diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a57750..05abc32 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,17 +45,39 @@ enable_testing()
 # CONFIGS
 ###############################################################################
 
-set(STACK_DETAILS_BACKTRACE_SYMBOL TRUE CACHE BOOL "Use backtrace symbol")
+set(STACK_DETAILS_BACKTRACE_SYMBOL FALSE CACHE BOOL "Use backtrace symbol")
 set(STACK_DETAILS_DW FALSE CACHE BOOL "Use libdw")
 set(STACK_DETAILS_BFD FALSE CACHE BOOL "Use libbfd")
 
 set(STACK_WALKING_UNWIND TRUE CACHE BOOL "Use unwind for stack walking")
 set(STACK_WALKING_BACKTRACE FALSE CACHE BOOL "Use backtrace for stack walking")
 
+find_library(BACKWARD_LIBDW_PATH dw)
+find_library(BACKWARD_LIBBFD_PATH bfd)
+if(NOT BACKWARD_LIBDW_PATH STREQUAL "BACKWARD_LIBDW_PATH-NOTFOUND")
+	set(STACK_DETAILS_DW TRUE)
+	list(APPEND backward_LIBRARIES ${BACKWARD_LIBDW_PATH})
+elseif(NOT BACKWARD_LIBBFD_PATH STREQUAL "BACKWARD_LIBBFD_PATH-NOTFOUND")
+	set(STACK_DETAILS_BFD TRUE)
+	list(APPEND backward_LIBRARIES ${BACKWARD_LIBBFD_PATH})
+else()
+	set(STACK_DETAILS_BACKTRACE_SYMBOL TRUE)
+	message(INFO "Could not find advanced symbol information library (libdw/libbfd), falling back to backtrace")
+endif()
+
+find_library(BACKWARD_LIBUNWIND_PATH unwind)
+if(NOT BACKWARD_LIBUNWIND_PATH STREQUAL "BACKWARD_LIBUNWIND_PATH-NOTFOUND")
+	set(STACK_WALKING_UNWIND TRUE)
+	list(APPEND backward_LIBRARIES ${BACKWARD_LIBUNWIND_PATH})
+else()
+	set(STACK_WALKING_BACKTRACE TRUE)
+	message(INFO "Could not find stack backtrace library (libunwind), falling back to backtrace")
+endif()
+
 macro(map_definitions var_prefix define_prefix)
 	foreach(def ${ARGV})
 		if (${${var_prefix}${def}})
-			LIST(APPEND BACKWARD_DEFINITIONS "${define_prefix}${def}=1")
+			LIST(APPEND backward_DEFINITIONS "${define_prefix}${def}=1")
 		endif()
 	endforeach()
 endmacro()
@@ -67,6 +89,25 @@ foreach(def ${BACKWARD_DEFINITIONS})
 	message(STATUS "${def}")
 endforeach()
 
+add_library(enable_backward OBJECT backward.cpp)
+target_compile_definitions(enable_backward PRIVATE ${backward_DEFINITIONS})
+
+if(BACKWARD_ONLY_IF_DEBUG)
+	set(backward_ENABLE $<$<OR:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>>:$<TARGET_OBJECTS:enable_backward> CACHE STRING
+	"object to enable automatic backward processing (only in Debug/RelWithDebInfo)")
+else()
+	set(backward_ENABLE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:enable_backward> CACHE STRING
+	"object to enable automatic backward processing")
+endif()
+set(backward_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} CACHE STRING "backward include directory")
+set(backward_DEFINITIONS ${backward_DEFINITIONS} CACHE STRING "backward feature definitions")
+set(backward_LIBRARIES ${backward_LIBRARIES} CACHE STRING "backward libraries")
+macro(add_backward target)
+	target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE ${backward_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	set_property(TARGET ${target} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${backward_DEFINITIONS})
+	set_property(TARGET ${target} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES ${backward_LIBRARIES})
+endmacro()
+
 ###############################################################################
 # TESTS
 ###############################################################################