diff --git a/modules/TDEMacros.cmake b/modules/TDEMacros.cmake
index 7886e39..6e940b0 100644
--- a/modules/TDEMacros.cmake
+++ b/modules/TDEMacros.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,32 @@
 include( CheckCXXCompilerFlag )
 
 
+#################################################
+#####
+##### initialization...
+
+if( NOT TDE_CMAKE_ROOT )
+  if( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules )
+
+    # TDE CMake is installed in the system directory
+    set( TDE_CMAKE_ROOT ${CMAKE_ROOT}
+         CACHE FILEPATH "TDE CMake root" )
+    set( TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES ${TDE_CMAKE_ROOT}/Templates
+         CACHE FILEPATH "TDE CMake templates" )
+
+  else()
+
+    # TDE CMake is part of the source code
+    get_filename_component( TDE_CMAKE_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} PATH )
+    set( TDE_CMAKE_ROOT ${TDE_CMAKE_ROOT}
+         CACHE FILEPATH "TDE CMake root" )
+    set( TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES ${TDE_CMAKE_ROOT}/templates
+         CACHE FILEPATH "TDE CMake templates" )
+
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+
 #################################################
 #####
 ##### tde_message_fatal
@@ -701,7 +727,7 @@ macro( tde_install_libtool_file _target _destination )
     set( _libdir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${_destination}" )
   endif( IS_ABSOLUTE ${_destination} )
 
-  configure_file( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/template_libtool_file.cmake "${_laname}" @ONLY )
+  configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_libtool_file.cmake "${_laname}" @ONLY )
 
   install( FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_laname}" DESTINATION ${_destination} )
 
@@ -1059,7 +1085,7 @@ macro( tde_add_library _arg_target )
         unset( _version )
       endif( )
 
-      configure_file( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/template_export_library.cmake "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/export-${_target}.cmake" @ONLY )
+      configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_export_library.cmake "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/export-${_target}.cmake" @ONLY )
     endif( )
 
     # install target
@@ -1509,8 +1535,8 @@ endmacro( tde_add_check_executable )
 
 macro( tde_add_tdeinit_executable _target )
 
-  configure_file( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/template_tdeinit_executable.cmake ${_target}_tdeinit_executable.cpp COPYONLY )
-  configure_file( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/template_tdeinit_module.cmake ${_target}_tdeinit_module.cpp COPYONLY )
+  configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_tdeinit_executable.cmake ${_target}_tdeinit_executable.cpp COPYONLY )
+  configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_tdeinit_module.cmake ${_target}_tdeinit_module.cpp COPYONLY )
 
   unset( _sources )
   unset( _runtime_destination )
diff --git a/modules/template_dummy_cpp.cmake b/templates/tde_dummy_cpp.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/template_dummy_cpp.cmake
rename to templates/tde_dummy_cpp.cmake
diff --git a/modules/template_export_library.cmake b/templates/tde_export_library.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/template_export_library.cmake
rename to templates/tde_export_library.cmake
diff --git a/modules/template_libtool_file.cmake b/templates/tde_libtool_file.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/template_libtool_file.cmake
rename to templates/tde_libtool_file.cmake
diff --git a/modules/template_tdeinit_executable.cmake b/templates/tde_tdeinit_executable.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/template_tdeinit_executable.cmake
rename to templates/tde_tdeinit_executable.cmake
diff --git a/modules/template_tdeinit_module.cmake b/templates/tde_tdeinit_module.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/template_tdeinit_module.cmake
rename to templates/tde_tdeinit_module.cmake