--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2025-09-08 09:28:19 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -289,9 +289,10 @@ endif()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-find_package(CMakeFunctions REQUIRED)
+#find_package(CMakeFunctions REQUIRED)
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/cmakefunctions/cmake_functions/cmake_functions.cmake)
 
-git_revision_information(DEFAULT ${ECAL_BUILD_VERSION})
+#git_revision_information(DEFAULT ${ECAL_BUILD_VERSION})
 set(eCAL_VERSION_MAJOR  ${GIT_REVISION_MAJOR})
 set(eCAL_VERSION_MINOR  ${GIT_REVISION_MINOR})
 set(eCAL_VERSION_PATCH  ${GIT_REVISION_PATCH})
@@ -359,6 +360,20 @@ add_subdirectory(ecal)
 # ecal core
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 add_subdirectory(ecal)
+
+# Build recycle, tcp_pubsub and ecaludp as subdirectories before ecal
+add_subdirectory(thirdparty/recycle/recycle)
+set(TCP_PUBSUB_BUILD_SAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build tcp_pubsub samples" FORCE)
+set(TCP_PUBSUB_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build tcp_pubsub tests" FORCE)
+set(TCP_PUBSUB_USE_BUILTIN_ASIO OFF CACHE BOOL "Use system asio" FORCE)
+set(TCP_PUBSUB_USE_BUILTIN_RECYCLE OFF CACHE BOOL "Use system recycle" FORCE)
+add_subdirectory(thirdparty/tcp_pubsub/tcp_pubsub)
+set(ECALUDP_USE_BUILTIN_ASIO OFF CACHE BOOL "Use system asio" FORCE)
+set(ECALUDP_USE_BUILTIN_RECYCLE OFF CACHE BOOL "Use system recycle" FORCE)
+set(ECALUDP_BUILD_SAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build ecaludp samples" FORCE)
+set(ECALUDP_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build ecaludp tests" FORCE)
+add_subdirectory(thirdparty/ecaludp/ecaludp)
+list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thirdparty/ecaludp/ecaludp/ecaludp/cmake_")
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # custom libs