diff --git a/kaboodle/CMakeLists.txt b/kaboodle/CMakeLists.txt
index 85cb017b..15680177 100644
--- a/kaboodle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kaboodle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ tde_add_kpart( libkaboodlepart AUTOMOC
   DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
 
-file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dummy.cpp "" )
+configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_dummy_cpp.cmake dummy.cpp COPYONLY )
 
 
 ##### kaboodle (executable) #####################
diff --git a/mpeglib/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/mpeglib/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index a2e324fe..ad500d03 100644
--- a/mpeglib/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mpeglib/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ link_directories(
 ##### mpeg-lib (library) ########################
 
 tde_add_library( mpeg SHARED
-  SOURCES dummy.cpp
+  SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dummy.cpp
   RELEASE ${MPEGLIB_VERSION}
   EMBED
     mpeg_mpgplayer-static
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ tde_add_library( mpeg SHARED
     pthread
   DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
+
+configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_dummy_cpp.cmake dummy.cpp COPYONLY )
diff --git a/mpeglib/lib/Makefile.am b/mpeglib/lib/Makefile.am
index 3c6d115e..142f302f 100644
--- a/mpeglib/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/mpeglib/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ THIS_EXTRALIBS	=	mpgplayer/libmpgplayer.la \
 			frame/libframe.la \
 			yuv/libyuvPlugin.la
 
+dummy.cpp:
+	echo > dummy.cpp
 
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES		=	libmpeg.la
diff --git a/mpeglib/lib/dummy.cpp b/mpeglib/lib/dummy.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 94bd1cb7..00000000
--- a/mpeglib/lib/dummy.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-static int dummy() {
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/tdemid/CMakeLists.txt b/tdemid/CMakeLists.txt
index 134a1992..2c90de95 100644
--- a/tdemid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tdemid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ tde_add_kpart( libtdemidpart AUTOMOC
   DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
 
-file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/part_dummy.cpp "" )
+configure_file( ${TDE_CMAKE_TEMPLATES}/tde_dummy_cpp.cmake part_dummy.cpp COPYONLY )
 
 
 ##### tdemid (executable) #######################