diff --git a/build-common/LICENSE.txt b/build-common/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b6760e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-common/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Travis Abbott and David E. Larson
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/build-common/README.md b/build-common/README.md
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index 0000000..10124c2
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+++ b/build-common/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# build-common
+Common build scripts used in C/C++ projects. Intended to make compiling with CMake and handling dependencies slightly easier.
diff --git a/build-common/cmake/TestHelper.cmake b/build-common/cmake/TestHelper.cmake
index 712027d..37dbad0 100644
--- a/build-common/cmake/TestHelper.cmake
+++ b/build-common/cmake/TestHelper.cmake
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ set_property(TARGET gtest_main PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARY})
 macro(add_unit_tests test_name)
     set(src_files ${ARGN})
     add_executable(${test_name} ${src_files} ${COMMON_SOURCES})
+    set_target_properties(${test_name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -DGTEST_USE_OWN_TR1_TUPLE=1)
     target_link_libraries(${test_name} ${TEST_LIBS} gtest gtest_main ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
     add_dependencies(${test_name} gtest160)
     if($ENV{BC_UNIT_TEST_VG})
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ endmacro(add_unit_tests test_name src_files)
 
 macro(def_test testName)
     add_executable(Test${testName} Test${testName}.cpp ${COMMON_SOURCES})
+    set_target_properties(${test_name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -DGTEST_USE_OWN_TR1_TUPLE=1)
     target_link_libraries(Test${testName} ${TEST_LIBS} gtest gtest_main ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
     add_dependencies(Test${testName} gtest160)
     if($ENV{BC_UNIT_TEST_VG})