diff --git a/kite/CMakeLists.txt b/kite/CMakeLists.txt
index 26fe2f7e..256035b4 100644
--- a/kite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,19 +5,6 @@ OPTION(CHECK_DATABASE "Run database in full check mode (very slow)" OFF)
 
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.4.0)
 
-SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG             "-g -Wall" CACHE STRING "Debug options." FORCE)
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG           "-g -Wall" CACHE STRING "Debug options." FORCE)
-#SET(CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG        "-pg"          CACHE STRING "Debug options." FORCE)
-#SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "-pg"          CACHE STRING "Debug options." FORCE)
-#SET(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "-pg"          CACHE STRING "Debug options." FORCE)
-#SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG    "-pg"          CACHE STRING "Debug options." FORCE)
-SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE           "-O3 -DNDEBUG -Wall" CACHE STRING "Release options." FORCE)
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE         "-O3 -DNDEBUG -Wall" CACHE STRING "Release options." FORCE)
-
-IF(COMMAND CMAKE_POLICY)
-  CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0003 NEW)
-ENDIF(COMMAND CMAKE_POLICY)
-
 # This macro has to be included in all the tools CMakeLists.txt as it's
 # the sole means of localizing other tools/projects.
 MACRO(SETUP_PROJECT_PATHS project)
@@ -36,15 +23,20 @@ MACRO(SETUP_PROJECT_PATHS project)
   LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CMAKE_MODULE_PATH)
 ENDMACRO(SETUP_PROJECT_PATHS project)
 
+SETUP_PROJECT_PATHS(GOODIES)
 SETUP_PROJECT_PATHS(VLSISAPD)
 SETUP_PROJECT_PATHS(CORIOLIS)
 
-SET(QT_USE_QTXML "true")
+FIND_PACKAGE(Goodies REQUIRED)
+SET_CMAKE_POLICIES()
+SET_LIB_LINK_MODE()
+SETUP_BOOST(program_options filesystem python regex)
 
 IF(BUILD_DOC)
   FIND_PACKAGE(Doxygen)
 ENDIF(BUILD_DOC)
 FIND_PACKAGE(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
+SET(QT_USE_QTXML "true")
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4 REQUIRED) # find and setup Qt4 for this project
 FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(PythonSitePackages REQUIRED)
@@ -55,16 +47,6 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(CORIOLIS REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(KNIK REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(KATABATIC REQUIRED)
 
-SET_LIB_LINK_MODE()
-SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Always uses Boost static libraries.")
-FIND_PACKAGE(Boost 1.35.0 COMPONENTS program_options filesystem system regex python)
-IF(NOT Boost_FOUND)
-  FIND_PACKAGE(Boost 1.33.1 COMPONENTS program_options filesystem python regex REQUIRED)
-ENDIF(NOT Boost_FOUND)
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Boost libraries ${Boost_LIB_VERSION} in ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-MESSAGE(STATUS "  ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
-
 IF(CHECK_DATABASE)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCHECK_DATABASE)
 ENDIF(CHECK_DATABASE)