diff --git a/AMDiS/CMakeLists.txt b/AMDiS/CMakeLists.txt
index ef192c2885626a3d71e0274798ce45b1d6bcfed1..774fec14e5d6af9e61f4f421806553af26f97f3e 100644
--- a/AMDiS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/AMDiS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 
 #needs: --enable-debug, enable-intel --enable-openmp --enable-parmetis --enable-parallel-domain --enable-umfpack --enable-mkl --enable-boost --enable-marmot
 
+#TODO: use the cmake build type
 option(ENABLE_DEBUG "debug" false)
 #option(ENABLE_INTEL "use intel compiler" false)
 option(ENABLE_OPENMP "use openmp" false)
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ option(ENABLE_MKL "use the mkl" false)
 SET(MKL_DIR "" CACHE STRING "MKL directory")
 option(ENABLE_DUNE "use dune" false)
 SET(DUNE_DIR "" CACHE STRING "Dune directory")
-option(ENABLE_BOOST "use the boost library" false)
+#option(ENABLE_BOOST "use the boost library" false)
 option(ENABLE_MARMOT "use marmot" false)
 option(ENABLE_GUI "compile the gui" false)
 #option(ENABLE_TESTS "compile the tests" false)
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ if(ENABLE_INTEL)
 	#SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "icc")
 endif(ENABLE_INTEL)
 
-if(ENABLE_BOOST)
+#if(ENABLE_BOOST)
 	SET(COMPILEFLAGS "${COMPILEFLAGS} -DHAVE_BOOST=1")
 	find_package(Boost 1.42 REQUIRED)
-endif(ENABLE_BOOST)
+#endif(ENABLE_BOOST)
 
 SET(LIB_DIR ./lib)
 SET(SOURCE_DIR ./src)