diff --git a/build-mg.sh b/build-mg.sh
index e42b431d..c1bee246 100755
--- a/build-mg.sh
+++ b/build-mg.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ if [ -f 'CMakeCache.txt' ]; then rm -f 'CMakeCache.txt'; fi
 # This is for regular developers and used by our installer
 # For more cmake/build options refer to 
 # http://wiki.megaglest.org/Linux_Compiling#Building_using_CMake_by_Hand
-cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='' -DWANT_DEV_OUTPATH=ON -DWANT_STATIC_LIBS=ON ..
+# this script looks for google-breakpad in the main root folder, you may link to the real path using:
+# ln -s ../../google-breakpad/ google-breakpad
+
+CURRENTDIR="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='' -DWANT_DEV_OUTPATH=ON -DWANT_STATIC_LIBS=ON -DBREAKPAD_ROOT=${CURRENTDIR}/../google-breakpad/ ..
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
   echo 'ERROR: CMAKE failed.' >&2; exit 1
 fi
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ cd ..
 echo ''
 echo 'BUILD COMPLETE.'
 echo ''
+echo 'To build with boogle-breakpad support pass the path to the library as follows:'
+echo 'cmake -DBREAKPAD_ROOT=/home/softcoder/Code/google-breakpad/'
 echo 'To launch MegaGlest from the current directory, use:'
 echo '  mk/linux/megaglest --ini-path=mk/linux/ --data-path=mk/linux/'
 echo 'Or change into mk/linux and run it from there:'
diff --git a/mk/cmake/Modules/FindGoogleBreakpad.cmake b/mk/cmake/Modules/FindGoogleBreakpad.cmake
index 580d56d3..7431a8ba 100644
--- a/mk/cmake/Modules/FindGoogleBreakpad.cmake
+++ b/mk/cmake/Modules/FindGoogleBreakpad.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ FIND_PATH(BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR
         client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/handler/exception_handler.h
 	PATHS
 	${BREAKPAD_ROOT}/src/
+        /usr/local/include/google-breakpad/
+        /usr/include/google-breakpad/
+        /usr/local/include/
+        /usr/include/
+
 )
 
 IF(NOT GoogleBreakpad_FIND_COMPONENTS)
@@ -29,13 +34,16 @@ IF(NOT GoogleBreakpad_FIND_COMPONENTS)
 ENDIF()
 
 #IF(CMAKE_TRACE)
-	MESSAGE(STATUS "BREAKPAD_ROOT=${BREAKPAD_ROOT}")
+	MESSAGE(STATUS "BREAKPAD_ROOT=${BREAKPAD_ROOT} Operating system: ${BREAKPAD_OS}")
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR=${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 #ENDIF(CMAKE_TRACE)
 
 IF(BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR)
         SET(BREAKPAD_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_INCLUDE_DIR ${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR} ${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/)
 	SET(BREAKPAD_FOUND TRUE)
+
+        MESSAGE(STATUS "*** FOUND BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR=${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+
 	FOREACH(COMPONENT ${GoogleBreakpad_FIND_COMPONENTS})
 		#string(TOUPPER ${COMPONENT} UPPERCOMPONENT)
                 string(TOLOWER ${COMPONENT} UPPERCOMPONENT)
@@ -46,6 +54,10 @@ IF(BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR)
 				${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/src/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/Release/lib
 				${BREAKPAD_ROOT}/src/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/
 				${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/src/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/
+                                /usr/local/lib/google-breakpad/
+                                /usr/lib/google-breakpad/
+                                /usr/local/lib/
+                                /usr/lib/
 
 			)
 		FIND_LIBRARY(BREAKPAD_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY_DEBUG 
@@ -55,6 +67,10 @@ IF(BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR)
 				${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/src/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/Debug/lib
 				${BREAKPAD_ROOT}/src/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/
 				${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/src/client/${BREAKPAD_OS}/
+                                /usr/local/lib/google-breakpad/
+                                /usr/lib/google-breakpad/
+                                /usr/local/lib/
+                                /usr/lib/
 
 			)
 		IF(BREAKPAD_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY_RELEASE OR BREAKPAD_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY_DEBUG)
@@ -65,6 +81,8 @@ IF(BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR)
                         set(BREAKPAD_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_FOUND TRUE)
                         set(BREAKPAD_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_LIBRARIES ${BREAKPAD_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_LIBRARIES} ${BREAKPAD_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
 
+                        MESSAGE(STATUS "*** FOUND BREAKPAD LIB ${BREAKPAD_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY}")
+
 		ELSE()
 			SET(BREAKPAD_FOUND FALSE)
 			SET(BREAKPAD_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_FOUND FALSE)
@@ -97,6 +115,8 @@ IF(BREAKPAD_FOUND)
 			${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/src/tools/${BREAKPAD_OS}/binaries
 			${BREAKPAD_ROOT}/src/tools/${BREAKPAD_OS}/dump_syms
 			${BREAKPAD_INCLUDE_DIR}/src/tools/${BREAKPAD_OS}/dump_syms
+                        /usr/local/bin/
+                        /usr/bin/
 
 		)
 #	IF(CMAKE_TRACE)
@@ -104,6 +124,9 @@ IF(BREAKPAD_FOUND)
 #	ENDIF(CMAKE_TRACE)
 	IF(BREAKPAD_DUMPSYMS_EXE)
 		SET(BREAKPAD_DUMPSYMS_EXE_FOUND TRUE)
+
+                MESSAGE(STATUS "*** FOUND BREAKPAD TOOLS ${BREAKPAD_DUMPSYMS_EXE}}")
+
 	ELSE(BREAKPAD_DUMPSYMS_EXE)
 		SET(BREAKPAD_DUMPSYMS_EXE_FOUND FALSE)
 		#SET(BREAKPAD_FOUND FALSE)