diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b452285..fbfedc8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,3 +81,4 @@ cmake-build-*/
 *.tcl
 *.user
 *.sln
+/output
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index f982f45b..d69ddeff 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,17 +11,22 @@ endif()
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Example of using shared libraries
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_library(mylibrary SHARED mylibrary.cpp mylibrary.h)
-target_link_libraries(mylibrary PRIVATE spdlog::spdlog)
-target_compile_definitions(mylibrary PUBLIC SPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB)
-
-add_executable(library_example library_example.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(library_example PRIVATE spdlog::spdlog mylibrary)
-target_compile_definitions(library_example PUBLIC SPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB)
-
 if(SPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED OR BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    add_library(mylibrary SHARED mylibrary.cpp mylibrary.h)
+    target_link_libraries(mylibrary PRIVATE spdlog::spdlog)
     target_compile_definitions(mylibrary PUBLIC SPDLOG_SHARED_LIB)
+    target_compile_definitions(mylibrary PUBLIC SPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB)
+    
+    add_executable(library_example library_example.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(library_example PRIVATE spdlog::spdlog mylibrary)
     target_compile_definitions(library_example PUBLIC SPDLOG_SHARED_LIB)
+    target_compile_definitions(library_example PUBLIC SPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB)
+else()    
+    add_library(mylibrary SHARED mylibrary.cpp mylibrary.h)
+    target_link_libraries(mylibrary PRIVATE spdlog::spdlog_header_only)
+
+    add_executable(library_example library_example.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(library_example PRIVATE spdlog::spdlog_header_only mylibrary)
 endif()
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------