}/${OpenCV_RUNTIME}/staticlib/OpenCVConfig.cmake")
@@ -150,8 +156,10 @@ if(OpenCV_LIB_PATH AND EXISTS "${OpenCV_LIB_PATH}/OpenCVConfig.cmake")
   endif()
 else()
   if(NOT OpenCV_FIND_QUIETLY)
-    message(WARNING "Found OpenCV 2.4.3 Windows Super Pack but it has not binaries compatible with your configuration.
-    You should manually point CMake variable OpenCV_DIR to your build of OpenCV library.")
+    message(WARNING
+"Found OpenCV Windows Pack but it has not binaries compatible with your configuration.
+You should manually point CMake variable OpenCV_DIR to your build of OpenCV library."
+    )
   endif()
   set(OpenCV_FOUND FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(OPENCV_FOUND FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake
index 7efcba7c1e..e2691d8cd3 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -110,3 +110,43 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "i686.*|i386.*|x86.*|amd64.*|AMD64.*")
 elseif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "arm.*|ARM.*")
   set(ARM 1)
 endif()
+
+
+# Similar code is existed in OpenCVConfig.cmake
+if(NOT DEFINED OpenCV_STATIC)
+  # look for global setting
+  if(NOT DEFINED BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(OpenCV_STATIC OFF)
+  else()
+    set(OpenCV_STATIC ON)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if(MSVC)
+  if(CMAKE_CL_64)
+    set(OpenCV_ARCH x64)
+  else()
+    set(OpenCV_ARCH x86)
+  endif()
+  if(MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1400)
+    set(OpenCV_RUNTIME vc8)
+  elseif(MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1500)
+    set(OpenCV_RUNTIME vc9)
+  elseif(MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1600)
+    set(OpenCV_RUNTIME vc10)
+  elseif(MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1700)
+    set(OpenCV_RUNTIME vc11)
+  endif()
+elseif(MINGW)
+  set(OpenCV_RUNTIME mingw)
+
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} -dumpmachine
+                  OUTPUT_VARIABLE OPENCV_GCC_TARGET_MACHINE
+                  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  if(CMAKE_OPENCV_GCC_TARGET_MACHINE MATCHES "64")
+    set(MINGW64 1)
+    set(OpenCV_ARCH x64)
+  else()
+    set(OpenCV_ARCH x86)
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake
index 54ddac15d1..3326bcd98e 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
   endif()
 
   if(NOT ANDROID AND NOT IOS)
+    ocv_check_environment_variables(PYTHON_LIBRARY PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR)
     if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 2.8.8 AND PYTHON_VERSION_FULL)
       find_host_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_FULL} EXACT)
     else()
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
index c99cae7883..9050e053aa 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
@@ -57,55 +57,10 @@ if(BUILD_FAT_JAVA_LIB AND HAVE_opencv_java)
   list(APPEND OPENCV_MODULES_CONFIGCMAKE opencv_java)
 endif()
 
-macro(ocv_generate_dependencies_map_configcmake suffix configuration)
-  set(OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix} "")
-  set(OPENCV_PROCESSED_LIBS "")
-  set(OPENCV_LIBS_TO_PROCESS ${OPENCV_MODULES_CONFIGCMAKE})
-  while(OPENCV_LIBS_TO_PROCESS)
-    list(GET OPENCV_LIBS_TO_PROCESS 0 __ocv_lib)
-    get_target_property(__libname ${__ocv_lib} LOCATION_${configuration})
-    get_filename_component(__libname "${__libname}" NAME)
-
-    if(WIN32)
-      string(REGEX REPLACE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}$" "${OPENCV_LINK_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}" __libname "${__libname}")
-    endif()
-
-    if (CUDA_FOUND AND WIN32)
-      if(${__ocv_lib}_EXTRA_DEPS_${suffix})
-        list(REMOVE_ITEM ${__ocv_lib}_EXTRA_DEPS_${suffix} ${CUDA_LIBRARIES} ${CUDA_CUFFT_LIBRARIES} ${CUDA_CUBLAS_LIBRARIES} ${CUDA_npp_LIBRARY} ${CUDA_nvcuvid_LIBRARY} ${CUDA_nvcuvenc_LIBRARY})
-      endif()
-    endif()
-
-    string(REPLACE " " "\\ " __mod_deps "${${__ocv_lib}_MODULE_DEPS_${suffix}}")
-    string(REPLACE " " "\\ " __ext_deps "${${__ocv_lib}_EXTRA_DEPS_${suffix}}")
-    string(REPLACE "\"" "\\\"" __mod_deps "${__mod_deps}")
-    string(REPLACE "\"" "\\\"" __ext_deps "${__ext_deps}")
-
-
-    set(OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix} "${OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix}}set(OpenCV_${__ocv_lib}_LIBNAME_${suffix} \"${__libname}\")\n")
-    set(OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix} "${OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix}}set(OpenCV_${__ocv_lib}_DEPS_${suffix} ${__mod_deps})\n")
-    set(OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix} "${OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_${suffix}}set(OpenCV_${__ocv_lib}_EXTRA_DEPS_${suffix} ${__ext_deps})\n")
-
-    list(APPEND OPENCV_PROCESSED_LIBS ${__ocv_lib})
-    list(APPEND OPENCV_LIBS_TO_PROCESS ${${__ocv_lib}_MODULE_DEPS_${suffix}})
-    list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_LIBS_TO_PROCESS ${OPENCV_PROCESSED_LIBS})
-  endwhile()
-  unset(OPENCV_PROCESSED_LIBS)
-  unset(OPENCV_LIBS_TO_PROCESS)
-  unset(__ocv_lib)
-  unset(__libname)
-endmacro()
-
-ocv_generate_dependencies_map_configcmake(OPT Release)
-ocv_generate_dependencies_map_configcmake(DBG Debug)
-
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Part 1/3: ${BIN_DIR}/OpenCVConfig.cmake              -> For use *without* "make install"
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 set(OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"${OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR}\" \"${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/include\" \"${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/include/opencv\"")
-set(OpenCV_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}\"")
-set(OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"${3P_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}\"")
 
 set(OpenCV2_INCLUDE_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "")
 foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
@@ -130,13 +85,6 @@ configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake.
 set(OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/${OPENCV_INCLUDE_INSTALL_PATH}/opencv" "\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/${OPENCV_INCLUDE_INSTALL_PATH}\"")
 
 set(OpenCV2_INCLUDE_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\"")
-if(ANDROID)
-  set(OpenCV_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE          "\"\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/sdk/native/libs/\${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}\"")
-  set(OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/sdk/native/3rdparty/libs/\${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}\"")
-else()
-  set(OpenCV_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE          "\"\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH}\"")
-  set(OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH}\"")
-endif()
 if(INSTALL_TO_MANGLED_PATHS)
   string(REPLACE "OpenCV" "OpenCV-${OPENCV_VERSION}" OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH}")
   set(OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH}/${OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE}\"")
@@ -155,9 +103,11 @@ if(UNIX)
   if(INSTALL_TO_MANGLED_PATHS)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCVConfig.cmake DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}-${OPENCV_VERSION}/)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}-${OPENCV_VERSION}/)
+    install(EXPORT OpenCVModules DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}-${OPENCV_VERSION}/)
   else()
     install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCVConfig.cmake" DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}/)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}/)
+    install(EXPORT OpenCVModules DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}/)
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -171,12 +121,17 @@ endif()
 if(WIN32)
   set(OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH}/include\" \"\${OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH}/include/opencv\"")
   set(OpenCV2_INCLUDE_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\"")
-  set(OpenCV_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH}/${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH}\"")
-  set(OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIRS_CONFIGCMAKE "\"\${OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH}/${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH}\"")
 
   exec_program(mkdir ARGS "-p \"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/\"" OUTPUT_VARIABLE RET_VAL)
   configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig.cmake" IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
   configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake" IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
-  install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig.cmake" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/")
-  install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/")
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig.cmake" DESTINATION "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}/lib")
+    install(EXPORT OpenCVModules DESTINATION "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}/lib")
+  else()
+    install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig.cmake" DESTINATION "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}/staticlib")
+    install(EXPORT OpenCVModules DESTINATION "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}/staticlib")
+  endif()
+  install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/win-install/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+  install(FILES "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/OpenCVConfig.cmake" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/")
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index cc17f5b244..86ce881240 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 # OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_HEADERS
 # OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_SOURCES
 # OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS - final flattened set of module dependencies
-# OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS_EXT
+# OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS_EXT - non-module dependencies
 # OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_REQ_DEPS
 # OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_OPT_DEPS
+# OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS
+# OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS
 # HAVE_${the_module} - for fast check of module availability
 
 # To control the setup of the module you could also set:
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ foreach(mod ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD} ${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_USER} ${OPENCV_MOD
   endif()
   unset(OPENCV_MODULE_${mod}_REQ_DEPS CACHE)
   unset(OPENCV_MODULE_${mod}_OPT_DEPS CACHE)
+  unset(OPENCV_MODULE_${mod}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS CACHE)
+  unset(OPENCV_MODULE_${mod}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS CACHE)
 endforeach()
 
 # clean modules info which needs to be recalculated
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ macro(ocv_add_dependencies full_modname)
       set(__depsvar OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_REQ_DEPS)
     elseif(d STREQUAL "OPTIONAL")
       set(__depsvar OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_OPT_DEPS)
+    elseif(d STREQUAL "PRIVATE_REQUIRED")
+      set(__depsvar OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS)
+    elseif(d STREQUAL "PRIVATE_OPTIONAL")
+      set(__depsvar OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS)
     else()
       list(APPEND ${__depsvar} "${d}")
     endif()
@@ -77,9 +85,17 @@ macro(ocv_add_dependencies full_modname)
 
   ocv_list_unique(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_REQ_DEPS)
   ocv_list_unique(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_OPT_DEPS)
-
-  set(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_REQ_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_REQ_DEPS} CACHE INTERNAL "Required dependencies of ${full_modname} module")
-  set(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_OPT_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_OPT_DEPS} CACHE INTERNAL "Optional dependencies of ${full_modname} module")
+  ocv_list_unique(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS)
+  ocv_list_unique(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS)
+
+  set(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_REQ_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_REQ_DEPS}
+    CACHE INTERNAL "Required dependencies of ${full_modname} module")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_OPT_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_OPT_DEPS}
+    CACHE INTERNAL "Optional dependencies of ${full_modname} module")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS}
+    CACHE INTERNAL "Required private dependencies of ${full_modname} module")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${full_modname}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS}
+    CACHE INTERNAL "Optional private dependencies of ${full_modname} module")
 endmacro()
 
 # declare new OpenCV module in current folder
@@ -173,126 +189,6 @@ macro(ocv_module_disable module)
 endmacro()
 
 
-# Internal macro; partly disables OpenCV module
-macro(__ocv_module_turn_off the_module)
-  list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO "${the_module}")
-  list(APPEND OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO "${the_module}")
-  list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD "${the_module}")
-  list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC "${the_module}")
-  set(HAVE_${the_module} OFF CACHE INTERNAL "Module ${the_module} can not be built in current configuration")
-endmacro()
-
-# Internal macro for dependencies tracking
-macro(__ocv_flatten_module_required_dependencies the_module)
-  set(__flattened_deps "")
-  set(__resolved_deps "")
-  set(__req_depends ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_REQ_DEPS})
-
-  while(__req_depends)
-    ocv_list_pop_front(__req_depends __dep)
-    if(__dep STREQUAL the_module)
-      __ocv_module_turn_off(${the_module}) # TODO: think how to deal with cyclic dependency
-      break()
-    elseif(";${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_USER};${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO};" MATCHES ";${__dep};")
-      __ocv_module_turn_off(${the_module}) # depends on disabled module
-      list(APPEND __flattened_deps "${__dep}")
-    elseif(";${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD};" MATCHES ";${__dep};")
-      if(";${__resolved_deps};" MATCHES ";${__dep};")
-        list(APPEND __flattened_deps "${__dep}") # all dependencies of this module are already resolved
-      else()
-        # put all required subdependencies before this dependency and mark it as resolved
-        list(APPEND __resolved_deps "${__dep}")
-        list(INSERT __req_depends 0 ${OPENCV_MODULE_${__dep}_REQ_DEPS} ${__dep})
-      endif()
-    elseif(__dep MATCHES "^opencv_")
-      __ocv_module_turn_off(${the_module}) # depends on missing module
-      message(WARNING "Unknown \"${__dep}\" module is listened in the dependencies of \"${the_module}\" module")
-      break()
-    else()
-      # skip non-modules
-    endif()
-  endwhile()
-
-  if(__flattened_deps)
-    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES __flattened_deps)
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS ${__flattened_deps})
-  else()
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS "")
-  endif()
-
-  ocv_clear_vars(__resolved_deps __flattened_deps __req_depends __dep)
-endmacro()
-
-# Internal macro for dependencies tracking
-macro(__ocv_flatten_module_optional_dependencies the_module)
-  set(__flattened_deps "")
-  set(__resolved_deps "")
-  set(__opt_depends ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_REQ_DEPS} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_OPT_DEPS})
-
-  while(__opt_depends)
-    ocv_list_pop_front(__opt_depends __dep)
-    if(__dep STREQUAL the_module)
-      __ocv_module_turn_off(${the_module}) # TODO: think how to deal with cyclic dependency
-      break()
-    elseif(";${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD};" MATCHES ";${__dep};")
-      if(";${__resolved_deps};" MATCHES ";${__dep};")
-        list(APPEND __flattened_deps "${__dep}") # all dependencies of this module are already resolved
-      else()
-        # put all subdependencies before this dependency and mark it as resolved
-        list(APPEND __resolved_deps "${__dep}")
-        list(INSERT __opt_depends 0 ${OPENCV_MODULE_${__dep}_REQ_DEPS} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${__dep}_OPT_DEPS} ${__dep})
-      endif()
-    else()
-      # skip non-modules or missing modules
-    endif()
-  endwhile()
-
-  if(__flattened_deps)
-    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES __flattened_deps)
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS ${__flattened_deps})
-  else()
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS "")
-  endif()
-
-  ocv_clear_vars(__resolved_deps __flattened_deps __opt_depends __dep)
-endmacro()
-
-macro(__ocv_flatten_module_dependencies)
-  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_USER})
-    set(HAVE_${m} OFF CACHE INTERNAL "Module ${m} will not be built in current configuration")
-  endforeach()
-  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
-    set(HAVE_${m} ON CACHE INTERNAL "Module ${m} will be built in current configuration")
-    __ocv_flatten_module_required_dependencies(${m})
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS} CACHE INTERNAL "Flattened required dependencies of ${m} module")
-  endforeach()
-
-  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
-    __ocv_flatten_module_optional_dependencies(${m})
-
-    # save dependencies from other modules
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS} CACHE INTERNAL "Flattened dependencies of ${m} module")
-    # save extra dependencies
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_REQ_DEPS} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_OPT_DEPS})
-    if(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT AND OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS)
-      list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS})
-    endif()
-    ocv_list_filterout(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT "^opencv_[^ ]+$")
-    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT} CACHE INTERNAL "Extra dependencies of ${m} module")
-  endforeach()
-
-  # order modules by dependencies
-  set(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD_ "")
-  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
-    list(APPEND OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD_ ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS} ${m})
-  endforeach()
-  ocv_list_unique(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD_)
-
-  set(OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC        ${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC}        CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules marked for export")
-  set(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD         ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD_}        CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules included into the build")
-  set(OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO ${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO} CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules implicitly disabled due to dependencies")
-endmacro()
-
 # collect modules from specified directories
 # NB: must be called only once!
 macro(ocv_glob_modules)
@@ -342,7 +238,7 @@ macro(ocv_glob_modules)
   ocv_clear_vars(__ocvmodules __directories_observed __path __modpath __pathIdx)
 
   # resolve dependencies
-  __ocv_flatten_module_dependencies()
+  __ocv_resolve_dependencies()
 
   # create modules
   set(OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS OFF PARENT_SCOPE)
@@ -351,11 +247,167 @@ macro(ocv_glob_modules)
     if(m MATCHES "^opencv_")
       string(REGEX REPLACE "^opencv_" "" __shortname "${m}")
       add_subdirectory("${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${__shortname}")
+    else()
+      message(WARNING "Check module name: ${m}")
+      add_subdirectory("${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${m}")
     endif()
   endforeach()
   unset(__shortname)
 endmacro()
 
+
+# disables OpenCV module with missing dependencies
+function(__ocv_module_turn_off the_module)
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO "${the_module}")
+  list(APPEND OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO "${the_module}")
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD "${the_module}")
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC "${the_module}")
+  set(HAVE_${the_module} OFF CACHE INTERNAL "Module ${the_module} can not be built in current configuration")
+
+  set(OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO "${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD "${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC "${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+endfunction()
+
+# sort modules by dependencies
+function(__ocv_sort_modules_by_deps __lst)
+  ocv_list_sort(${__lst})
+  set(${__lst}_ORDERED ${${__lst}} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  set(__result "")
+  foreach (m ${${__lst}})
+    list(LENGTH __result __lastindex)
+    set(__index ${__lastindex})
+    foreach (__d ${__result})
+      set(__deps "${OPENCV_MODULE_${__d}_DEPS}")
+      if(";${__deps};" MATCHES ";${m};")
+        list(FIND __result "${__d}" __i)
+        if(__i LESS "${__index}")
+          set(__index "${__i}")
+        endif()
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    if(__index STREQUAL __lastindex)
+      list(APPEND __result "${m}")
+    else()
+      list(INSERT __result ${__index} "${m}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  set(${__lst} "${__result}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+# resolve dependensies
+function(__ocv_resolve_dependencies)
+  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_USER})
+    set(HAVE_${m} OFF CACHE INTERNAL "Module ${m} will not be built in current configuration")
+  endforeach()
+  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+    set(HAVE_${m} ON CACHE INTERNAL "Module ${m} will be built in current configuration")
+  endforeach()
+
+  # disable MODULES with unresolved dependencies
+  set(has_changes ON)
+  while(has_changes)
+    set(has_changes OFF)
+    foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+      set(__deps ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_REQ_DEPS} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS})
+      while(__deps)
+        ocv_list_pop_front(__deps d)
+        string(TOLOWER "${d}" upper_d)
+        if(NOT (HAVE_${d} OR HAVE_${upper_d} OR TARGET ${d} OR EXISTS ${d}))
+          if(d MATCHES "^opencv_") # TODO Remove this condition in the future and use HAVE_ variables only
+            message(STATUS "Module ${m} disabled because ${d} dependency can't be resolved!")
+            __ocv_module_turn_off(${m})
+            set(has_changes ON)
+            break()
+          else()
+            message(STATUS "Assume that non-module dependency is available: ${d} (for module ${m})")
+          endif()
+        endif()
+      endwhile()
+    endforeach()
+  endwhile()
+
+#  message(STATUS "List of active modules: ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD}")
+
+  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+    set(deps_${m} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_REQ_DEPS})
+    foreach(d ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_OPT_DEPS})
+      if(NOT (";${deps_${m}};" MATCHES ";${d};"))
+        if(HAVE_${d} OR TARGET ${d})
+          list(APPEND deps_${m} ${d})
+        endif()
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+#    message(STATUS "Initial deps of ${m} (w/o private deps): ${deps_${m}}")
+  endforeach()
+
+  # propagate dependencies
+  set(has_changes ON)
+  while(has_changes)
+    set(has_changes OFF)
+    foreach(m2 ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD}) # transfer deps of m2 to m
+      foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+        if((NOT m STREQUAL m2) AND ";${deps_${m}};" MATCHES ";${m2};")
+          foreach(d ${deps_${m2}})
+            if(NOT (";${deps_${m}};" MATCHES ";${d};"))
+#              message(STATUS "  Transfer dependency ${d} from ${m2} to ${m}")
+              list(APPEND deps_${m} ${d})
+              set(has_changes ON)
+            endif()
+          endforeach()
+        endif()
+      endforeach()
+    endforeach()
+  endwhile()
+
+  # process private deps
+  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+    foreach(d ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_PRIVATE_REQ_DEPS})
+      if(NOT (";${deps_${m}};" MATCHES ";${d};"))
+        list(APPEND deps_${m} ${d})
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    foreach(d ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_PRIVATE_OPT_DEPS})
+      if(NOT (";${deps_${m}};" MATCHES ";${d};"))
+        if(HAVE_${d} OR TARGET ${d})
+          list(APPEND deps_${m} ${d})
+        endif()
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endforeach()
+
+  ocv_list_sort(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD)
+
+  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+#    message(STATUS "FULL deps of ${m}: ${deps_${m}}")
+    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS ${deps_${m}})
+    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT ${deps_${m}})
+    ocv_list_filterout(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT "^opencv_[^ ]+$")
+    if(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT AND OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS)
+      list(REMOVE_ITEM OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT})
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+  # reorder dependencies
+  foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+    __ocv_sort_modules_by_deps(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS)
+    ocv_list_sort(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT)
+
+    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS} CACHE INTERNAL "Flattened dependencies of ${m} module")
+    set(OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT} CACHE INTERNAL "Extra dependencies of ${m} module")
+
+#    message(STATUS "  module deps: ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS}")
+#    message(STATUS "  extra deps: ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_DEPS_EXT}")
+  endforeach()
+
+  __ocv_sort_modules_by_deps(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD)
+
+  set(OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC        ${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC}        CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules marked for export")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD         ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD}         CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules included into the build")
+  set(OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO ${OPENCV_MODULES_DISABLED_AUTO} CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules implicitly disabled due to dependencies")
+endfunction()
+
+
 # setup include paths for the list of passed modules
 macro(ocv_include_modules)
   foreach(d ${ARGN})
@@ -377,7 +429,7 @@ macro(ocv_include_modules_recurse)
         ocv_include_directories("${OPENCV_MODULE_${d}_LOCATION}/include")
       endif()
       if(OPENCV_MODULE_${d}_DEPS)
-        ocv_include_modules_recurse(${OPENCV_MODULE_${d}_DEPS})
+        ocv_include_modules(${OPENCV_MODULE_${d}_DEPS})
       endif()
     elseif(EXISTS "${d}")
       ocv_include_directories("${d}")
@@ -436,7 +488,6 @@ macro(ocv_glob_module_sources)
   file(GLOB lib_cuda_srcs "src/cuda/*.cu")
   set(cuda_objs "")
   set(lib_cuda_hdrs "")
-
   if(HAVE_CUDA AND lib_cuda_srcs)
     ocv_include_directories(${CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     file(GLOB lib_cuda_hdrs "src/cuda/*.hpp")
@@ -448,7 +499,6 @@ macro(ocv_glob_module_sources)
   source_group("Src" FILES ${lib_srcs} ${lib_int_hdrs})
 
   file(GLOB cl_kernels "src/opencl/*.cl")
-
   if(HAVE_OPENCL AND cl_kernels)
     ocv_include_directories(${OPENCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     add_custom_command(
@@ -484,12 +534,10 @@ macro(ocv_create_module)
     ${${the_module}_pch})
 
   if(NOT "${ARGN}" STREQUAL "SKIP_LINK")
-    target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS_EXT} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${IPP_LIBS} ${ARGN})
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS})
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS_EXT} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${IPP_LIBS} ${ARGN})
     if (HAVE_CUDA)
-      target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${CUDA_LIBRARIES} ${CUDA_npp_LIBRARY})
-    endif()
-    if(HAVE_OPENCL AND OPENCL_LIBRARIES)
-      target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${OPENCL_LIBRARIES})
+      target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${CUDA_LIBRARIES} ${CUDA_npp_LIBRARY})
     endif()
   endif()
 
@@ -530,8 +578,8 @@ macro(ocv_create_module)
     set_target_properties(${the_module} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:libc /DEBUG")
   endif()
 
-  install(TARGETS ${the_module}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main
+  ocv_install_target(${the_module} EXPORT OpenCVModules
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
     LIBRARY DESTINATION ${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
     ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
     )
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
index ddf0290673..2fb8335884 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ if(NOT COMMAND find_host_program)
   endmacro()
 endif()
 
+macro(ocv_check_environment_variables)
+  foreach(_var ${ARGN})
+    if(NOT DEFINED ${_var} AND DEFINED ENV{${_var}})
+      set(__value "$ENV{${_var}}")
+      file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${__value}" __value) # Assume that we receive paths
+      set(${_var} "${__value}")
+      message(STATUS "Update variable ${_var} from environment: ${${_var}}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
+
 # adds include directories in such way that directories from the OpenCV source tree go first
 function(ocv_include_directories)
   set(__add_before "")
@@ -425,6 +436,48 @@ macro(ocv_convert_to_full_paths VAR)
 endmacro()
 
 
+# add install command
+function(ocv_install_target)
+  install(TARGETS ${ARGN})
+
+  if(INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB)
+    if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      set(__target "${ARGV0}")
+
+      set(isArchive 0)
+      set(isDst 0)
+      foreach(e ${ARGN})
+        if(isDst EQUAL 1)
+          set(DST "${e}")
+          break()
+        endif()
+        if(isArchive EQUAL 1 AND e STREQUAL "DESTINATION")
+          set(isDst 1)
+        endif()
+        if(e STREQUAL "ARCHIVE")
+          set(isArchive 1)
+        else()
+          set(isArchive 0)
+        endif()
+      endforeach()
+
+#      message(STATUS "Process ${__target} dst=${DST}...")
+      if(NOT DEFINED DST)
+        set(DST "OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH")
+      endif()
+
+      get_target_property(fname ${__target} LOCATION_DEBUG)
+      string(REPLACE ".lib" ".pdb" fname "${fname}")
+      install(FILES ${fname} DESTINATION ${DST} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
+
+      get_target_property(fname ${__target} LOCATION_RELEASE)
+      string(REPLACE ".lib" ".pdb" fname "${fname}")
+      install(FILES ${fname} DESTINATION ${DST} CONFIGURATIONS Release)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+
 # read set of version defines from the header file
 macro(ocv_parse_header FILENAME FILE_VAR)
   set(vars_regex "")
diff --git a/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in
index 45cd5d3299..2a4d6f4a1f 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 #    If the module is found then OPENCV_<MODULE>_FOUND is set to TRUE.
 #
 #    This file will define the following variables:
-#      - OpenCV_LIBS                     : The list of libraries to links against.
-#      - OpenCV_LIB_DIR                  : The directory(es) where lib files are. Calling LINK_DIRECTORIES
-#                                          with this path is NOT needed.
+#      - OpenCV_LIBS                     : The list of all imported targets for OpenCV modules.
 #      - OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS             : The OpenCV include directories.
 #      - OpenCV_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES     : The version of compute capability
 #      - OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL : Minimum required level of Android API
@@ -38,6 +36,10 @@
 #
 # ===================================================================================
 
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/OpenCVModules.cmake)
+
+# TODO All things below should be reviewed. What is about of moving this code into related modules (special vars/hooks/files)
+
 # Version Compute Capability from which OpenCV has been compiled is remembered
 set(OpenCV_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES @OpenCV_CUDA_CC_CONFIGCMAKE@)
 
@@ -104,15 +106,11 @@ SET(OpenCV_VERSION_PATCH  @OPENCV_VERSION_PATCH@)
 SET(OpenCV_VERSION_TWEAK  @OPENCV_VERSION_TWEAK@)
 
 # ====================================================================
-# Link libraries: e.g.   libopencv_core.so, opencv_imgproc220d.lib, etc...
+# Link libraries: e.g. opencv_core;opencv_imgproc; etc...
 # ====================================================================
 
 SET(OpenCV_LIB_COMPONENTS @OPENCV_MODULES_CONFIGCMAKE@)
 
-@OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_OPT@
-
-@OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES_MAP_DBG@
-
 # ==============================================================
 #  Extra include directories, needed by OpenCV 2 new structure
 # ==============================================================
@@ -192,34 +190,11 @@ else()
   set(OpenCV_LIB_SUFFIX "")
 endif()
 
+SET(OpenCV_LIBS "${OpenCV_LIB_COMPONENTS}")
+
 foreach(__opttype OPT DBG)
-  SET(OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype} "")
+  SET(OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype} "${OpenCV_LIBS}")
   SET(OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_${__opttype} "")
-  foreach(__cvlib ${OpenCV_FIND_COMPONENTS})
-    foreach(__cvdep ${OpenCV_${__cvlib}_DEPS_${__opttype}})
-      if(__cvdep MATCHES "^opencv_")
-        list(APPEND OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype} "${OpenCV_LIB_DIR_${__opttype}}/${OpenCV_${__cvdep}_LIBNAME_${__opttype}}${OpenCV_LIB_SUFFIX}")
-        #indicate that this module is also found
-        string(TOUPPER "${__cvdep}" __cvdep)
-        set(${__cvdep}_FOUND 1)
-      elseif(EXISTS "${OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIR_${__opttype}}/${OpenCV_${__cvdep}_LIBNAME_${__opttype}}")
-        list(APPEND OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype} "${OpenCV_3RDPARTY_LIB_DIR_${__opttype}}/${OpenCV_${__cvdep}_LIBNAME_${__opttype}}")
-      endif()
-    endforeach()
-    list(APPEND OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype} "${OpenCV_LIB_DIR_${__opttype}}/${OpenCV_${__cvlib}_LIBNAME_${__opttype}}${OpenCV_LIB_SUFFIX}")
-    list(APPEND OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_${__opttype} ${OpenCV_${__cvlib}_EXTRA_DEPS_${__opttype}})
-  endforeach()
-
-  if(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 2.4)
-    if(OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype})
-      list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES OpenCV_LIBS_${__opttype})
-    endif()
-    if(OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_${__opttype})
-      list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_${__opttype})
-    endif()
-  else()
-    #TODO: duplicates are annoying but they should not be the problem
-  endif()
 
   # CUDA
   if(OpenCV_CUDA_VERSION AND (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR (WIN32 AND NOT OpenCV_SHARED)))
@@ -260,33 +235,6 @@ foreach(__opttype OPT DBG)
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
-if(OpenCV_LIBS_DBG)
-  list(REVERSE OpenCV_LIBS_DBG)
-endif()
-
-if(OpenCV_LIBS_OPT)
-  list(REVERSE OpenCV_LIBS_OPT)
-endif()
-
-# CMake>=2.6 supports the notation "debug XXd optimized XX"
-if(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 2.4)
-  # Modern CMake:
-  SET(OpenCV_LIBS "")
-  foreach(__cvlib ${OpenCV_LIBS_DBG} ${OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_DBG})
-    list(APPEND OpenCV_LIBS debug "${__cvlib}")
-  endforeach()
-  foreach(__cvlib ${OpenCV_LIBS_OPT} ${OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_OPT})
-    list(APPEND OpenCV_LIBS optimized "${__cvlib}")
-  endforeach()
-else()
-  # Old CMake:
-  if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
-    SET(OpenCV_LIBS ${OpenCV_LIBS_DBG} ${OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_DBG})
-  else()
-    SET(OpenCV_LIBS ${OpenCV_LIBS_OPT} ${OpenCV_EXTRA_LIBS_OPT})
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 # ==============================================================
 #  Android camera helper macro
 # ==============================================================
@@ -322,3 +270,45 @@ if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND OpenCV_SHARED AND (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux"
     set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-rpath-link,${dir}")
   endforeach()
 endif()
+
+
+
+#
+# Some macroses for samples
+#
+macro(ocv_check_dependencies)
+  set(OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND TRUE)
+  foreach(d ${ARGN})
+    if(NOT TARGET ${d})
+      set(OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND FALSE)
+      break()
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
+
+# adds include directories in such way that directories from the OpenCV source tree go first
+function(ocv_include_directories)
+  set(__add_before "")
+  foreach(dir ${ARGN})
+    get_filename_component(__abs_dir "${dir}" ABSOLUTE)
+    if("${__abs_dir}" MATCHES "^${OpenCV_DIR}")
+      list(APPEND __add_before "${dir}")
+    else()
+      include_directories(AFTER SYSTEM "${dir}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  include_directories(BEFORE ${__add_before})
+endfunction()
+
+macro(ocv_include_modules)
+  include_directories(BEFORE "${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+endmacro()
+
+# remove all matching elements from the list
+macro(ocv_list_filterout lst regex)
+  foreach(item ${${lst}})
+    if(item MATCHES "${regex}")
+      list(REMOVE_ITEM ${lst} "${item}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f6955c4b7..45dd7e4830 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ if(BUILD_DOCS AND HAVE_SPHINX)
 
   project(opencv_docs)
 
-  set(DOC_LIST "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv-logo.png" "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv-logo2.png"
-               "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv-logo-white.png" "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv.ico"
-               "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/haartraining.htm" "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/license.txt"
-               "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/pattern.png" "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/acircles_pattern.png")
+  set(DOC_LIST
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv-logo.png"
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv-logo2.png"
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv-logo-white.png"
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/opencv.ico"
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/pattern.png"
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/acircles_pattern.png")
+  if(NOT INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB)
+    list(APPEND DOC_LIST "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/haartraining.htm")
+  endif()
 
   set(OPTIONAL_DOC_LIST "")
 
diff --git a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
index fe13daabbc..66b8ae0d2f 100644
--- a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 set(the_description "The Core Functionality")
-ocv_add_module(core ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+ocv_add_module(core PRIVATE_REQUIRED ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 ocv_module_include_directories(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-if (HAVE_WINRT)
+if(HAVE_WINRT)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /ZW /GS /Gm- /AI\"${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}/References/CommonConfiguration/Neutral\" /AI\"${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH}/vcpackages\"")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
index b49d93a965..15e2e79823 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ if(WIN32 AND WITH_FFMPEG)
                        COMMENT "Copying ${ffmpeg_path} to the output directory")
   endif()
 
-  install(FILES "${ffmpeg_path}" DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main RENAME "${ffmpeg_bare_name_ver}")
+  install(FILES "${ffmpeg_path}" DESTINATION ${OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main RENAME "${ffmpeg_bare_name_ver}")
 endif()
 
 ocv_add_accuracy_tests()
diff --git a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
index b15e98890d..2f30d8afd2 100644
--- a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -328,9 +328,15 @@ if(ANDROID)
           LIBRARY DESTINATION ${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main
           ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT main)
 else()
-  install(TARGETS ${the_module}
-          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${JAR_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT main
-          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${JAR_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT main)
+  if(NOT INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB)
+    install(TARGETS ${the_module}
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${JAR_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT main
+            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${JAR_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT main)
+  else()
+    install(TARGETS ${the_module}
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${JAR_INSTALL_DIR}/${OpenCV_ARCH} COMPONENT main
+            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${JAR_INSTALL_DIR}/${OpenCV_ARCH} COMPONENT main)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 ######################################################################################################################################
diff --git a/modules/ocl/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/ocl/CMakeLists.txt
index 69d9df52d8..0303d68e78 100644
--- a/modules/ocl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/ocl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 if(NOT HAVE_OPENCL)
   ocv_module_disable(ocl)
+  return()
 endif()
 
 set(the_description "OpenCL-accelerated Computer Vision")
diff --git a/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 9db2c8aae8..2c44a3906d 100644
--- a/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,10 +105,29 @@ else()
   set(PYTHON_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS "")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS ${the_module}
-        ${PYTHON_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
-        )
-install(FILES src2/cv.py ${PYTHON_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS} DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+if(WIN32)
+  set(PYTHON_INSTALL_ARCHIVE "")
+else()
+  set(PYTHON_INSTALL_ARCHIVE ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB)
+  install(TARGETS ${the_module}
+          ${PYTHON_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS}
+          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
+          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
+          ${PYTHON_INSTALL_ARCHIVE}
+          )
+  install(FILES src2/cv.py ${PYTHON_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS} DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main)
+else()
+  if(DEFINED PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
+    set(__ver "${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}")
+  else()
+    set(__ver "unknown")
+  endif()
+  install(TARGETS ${the_module}
+          CONFIGURATIONS Release
+          RUNTIME DESTINATION python/${__ver}/${OpenCV_ARCH} COMPONENT main
+          LIBRARY DESTINATION python/${__ver}/${OpenCV_ARCH} COMPONENT main
+          )
+endif()
diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index 799f34f100..48a419d75c 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Detect if we want to build samples with library binaries or not
+if(NOT CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR)
+#
+# BUILD CASE 1: Build samples with library sources
+#
+
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  CMake file for samples. See root CMakeLists.txt
 #
@@ -11,3 +18,51 @@ add_subdirectory(ocl)
 if(ANDROID AND BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
   add_subdirectory(android)
 endif()
+
+
+#
+# END OF BUILD CASE 1: Build samples with library sources
+#
+else()
+#
+# BUILD CASE 2: Build samples with library binaries
+#
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(samples C CXX)
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build samples" ON)
+
+find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
+
+if(MSVC)
+  add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+
+  if(NOT OpenCV_SHARED)
+    foreach(flag_var
+            CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE
+            CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
+            CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
+            CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
+      if(${flag_var} MATCHES "/MD")
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${flag_var} "${${flag_var}}")
+      endif()
+      if(${flag_var} MATCHES "/MDd")
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "/MDd" "/MTd" ${flag_var} "${${flag_var}}")
+      endif()
+    endforeach(flag_var)
+
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /NODEFAULTLIB:atlthunk.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrtd.lib")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG} /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmt.lib")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmtd.lib")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+add_subdirectory(c)
+add_subdirectory(cpp)
+add_subdirectory(ocl)
+# FIXIT: can't use cvconfig.h in samples: add_subdirectory(gpu)
+
+#
+# END OF BUILD CASE 2: Build samples with library binaries
+#
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/c/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/c/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ea20b9b2f..77a42949d0 100644
--- a/samples/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
         set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:atlthunk.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:atlsd.lib /DEBUG")
       endif()
       install(TARGETS ${the_target}
-              RUNTIME DESTINATION "samples/c" COMPONENT main)
+              RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH}/c" COMPONENT main)
     endif()
   ENDMACRO()
 
diff --git a/samples/c/adaptiveskindetector.cpp b/samples/c/adaptiveskindetector.cpp
index a21f13e4dc..37856bd4e7 100644
--- a/samples/c/adaptiveskindetector.cpp
+++ b/samples/c/adaptiveskindetector.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 //
 //M*/
 
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -42,6 +41,10 @@
 #include "opencv2/contrib/contrib.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp"
 
+#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+# define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+
 static void help(char **argv)
 {
     std::cout << "\nThis program demonstrates the contributed flesh detector CvAdaptiveSkinDetector which can be found in contrib.cpp\n"
diff --git a/samples/c/blobtrack_sample.cpp b/samples/c/blobtrack_sample.cpp
index e4f766cf3d..a2f3727e26 100644
--- a/samples/c/blobtrack_sample.cpp
+++ b/samples/c/blobtrack_sample.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 /* Select appropriate case insensitive string comparison function: */
 #if defined WIN32 || defined _MSC_VER
-  #define MY_STRNICMP strnicmp
-  #define MY_STRICMP stricmp
+# define MY_STRNICMP _strnicmp
+# define MY_STRICMP _stricmp
+# define MY_STRDUP _strdup
 #else
-  #define MY_STRNICMP strncasecmp
-  #define MY_STRICMP strcasecmp
+# define MY_STRNICMP strncasecmp
+# define MY_STRICMP strcasecmp
+# define MY_STRDUP strdup
 #endif
 
 /* List of foreground (FG) DETECTION modules: */
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ static int RunBlobTrackingAuto( CvCapture* pCap, CvBlobTrackerAuto* pTracker,cha
 
                     if(pS)
                     {
-                        char* pStr = strdup(pS);
+                        char* pStr = MY_STRDUP(pS);
                         char* pStrFree = pStr;
 
                         while (pStr && strlen(pStr) > 0)
diff --git a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 39e6b40b47..4eabd09f0b 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
     if("${srcs}" MATCHES "tutorial_code")
       set(sample_kind tutorial)
       set(sample_KIND TUTORIAL)
-      set(sample_folder "samples//tutorials")
+      set(sample_subfolder "tutorials")
     else()
       set(sample_kind example)
       set(sample_KIND EXAMPLE)
-      set(sample_folder "samples//cpp")
+      set(sample_subfolder "cpp")
     endif()
 
     set(the_target "${sample_kind}_${name}")
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
       PROJECT_LABEL "(${sample_KIND}) ${name}")
 
     if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
-      set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES FOLDER "${sample_folder}")
+      set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES FOLDER "samples/${sample_subfolder}")
     endif()
 
     if(WIN32)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
         set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:atlthunk.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:atlsd.lib /DEBUG")
       endif()
       install(TARGETS ${the_target}
-              RUNTIME DESTINATION "${sample_folder}" COMPONENT main)
+              RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH}/${sample_subfolder}" COMPONENT main)
     endif()
   ENDMACRO()
 
diff --git a/samples/cpp/OpenEXRimages_HDR_Retina_toneMapping_video.cpp b/samples/cpp/OpenEXRimages_HDR_Retina_toneMapping_video.cpp
index a3a607f1a3..fc3ac83672 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/OpenEXRimages_HDR_Retina_toneMapping_video.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/OpenEXRimages_HDR_Retina_toneMapping_video.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 #include "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
 
+#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+# define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+
 static void help(std::string errorMessage)
 {
     std::cout<<"Program init error : "<<errorMessage<<std::endl;
diff --git a/samples/cpp/hybridtrackingsample.cpp b/samples/cpp/hybridtrackingsample.cpp
index 8c925ac9d5..826ae29382 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/hybridtrackingsample.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/hybridtrackingsample.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-//#include <cv.h>
-//#include <ml.h>
-//#include <cvaux.h>
-//#include <highgui.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -22,6 +18,10 @@
 #include "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/contrib/hybridtracker.hpp"
 
+#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+# define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/calib3d/camera_calibration/camera_calibration.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/calib3d/camera_calibration/camera_calibration.cpp
index aa4a0361d9..5cc15b3051 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/calib3d/camera_calibration/camera_calibration.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/calib3d/camera_calibration/camera_calibration.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include <opencv2/calib3d/calib3d.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
 
+#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+# define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
index fc109684c1..f81fde9b2e 100644
--- a/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
       if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:atlthunk.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:atlsd.lib /DEBUG")
       endif()
-      install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "samples/${project}" COMPONENT main)
+      install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH}/${project}" COMPONENT main)
     endif()
   ENDMACRO()
 
diff --git a/samples/gpu/performance/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/gpu/performance/CMakeLists.txt
index 492b4c7900..8f3caac5b3 100644
--- a/samples/gpu/performance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/gpu/performance/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if(ENABLE_SOLUTION_FOLDERS)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
-  install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "samples/gpu" COMPONENT main)
+  install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH}/gpu" COMPONENT main)
 endif()
 
 if(INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES AND NOT WIN32)
diff --git a/samples/ocl/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/ocl/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b04dc3976..8db77d52c8 100644
--- a/samples/ocl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/ocl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
       if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:atlthunk.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:atlsd.lib /DEBUG")
       endif()
-      install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "samples/${project}" COMPONENT main)
+      install(TARGETS ${the_target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH}/${project}" COMPONENT main)
     endif()
   ENDMACRO()