diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 82e3150112..cfe9b17039 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.2)
 
 project(dsn C CXX)
 
diff --git a/bin/dsn.cmake b/bin/dsn.cmake
index 1dd94b6bc7..ba1f576211 100644
--- a/bin/dsn.cmake
+++ b/bin/dsn.cmake
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ endfunction(ms_add_project)
 # - MY_PROJ_LIBS
 # - MY_BINPLACES
 #     Extra files that will be installed
-# - MY_BOOST_PACKAGES
+# - MY_BOOST_LIBS
 function(dsn_add_project)
     if((NOT DEFINED MY_PROJ_TYPE) OR (MY_PROJ_TYPE STREQUAL ""))
         message(FATAL_ERROR "MY_PROJ_TYPE is empty.")
@@ -135,24 +135,14 @@ function(dsn_add_project)
     if(NOT DEFINED MY_BINPLACES)
         set(MY_BINPLACES "")
     endif()
-    if(NOT DEFINED MY_BOOST_PACKAGES)
-        set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES "")
-    endif()
 
-    set(MY_BOOST_LIBS "")
-    if(NOT (MY_BOOST_PACKAGES STREQUAL ""))
-        ms_setup_boost(TRUE "${MY_BOOST_PACKAGES}" MY_BOOST_LIBS)
+    if(NOT DEFINED MY_BOOST_LIBS)
+        set(MY_BOOST_LIBS "")
     endif()
 
     if((MY_PROJ_TYPE STREQUAL "SHARED") OR (MY_PROJ_TYPE STREQUAL "EXECUTABLE"))
-        if(DSN_BUILD_RUNTIME AND(DEFINED DSN_IN_CORE) AND DSN_IN_CORE)
-            set(TEMP_LIBS "")
-        else()
-            set(TEMP_LIBS dsn_runtime)
-        endif()
         set(MY_PROJ_LIBS ${MY_PROJ_LIBS} ${TEMP_LIBS} ${MY_BOOST_LIBS} ${DSN_SYSTEM_LIBS})
     endif()
-
     ms_add_project("${MY_PROJ_TYPE}" "${MY_PROJ_NAME}" "${MY_PROJ_SRC}" "${MY_PROJ_INC_PATH}" "${MY_PROJ_LIBS}" "${MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH}" "${MY_BINPLACES}")
 endfunction(dsn_add_project)
 
@@ -250,25 +240,6 @@ function(dsn_setup_compiler_flags)
         FORCE)
 endfunction(dsn_setup_compiler_flags)
 
-macro(ms_setup_boost STATIC_LINK PACKAGES BOOST_LIBS)
-    set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
-
-    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS ${PACKAGES} REQUIRED)
-
-    if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find library boost")
-    endif()
-
-    set(TEMP_LIBS "")
-    foreach(PACKAGE ${PACKAGES})
-        string(TOUPPER ${PACKAGE} PACKAGE)
-        set(TEMP_LIBS ${TEMP_LIBS} ${Boost_${PACKAGE}_LIBRARY})
-    endforeach()
-    set(${BOOST_LIBS} ${TEMP_LIBS})
-endmacro(ms_setup_boost)
-
 # find necessary system libs
 function(dsn_setup_system_libs)
     find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
@@ -306,16 +277,18 @@ function(dsn_setup_system_libs)
     )
 endfunction(dsn_setup_system_libs)
 
-function(dsn_setup_include_path)
-    if(DEFINED BOOST_ROOT)
-        include_directories(${BOOST_ROOT}/include)
-    endif()
-    include_directories(${BOOST_INCLUDEDIR})
+function(dsn_setup_include_path)#TODO: remove this
     include_directories(${DSN_THIRDPARTY_ROOT}/include)
 endfunction(dsn_setup_include_path)
 
-function(dsn_setup_link_path)
-    link_directories(${BOOST_LIBRARYDIR})
+function(dsn_setup_link_path)#TODO: dsn_setup_thirdparty_libs()
+    set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
+    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
+    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
+
+    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system filesystem regex REQUIRED)
+    include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    
     link_directories(${DSN_THIRDPARTY_ROOT}/lib)
 endfunction(dsn_setup_link_path)
 
diff --git a/scripts/linux/build.sh b/scripts/linux/build.sh
index 8d32308825..d70ad48417 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/build.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ fi
 
 cd $ROOT
 DSN_GIT_COMMIT=`git log | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}'`
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$DSN_GIT_COMMIT" ] 
+then
+    echo "ERROR: get DSN_GIT_COMMIT failed"
+    echo "HINT: check if rdsn is a git repo"
+    echo "   or check gitdir in .git (edit it or use \"git --git-dir='../.git/modules/rdsn' log\" to get commit)"
+    exit 1
+fi
 GIT_COMMIT_FILE=include/dsn/git_commit.h
 if [ ! -f $GIT_COMMIT_FILE ] || ! grep $DSN_GIT_COMMIT $GIT_COMMIT_FILE
 then
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index fe94573708..01686fff05 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-add_definitions(-DDSN_IN_CORE)
-set(DSN_IN_CORE "TRUE")
 add_subdirectory(core)
 add_subdirectory(perf_counter)
 add_subdirectory(tools)
diff --git a/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d4234f3e9e..f0a9d40959 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ set(MY_PROJ_INC_PATH
     ${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIR} 
     ../core ../tools/common ../tools/simulator ../tools/hpc ../tools/nfs 
     )
-    
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem regex)
 
 set(MY_PROJ_LIBS gtest
                  dsn_runtime
                  )
 
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem Boost::regex)
+
 set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "${GTEST_LIB_DIR}")
 
 # Extra files that will be installed
diff --git a/src/dist/cli/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/cli/shell/CMakeLists.txt
index 8190ec2988..593132619b 100644
--- a/src/dist/cli/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/cli/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ else()
     set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_cli)
 endif()
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
+list(APPEND MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_runtime)
+
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
 
 # Extra files that will be installed
 set(MY_BINPLACES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.ini")
diff --git a/src/dist/http/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/http/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 7edbb678a8..e42e35afee 100644
--- a/src/dist/http/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/http/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ set(MY_SRC_SEARCH_MODE "GLOB")
 
 set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
     dsn_http
+    dsn_runtime
     gtest
     gtest_main
     )
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
 set(MY_BINPLACES
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/run.sh"
diff --git a/src/dist/nfs/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/nfs/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 84bf0cef25..6f0ed5e2ed 100644
--- a/src/dist/nfs/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/nfs/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ set(MY_SRC_SEARCH_MODE "GLOB")
 
 set(MY_PROJ_INC_PATH "")
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIBS "dsn_nfs" "gtest")
+set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_nfs dsn_runtime gtest)
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
 
 # Extra files that will be installed
 set(MY_BINPLACES
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/common/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/common/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d7b5a52585..8518ed8669 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/common/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/common/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ set(MY_PROJ_NAME dsn_replication_common_test)
 
 set(MY_SRC_SEARCH_MODE "GLOB")
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
-
 set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
         dsn_replication_common
+        dsn_runtime
         gtest
         fmt
         )
 
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
+
 set(MY_BINPLACES
         config-test.ini
         run.sh
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/meta_server/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/meta_server/CMakeLists.txt
index c82be19b3e..521d1bb11e 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/meta_server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/meta_server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
     dsn.replication.zookeeper_provider
     dsn_cli
     dsn_http
+    dsn_runtime
     zookeeper_mt
     galaxy-fds-sdk-cpp
     PocoNet
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/storage_engine/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/storage_engine/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt
index 428fa1eb4f..5f8f985c41 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/storage_engine/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/storage_engine/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ set(MY_SRC_SEARCH_MODE "GLOB")
 
 set(MY_PROJ_INC_PATH "")
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_replica_server dsn_meta_server dsn_replication_client dsn_runtime fmt)
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_replica_server dsn_meta_server dsn_replication_client fmt)
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
 set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
 
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/balancer_simulator/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/balancer_simulator/CMakeLists.txt
index 272f78b2d0..8388726e45 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/balancer_simulator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/balancer_simulator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@ set(MY_SRC_SEARCH_MODE "GLOB")
 
 set(MY_PROJ_INC_PATH)
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_meta_server
-                 dsn_replication_common
-                 dsn.block_service.local
-                 dsn.block_service.fds
-                 fmt
-                 gtest)
+set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
+    dsn_meta_server
+    dsn_replication_common
+    dsn.block_service.local
+    dsn.block_service.fds
+    dsn_runtime
+    fmt
+    gtest)
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem Boost::regex)
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
 
 # Extra files that will be installed
 set(MY_BINPLACES "")
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 59f88ce62c..3f483109d9 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/test/meta_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,27 +15,29 @@ set(MY_SRC_SEARCH_MODE "GLOB")
 
 set(MY_PROJ_INC_PATH "")
 
-set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn.replication.zookeeper_provider
-                 dsn_replication_common
-                 dsn.block_service.local
-                 dsn.block_service.fds
-                 dsn.failure_detector
-                 dsn_cli
-                 dsn_http
-                 zookeeper_mt
-                 galaxy-fds-sdk-cpp
-                 PocoNet
-                 PocoFoundation
-                 PocoNetSSL
-                 PocoJSON
-                 crypto
-                 fmt
-                 gtest)
+set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
+        dsn.replication.zookeeper_provider
+        dsn_replication_common
+        dsn.block_service.local
+        dsn.block_service.fds
+        dsn.failure_detector
+        dsn_cli
+        dsn_http
+        dsn_runtime
+        zookeeper_mt
+        galaxy-fds-sdk-cpp
+        PocoNet
+        PocoFoundation
+        PocoNetSSL
+        PocoJSON
+        crypto
+        fmt
+        gtest)
+
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
 set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
-
 # Extra files that will be installed
 set(MY_BINPLACES clear.sh run.sh config-ddl-test.ini config-test.ini suite1 suite2)
 
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ceea7826d..4abe8b02b0 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_meta_server
                  dsn.block_service.fds
                  dsn.failure_detector
                  dsn_http
+                 dsn_runtime
                  zookeeper_mt
                  galaxy-fds-sdk-cpp
                  PocoNet
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_meta_server
                  fmt
                  gtest)
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
 #Extra files that will be installed
 set(MY_BINPLACES clear.sh run.sh config-test.ini)
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/test/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dist/replication/test/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt
index b4cbe4f8ff..4deb0bf268 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/test/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dist/replication/test/simple_kv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 set(MY_PROJ_NAME dsn.rep_tests.simple_kv)
-add_definitions(-DDSN_IN_CORE)
-set(DSN_IN_CORE "TRUE")
 
 # Search mode for source files under CURRENT project directory?
 # "GLOB_RECURSE" for recursive search
@@ -10,11 +8,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_SRC ${MY_PROJ_SRC} ../../storage_engine/simple_kv/simple_kv_types.cp
 
 set(MY_PROJ_INC_PATH)
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
-
-set(MY_PROJ_LIBS gtest
-                 dsn_runtime
-                 dsn_replica_server
+set(MY_PROJ_LIBS dsn_replica_server
                  dsn_meta_server
                  dsn_replication_common
                  dsn_replication_client
@@ -23,6 +17,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS gtest
                  dsn.failure_detector.multimaster
                  dsn.failure_detector
                  dsn.replication.zookeeper_provider
+                 dsn_runtime
                  zookeeper_mt
                  galaxy-fds-sdk-cpp
                  PocoNet
@@ -31,8 +26,11 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS gtest
                  PocoJSON
                  crypto
                  fmt
+                 gtest
                  )
 
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
+                
 set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH 
         ${GTEST_LIB_DIR}
         ${ZOOKEEPER_LIB_DIR}
diff --git a/src/tests/dsn/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/dsn/CMakeLists.txt
index a10fe10607..b8b1fce838 100644
--- a/src/tests/dsn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/dsn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
     dsn.failure_detector.multimaster
     dsn.failure_detector
     dsn.replication.zookeeper_provider
+    dsn_runtime
     zookeeper_mt
     galaxy-fds-sdk-cpp
     PocoNet
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ set(MY_PROJ_LIBS
     ${MY_PROJ_LIBS}
     )
 
-set(MY_BOOST_PACKAGES system filesystem)
+set(MY_BOOST_LIBS Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
 
 set(MY_PROJ_LIB_PATH "")
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/fix_s2_for_pegasus.patch b/thirdparty/fix_s2_for_pegasus.patch
index afea915e82..626849047e 100644
--- a/thirdparty/fix_s2_for_pegasus.patch
+++ b/thirdparty/fix_s2_for_pegasus.patch
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 index c6b40ee..cd20718 100644
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
- project(s2-geometry)
- set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
- include(CMakeDependentOption)
 @@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ cmake_dependent_option(WITH_GLOG "Use glog for logging." ON
                         "WITH_GFLAGS" OFF)
  add_feature_info(GLOG WITH_GLOG "provides logging configurability.")