diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b6b39dc..d213eaf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ endif()
 # Configurable options
 OPTION(WITH_GUI "Build the GUI" OFF)
 
+
 # Third party libraries
 find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED core highgui imgproc objdetect
   PATHS ${OpenCV_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/
@@ -25,10 +26,21 @@ find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED core highgui imgproc objdetect
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH) # For some reason CMake uses its defaults before the above paths.
 
 IF(APPLE)
-find_library(FOUNDATION Foundation)
-SET(EXTRA_LIBS ${FOUNDATION})
+  find_library(FOUNDATION Foundation)
+  SET(EXTRA_LIBS ${FOUNDATION})
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  FIND_PROGRAM(HAVE_GNUSTEP NAMES gnustep-config)
+  IF(HAVE_GNUSTEP)
+    SET(WITH_GUI "Build the GUI" ON)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found GnuStep")
+  ELSE(HAVE_GNUSTEP)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Cannot find GnuStep")
+  ENDIF(HAVE_GNUSTEP)
+ENDIF(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+
+
 # Third party programs
 if(NOT DEFINED FFMPEG)
   find_program(FFMPEG ffmpeg)
@@ -98,6 +110,9 @@ IF(WITH_GUI)
   SET(CPACK_BINARY_PACKAGEMAKER OFF)
   SET(CPACK_SOURCE_TGZ OFF)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(src/qt-gui)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Will build the GUI")
+else()
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Missing GUI components - will NOT build the GUI")
 endif()
 
 #cpack stuff goes here
diff --git a/src/qt-gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt-gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ddb0a4..84fd2b4 100644
--- a/src/qt-gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt-gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,24 @@ SET(MOC_HEADERS
 QT4_WRAP_CPP(MOC_SRCS ${MOC_HEADERS})
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(".")
-set_source_files_properties(osx-configuration.mm PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -ObjC++)
-
+IF(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(/usr/local/include/GNUstep /usr/include/GNUstep)
+  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND gnustep-config --objc-flags
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GnuStep_FLAGS
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND gnustep-config --base-libs
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  STRING(REPLACE "\n" "" GnuStep_FLAGS ${GnuStep_FLAGS})
+  STRING(REPLACE "\n" "" GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS ${GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS})
+
+  SET(GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,--no-as-needed ${GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS}")
+  set_source_files_properties(osx-configuration.mm PROPERTIES
+         COMPILE_FLAGS "${GnuStep_FLAGS}"
+         LINKER_FLAGS "${GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS}")
+ELSE()
+  set_source_files_properties(osx-configuration.mm PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -ObjC++)
+ENDIF()
 
 add_executable(demo-application
   main.cpp
@@ -65,6 +81,10 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(${BundleName} MACOSX_BUNDLE
   ${MOC_SRCS}
   ${EXTRA_SRC}
   )
+IF(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${BundleName} PROPERTIES
+    LINK_FLAGS "${GnuStep_LINK_FLAGS}")
+ENDIF()
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${BundleName} ${LIBS} ${QT_LIBRARIES} clmTracker avatarAnim ${EXTRA_LIBS})
 
 
diff --git a/src/qt-gui/osx-configuration.mm b/src/qt-gui/osx-configuration.mm
index 2e3e1f6..4d841f5 100644
--- a/src/qt-gui/osx-configuration.mm
+++ b/src/qt-gui/osx-configuration.mm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <Foundation/NSBundle.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSString.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSValue.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSPathUtilities.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSAutoreleasePool.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSDictionary.h>