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@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ catkin workspace.
 
 # How it's done
 [cmake-conan](https://github.com/conan-io/cmake-conan) is used to activate
-conan during the cmake build process. It then installs the dependencies from
-the conanfile.txt and uses the cmake_find_package generator to generate the
-findXXX.cmake files. Those targets can be found via find_package() and later
-be linked with the targets.
+conan during the cmake build process to install and find the dependencies.
 
 Building with conan requires to define the build type:
 ``` bash
@@ -22,6 +19,29 @@ Also note that the workspace will be a mixed catkin and cmake workspace. So only
 Since catkin libraries will be built as position independent shared libraries by 
 default, use the `*:shared=True` and `*.fPIC=True` options in conanfile.txt.
 
+# Using cmake_find_package generator
+This is what is shown here. The cmake_find_package generator to generate the
+findXXX.cmake files. Conan does not modify the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH which would
+disturb the catkin build process. Those targets can be found via find_package() 
+and later be linked with the built targets.
+
+# Using cmake generator
+This is not shown here but I found a way to make it work. Place the following
+cide between catkin_package(...) and your first target defenition:
+
+```cmake
+if(NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan.cmake")
+message(STATUS "Downloading conan.cmake from https://github.com/conan-io/cmake-conan")
+file(DOWNLOAD "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/conan-io/cmake-conan/v0.13/conan.cmake"
+              "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan.cmake")
+endif()
+include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan.cmake)
+conan_cmake_run(CONANFILE conanfile.txt
+BASIC_SETUP
+BUILD missing)
+```
+
+Then link the targets with ```${CONAN_LIBS}```.
 
 # Requirements
 Setup the following conan repositories: