diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87663e5510b2275eef30fc90046a53a02f2b4bfa..1831c8d28b9ae44d401683e70192d4da21fe1dce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,18 +7,7 @@ else()
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS("-DBOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK") 
 endif()
 
-#cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW)
-#cmake_policy(SET CMP0060 NEW)
-
-#if(WIN32)
-#	message("Setting no library prefixes...")
-#  set(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")
-#	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")  
-#	set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_PREFIX "")
-#	set(CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_PREFIX "") 
-#	set(PREFIX "")
-#	set(IMPORT_PREFIX "")
-#endif()
+
 
 #-------------------------------#
 # Default installation location #
@@ -36,6 +25,13 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
       FORCE)
 endif (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 
+#------------------------#
+# Dependencies link type #
+#------------------------#
+if(NOT DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TYPE AND NOT ENV{DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TYPE})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Please, set the variable DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TYPE to either 'static' or 'shared'!")
+endif()
+
 #--------------------------------#
 # Setting C++ compiler flags #
 #--------------------------------#
@@ -60,17 +56,16 @@ message("Looking for external libraries...")
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
+set(BOOST_INCLUDEDIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/external_dependencies/boost")
+set(BOOST_LIBRARYDIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/external_dependencies/boost/stage/lib")
 
 find_package(
     Boost
-    
+
     COMPONENTS 
         system 
         serialization 
         random
-
-    HINTS
-        external_dependencies/boost
 )
 
 message("Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
@@ -79,12 +74,7 @@ message("lib4neuro LIB DIR: ${LIB4NEURO_DIR}")
 
 message("sadf ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
 
-find_package(
-    exprtk
-    
-    HINTS
-        external_dependencies/exprtk
-)
+find_package(exprtk)
 
 #------------------------------------------#
 # Detect maximum available number of cores #
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 414ccae2779715ac69c0761edc2e9b821679e420..cf78459333c4084d32605ca6f30adf5760fa44ac 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TYPE=shared # shared/static
 BUILD_TYPE=Debug
 
 # C++ compiler
-CXX_COMPILER=g++-8
-C_COMPILER=gcc-8
+CXX_COMPILER=g++
+C_COMPILER=gcc
 
 if [ -z "$BUILD_TYPE" ] || [ -z "$CXX_COMPILER" ]; then
     (>&2 echo "Set, please, both BUILD_TYPE and CXX_COMPILER variables in the 'build.sh' script.")
diff --git a/build_scripts/linux/clean_dependencies.sh b/build_scripts/linux/clean_dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3b4ead63bb41002d099ab633e7c62349c5ee8cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_scripts/linux/clean_dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm ../../external_dependencies/boost/*
+rm ../../external_dependencies/exprtk/*
diff --git a/build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_local.sh b/build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_local.sh
index 211208ad8ed35d82c7060a78666ae78b1f73da01..7af32a96e1023cf369809daad0ea1d36e2a213b9 100755
--- a/build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_local.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_local.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ fi
 if [ $REBUILD_BOOST = "yes" ]
 then
     echo "The required '${CYAN}BOOST${NC}' library will be recompiled in the directory '${YELLOW}external_dependencies/boost${NC}'"
+    rm -rf ../../external_dependencies/boost/stage/lib/*
     BUILD_SOMETHING=yes
     BUILD_SOMETHING_LIB=yes
 fi
diff --git a/external_dependencies/boost b/external_dependencies/boost
index 693f99029b0c59fd151d0db56a7bcf02ffc68ea3..7142eb200291e29c11a448c58c2c1031664aa69b 160000
--- a/external_dependencies/boost
+++ b/external_dependencies/boost
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 693f99029b0c59fd151d0db56a7bcf02ffc68ea3
+Subproject commit 7142eb200291e29c11a448c58c2c1031664aa69b
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f7a555b0f3ff2cceaff94ade34bcf277e2bc2af6..e101619e25d58a7b6d778cad4bbdf5bc4bc8b981 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,21 +23,12 @@ if ("${BUILD_LIB}" STREQUAL "yes")
 		Solvers/DESolver.cpp        
 	)
 
-    if("${DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TYPE}" STREQUAL "shared")
-        target_link_libraries(
-                lib4neuro
-
-                PUBLIC
-                    ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-        )
-    else()
-        target_link_libraries(
-                lib4neuro
+    target_link_libraries(
+        lib4neuro
 
-                PRIVATE
-                    ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-        )
-    endif()
+        PRIVATE
+            ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+    )
 
 	target_include_directories(
         lib4neuro