diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89f620d..2b74040 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,14 +29,20 @@ dbgen
 # -------------------------------------
 gmon.out
 
-# IDE files (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA)
+# IDE files (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, vscode)
 # -------------------------------------
 .cproject
 .project
 .idea/
+.vscode/
 
 # Patch-related
 # -------------------------------------
 *.diff
 *.rej
 *.orig
+
+# Build files
+# -------------------------------------
+build/
+cmake-build*
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 04f1d61..bba8971 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,4 +176,4 @@ elseif ("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET dbgen qgen APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif()
 
-
+configure_file(dists.dss dists.dss COPYONLY)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb9d5ca..a3fe62b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ For a recent discussion of the benchmark, you may wish to also read [A Review of
 
 The build is automated using [CMake](https://cmake.org/) now. You can run it in several modes:
 
-* Default: `$ cmake . && cmake --build .`
-* Passing options manually: `$ cmake [OPTIONS] . && cmake --build .`
-* Interactive: `$ cmake . && ccmake . && cmake --build .`
++ Default: `$ cmake -S . -B ./build && cmake --build ./build`
+* Passing options manually: `$ cmake -S . -B ./build [OPTIONS] && cmake --build ./build`
+* Interactive: `$ cmake -S . -B ./build && ccmake -S . -B ./build && cmake --build ./build`
 
 Of course, you should have C language compiler (C99/C2011 support is not necessary), linker, and corresponding make-tool preinstalled in your system. CMake will detect them automatically.
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Building process was tested using [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/) with [gcc]
 
 ## <a name="using">Using the utility to generate data</a>
 
-The `dbgen` utility should be run from within the source folder (it can be run from elsewhere but you would need to specify the location of the `dists.dss` file). A typical invocation:
+The `dbgen` utility expects `dists.dss` in its working directory. If necessary, the location of the `dists.dss` file can be specified with the `-b` command line argument. CMake is configured to copy the `dists.dss` to the build directory automatically. A typical invocation:
 
     $ ./dbgen -v -s 10