diff --git a/docs/source/installation.rst b/docs/source/installation.rst
index 9e66f412f..3e8969eb9 100644
--- a/docs/source/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/source/installation.rst
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ builds, use the :code:`-D` option on the cmake line as in the example above.
   64-bit signed and unsigned integer types and their literal suffixes.
   Platforms on which :code:`long int` is 32 bits wide may require
   :code:`long long int` as type and :code:`ll` as suffix.  These macros
-  are primarily relevant when compiling in C89 mode.
+  are relevant **only** when compiling in C89 mode.  When compiling in
+  C99 mode, integer types are taken from :file:`stdint.h`.
   Defaults: :code:`long int`, :code:`l`, :code:`unsigned long int`, and
   :code:`ul`, respectively.
 
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index b09fa2f4e..f4c300c14 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 add_executable(diffusion diffusion.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(diffusion zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(diffusion PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
 
 add_executable(inplace inplace.c)
 target_link_libraries(inplace zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(inplace PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
 
-add_executable(iterator iterator.c)
+add_executable(iterator iterator.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(iterator zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(iterator PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
 
 add_executable(pgm pgm.c)
 target_link_libraries(pgm zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(pgm PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
 
 add_executable(simple simple.c)
 target_link_libraries(simple zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(simple PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
 
 add_executable(speed speed.c)
 target_link_libraries(speed zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(speed PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 67e8628d5..e23452f94 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ add_subdirectory(src)
 
 add_executable(testzfp testzfp.cpp fields.c)
 target_link_libraries(testzfp zfp)
+target_compile_definitions(testzfp PRIVATE ${zfp_defs})
 
 option(ZFP_BUILD_TESTING_SMALL "Enable small-sized array testing" ON)
 if(ZFP_BUILD_TESTING_SMALL)