--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-04-04 11:38:46 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ target_link_libraries( cxxplot
 
 target_compile_options( cxxplot PRIVATE
   $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:> # TODO ADD /W4 /WX here by fixing cxxplot_WARNOFF / ON
-  $<$<NOT:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>>:-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror>
+  $<$<NOT:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>>:-Wall -Wextra -pedantic>
 )
 
 # Install, export targets, cmake config and version
@@ -224,9 +224,10 @@ install(
   )
 
 # tests/examples
-if ( CXXPLOT_NOT_SUBPROJECT )
-
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 add_subdirectory( tests )
-add_subdirectory( examples )
+endif()
 
-endif( CXXPLOT_NOT_SUBPROJECT )
+if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+add_subdirectory( examples )
+endif()