diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index b3a5d857e3..c2b59c4417 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # This file is part of LAMMPS
 # Created by Christoph Junghans and Richard Berger
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+########################################
 # set policy to silence warnings about ignoring <PackageName>_ROOT but use it
 if(POLICY CMP0074)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW)
@@ -16,6 +17,17 @@ endif()
 if(POLICY CMP0109)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0109 OLD)
 endif()
+# set policy to silence warnings about timestamps of downloaded files. review occasionally if it may be set to NEW
+if(POLICY CMP0135)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 OLD)
+endif()
+########################################
+# Use CONFIGURE_DEPENDS as option for file(GLOB...) when available
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
+  unset(CONFIGURE_DEPENDS)
+else()
+  set(CONFIGURE_DEPENDS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS)
+endif()
 ########################################
 
 project(lammps CXX)
@@ -104,7 +116,7 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")
     if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 17.3 OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 17.4)
       set(CMAKE_TUNE_DEFAULT "-xCOMMON-AVX512")
     else()
-      set(CMAKE_TUNE_DEFAULT "-xHost")
+      set(CMAKE_TUNE_DEFAULT "-xHost -fp-model fast=2 -no-prec-div -qoverride-limits -diag-disable=10441 -diag-disable=2196")
     endif()
   endif()
 endif()
@@ -139,13 +151,11 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF CACHE BOOL "Use compiler extensions")
 # ugly hacks for MSVC which by default always reports an old C++ standard in the __cplusplus macro
 # and prints lots of pointless warnings about "unsafe" functions
 if(MSVC)
-  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+  if((CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC") OR (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel"))
     add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
     add_compile_options(/wd4244)
     add_compile_options(/wd4267)
-    if(LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS)
-      add_compile_options(/EHsc)
-    endif()
+    add_compile_options(/EHsc)
   endif()
   add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif()
@@ -158,6 +168,19 @@ endif()
 ########################################################################
 # User input options                                                   #
 ########################################################################
+# set path to python interpreter and thus enforcing python version when
+# in a virtual environment and PYTHON_EXECUTABLE is not set on command line
+if(DEFINED ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV} AND NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+  if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
+    set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE "$ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV}/Scripts/python.exe")
+  else()
+    set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE "$ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin/python")
+  endif()
+  set(Python_EXECUTABLE "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
+  message(STATUS "Running in virtual environment: $ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV}\n"
+    "   Setting Python interpreter to: ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
+endif()
+
 set(LAMMPS_MACHINE "" CACHE STRING "Suffix to append to lmp binary (WON'T enable any features automatically")
 mark_as_advanced(LAMMPS_MACHINE)
 if(LAMMPS_MACHINE)
@@ -179,8 +202,8 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
-file(GLOB ALL_SOURCES ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
-file(GLOB MAIN_SOURCES ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/main.cpp)
+file(GLOB ALL_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
+file(GLOB MAIN_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/main.cpp)
 list(REMOVE_ITEM ALL_SOURCES ${MAIN_SOURCES})
 add_library(lammps ${ALL_SOURCES})
 
@@ -376,6 +399,7 @@ pkg_depends(DIELECTRIC EXTRA-PAIR)
 pkg_depends(CG-DNA MOLECULE)
 pkg_depends(CG-DNA ASPHERE)
 pkg_depends(ELECTRODE KSPACE)
+pkg_depends(EXTRA-MOLECULE MOLECULE)
 
 # detect if we may enable OpenMP support by default
 set(BUILD_OMP_DEFAULT OFF)
@@ -423,8 +447,8 @@ if(PKG_MSCG OR PKG_ATC OR PKG_AWPMD OR PKG_ML-QUIP OR PKG_LATTE OR PKG_ELECTRODE
       status(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot build internal linear algebra library as CMake build tool lacks Fortran support")
     endif()
     enable_language(Fortran)
-    file(GLOB LAPACK_SOURCES ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/linalg/[^.]*.[fF])
-    add_library(linalg STATIC ${LAPACK_SOURCES})
+    file(GLOB LINALG_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/linalg/[^.]*.[fF])
+    add_library(linalg STATIC ${LINALG_SOURCES})
     set_target_properties(linalg PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME lammps_linalg${LAMMPS_MACHINE})
     set(BLAS_LIBRARIES "$<TARGET_FILE:linalg>")
     set(LAPACK_LIBRARIES "$<TARGET_FILE:linalg>")
@@ -552,8 +576,8 @@ endforeach()
 foreach(PKG ${STANDARD_PACKAGES})
   set(${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/${PKG})
 
-  file(GLOB ${PKG}_SOURCES ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
-  file(GLOB ${PKG}_HEADERS ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.h)
+  file(GLOB ${PKG}_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
+  file(GLOB ${PKG}_HEADERS ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.h)
 
   # check for package files in src directory due to old make system
   DetectBuildSystemConflict(${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR} ${${PKG}_SOURCES} ${${PKG}_HEADERS})
@@ -580,8 +604,8 @@ endforeach()
 foreach(PKG ${SUFFIX_PACKAGES})
   set(${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/${PKG})
 
-  file(GLOB ${PKG}_SOURCES ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
-  file(GLOB ${PKG}_HEADERS ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.h)
+  file(GLOB ${PKG}_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
+  file(GLOB ${PKG}_HEADERS ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR}/[^.]*.h)
 
   # check for package files in src directory due to old make system
   DetectBuildSystemConflict(${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR} ${${PKG}_SOURCES} ${${PKG}_HEADERS})
@@ -597,10 +621,10 @@ foreach(PKG_LIB POEMS ATC AWPMD H5MD MESONT)
     string(TOLOWER "${PKG_LIB}" PKG_LIB)
     if(PKG_LIB STREQUAL "mesont")
       enable_language(Fortran)
-      file(GLOB_RECURSE ${PKG_LIB}_SOURCES
+      file(GLOB_RECURSE ${PKG_LIB}_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS}
         ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/${PKG_LIB}/[^.]*.f90)
     else()
-      file(GLOB_RECURSE ${PKG_LIB}_SOURCES
+      file(GLOB_RECURSE ${PKG_LIB}_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS}
         ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/${PKG_LIB}/[^.]*.c
         ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/${PKG_LIB}/[^.]*.cpp)
     endif()
@@ -719,18 +743,17 @@ list(FIND LANGUAGES "Fortran" _index)
 if(_index GREATER -1)
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE ${CMAKE_Fortran_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
-set(LAMMPS_CXX_HEADERS angle.h atom.h bond.h citeme.h comm.h compute.h dihedral.h domain.h error.h fix.h force.h group.h improper.h
-  input.h info.h kspace.h lammps.h lattice.h library.h lmppython.h lmptype.h memory.h modify.h neighbor.h neigh_list.h output.h
-  pair.h pointers.h region.h timer.h universe.h update.h utils.h variable.h)
-if(LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS)
-  list(APPEND LAMMPS_CXX_HEADERS exceptions.h)
-endif()
+set(LAMMPS_CXX_HEADERS angle.h atom.h bond.h citeme.h comm.h command.h compute.h dihedral.h domain.h
+  error.h exceptions.h fix.h force.h group.h improper.h input.h info.h kspace.h lammps.h lattice.h
+  library.h lmppython.h lmptype.h memory.h modify.h neighbor.h neigh_list.h output.h pair.h
+  platform.h pointers.h region.h timer.h universe.h update.h utils.h variable.h)
+set(LAMMPS_FMT_HEADERS core.h format.h)
 
 set_target_properties(lammps PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME lammps${LAMMPS_MACHINE})
 set_target_properties(lammps PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${SOVERSION})
 set_target_properties(lammps PROPERTIES PREFIX "lib")
 target_include_directories(lammps PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/lammps>)
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/fmt)
 foreach(_HEADER ${LAMMPS_CXX_HEADERS})
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/${_HEADER} COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/${_HEADER} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/${_HEADER} DEPENDS ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/${_HEADER})
   add_custom_target(${_HEADER} DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/${_HEADER})
@@ -739,6 +762,14 @@ foreach(_HEADER ${LAMMPS_CXX_HEADERS})
     install(FILES ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/${_HEADER} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/lammps)
   endif()
 endforeach()
+foreach(_HEADER ${LAMMPS_FMT_HEADERS})
+  add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/fmt/${_HEADER} COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/fmt/${_HEADER} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/fmt/${_HEADER} DEPENDS ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/fmt/${_HEADER})
+  add_custom_target(fmt_${_HEADER} DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps/fmt/${_HEADER})
+  add_dependencies(lammps fmt_${_HEADER})
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    install(FILES ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/fmt/${_HEADER} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/lammps/fmt)
+  endif()
+endforeach()
 target_include_directories(lammps INTERFACE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes>)
 add_library(LAMMPS::lammps ALIAS lammps)
 get_target_property(LAMMPS_DEFINES lammps INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
@@ -793,9 +824,13 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3.12 3.11 3.10 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6)
     find_package(PythonInterp) # Deprecated since version 3.12
     if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
-        set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+      set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
     endif()
   else()
+    # backward compatibility
+    if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+      set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+    endif()
     find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter)
   endif()
   if(BUILD_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
@@ -828,16 +863,25 @@ endif()
 ###############################################################################
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR PKG_PYTHON)
   if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
+    # adjust so we find Python 3 versions before Python 2 on old systems with old CMake
+    set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3.12 3.11 3.10 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6)
     find_package(PythonInterp) # Deprecated since version 3.12
     if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
-        set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+      set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
     endif()
   else()
+    # backward compatibility
+    if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+      set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+    endif()
     find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter)
   endif()
   if(Python_EXECUTABLE)
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python)
-    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} setup.py build -b ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} --root=\$ENV{DESTDIR}/ WORKING_DIRECTORY ${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR})")
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python/lib)
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python/src)
+    file(COPY ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/version.h  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python/src)
+    file(COPY ${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}/README ${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}/pyproject.toml ${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}/setup.py ${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}/lammps  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python/lib)
+    install(CODE "if(\"\$ENV{DESTDIR}\" STREQUAL \"\")\n execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} -m pip install -v ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python/lib --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})\n else()\n execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} -m pip install -v ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/python/lib --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} --root=\$ENV{DESTDIR})\n endif()")
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -863,6 +907,7 @@ feature_summary(DESCRIPTION "The following tools and libraries have been found a
 message(STATUS "<<< Build configuration >>>
    LAMMPS Version:   ${PROJECT_VERSION}
    Operating System: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} ${CMAKE_LINUX_DISTRO} ${CMAKE_DISTRO_VERSION}
+   CMake Version:    ${CMAKE_VERSION}
    Build type:       ${LAMMPS_BUILD_TYPE}
    Install path:     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
    Generator:        ${CMAKE_GENERATOR} using ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}")
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeSettings.json b/cmake/CMakeSettings.json
index c139114c0b..205b443bf1 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeSettings.json
+++ b/cmake/CMakeSettings.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Debug",
       "buildRoot": "${workspaceRoot}\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${workspaceRoot}\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-C ${workspaceRoot}\\cmake\\presets\\windows.cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-C ${workspaceRoot}\\cmake\\presets\\windows.cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe -DBUILD_MPI=off",
       "buildCommandArgs": "",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64" ],
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Release",
       "buildRoot": "${workspaceRoot}\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${workspaceRoot}\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-C ${workspaceRoot}\\cmake\\presets\\windows.cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-C ${workspaceRoot}\\cmake\\presets\\windows.cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl.exe -DBUILD_MPI=off",
       "buildCommandArgs": "",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "-V",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64" ],
@@ -305,4 +305,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Documentation.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Documentation.cmake
index 35661843a2..cffc8888d1 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Documentation.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Documentation.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(BUILD_DOC)
   endif()
   find_package(Doxygen 1.8.10 REQUIRED)
 
-  file(GLOB DOC_SOURCES ${LAMMPS_DOC_DIR}/src/[^.]*.rst)
+  file(GLOB DOC_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_DOC_DIR}/src/[^.]*.rst)
 
 
   add_custom_command(
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if(BUILD_DOC)
       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mathjax.tar.gz"
       EXPECTED_MD5 ${MATHJAX_MD5})
     execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xzf mathjax.tar.gz WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
-    file(GLOB MATHJAX_VERSION_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/MathJax-*)
+    file(GLOB MATHJAX_VERSION_DIR ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/MathJax-*)
     execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rename ${MATHJAX_VERSION_DIR} ${DOC_BUILD_STATIC_DIR}/mathjax)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindClangFormat.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindClangFormat.cmake
index 48393f0614..80c3b0d0ae 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindClangFormat.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindClangFormat.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Find clang-format
 find_program(ClangFormat_EXECUTABLE NAMES clang-format
+                                          clang-format-15.0
+                                          clang-format-14.0
+                                          clang-format-13.0
+                                          clang-format-12.0
+                                          clang-format-11.0
                                           clang-format-10.0
                                           clang-format-9.0
                                           clang-format-8.0
@@ -14,19 +19,27 @@ if(ClangFormat_EXECUTABLE)
                   OUTPUT_VARIABLE clang_format_version
                   ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
-
-  if(clang_format_version MATCHES "^clang-format version .*")
-    # Arch Linux
+  if(clang_format_version MATCHES "^(Ubuntu |)clang-format version .*")
+    # Arch Linux output:
     # clang-format version 10.0.0
-
-    # Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Output
+    #
+    # Ubuntu 18.04 LTS output:
     # clang-format version 6.0.0-1ubuntu2 (tags/RELEASE_600/final)
-    string(REGEX REPLACE "clang-format version ([0-9.]+).*"
-                         "\\1"
+    #
+    # Ubuntu 20.04 LTS output:
+    # clang-format version 10.0.0-4ubuntu1
+    #
+    # Ubuntu 22.04 LTS output:
+    # Ubuntu clang-format version 14.0.0-1ubuntu1
+    #
+    # Fedora 36 output:
+    # clang-format version 14.0.5 (Fedora 14.0.5-1.fc36)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "^(Ubuntu |)clang-format version ([0-9.]+).*"
+                         "\\2"
                          ClangFormat_VERSION
                          "${clang_format_version}")
   elseif(clang_format_version MATCHES ".*LLVM version .*")
-    # CentOS 7 Output
+    # CentOS 7 output:
     # LLVM (http://llvm.org/):
     #   LLVM version 3.4.2
     #   Optimized build.
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSInterfacePlugin.cmake b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSInterfacePlugin.cmake
index 95bb707e86..79e9a0955c 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSInterfacePlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSInterfacePlugin.cmake
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ endfunction(validate_option)
 
 # helper function for getting the most recently modified file or folder from a glob pattern
 function(get_newest_file path variable)
-  file(GLOB _dirs ${path})
+  file(GLOB _dirs ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${path})
   set(_besttime 2000-01-01T00:00:00)
   set(_bestfile "<unknown>")
   foreach(_dir ${_dirs})
@@ -112,45 +112,76 @@ if(BUILD_MPI)
   set(MPI_CXX_SKIP_MPICXX TRUE)
   # We use a non-standard procedure to cross-compile with MPI on Windows
   if((CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows") AND CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
-    # Download and configure custom MPICH files for Windows
-    message(STATUS "Downloading and configuring MPICH-1.4.1 for Windows")
-    set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win64-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
-    set(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win32-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win32) tarball")
-    set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5 "4939fdb59d13182fd5dd65211e469f14" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
-    set(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5 "a61d153500dce44e21b755ee7257e031" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win32) tarball")
-    mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL)
-    mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL)
-    mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5)
-    mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5)
+    # Download and configure MinGW compatible MPICH development files for Windows
+    option(USE_MSMPI "Use Microsoft's MS-MPI SDK instead of MPICH2-1.4.1" OFF)
+    if(USE_MSMPI)
+      message(STATUS "Downloading and configuring MS-MPI 10.1 for Windows cross-compilation")
+      set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/msmpi-win64-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MS-MPI (win64) tarball")
+      set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5 "86314daf1bffb809f1fcbefb8a547490" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MS-MPI (win64) tarball")
+      mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL)
+      mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5)
 
-    include(ExternalProject)
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
-      ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
-        URL     ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL}
-        URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5}
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+      include(ExternalProject)
+      if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
+        ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
+          URL     ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL}
+          URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5}
+          CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+          BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmsmpi.a)
+      else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Only x86 64-bit builds are supported with MS-MPI")
+      endif()
+
+      ExternalProject_get_property(mpi4win_build SOURCE_DIR)
+      file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+      add_library(MPI::MPI_CXX UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+      set_target_properties(MPI::MPI_CXX PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmsmpi.a"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/include"
+        INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+      add_dependencies(MPI::MPI_CXX mpi4win_build)
+
+      # set variables for status reporting at the end of CMake run
+      set(MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+      set(MPI_CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+      set(MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmsmpi.a")
     else()
-      ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
-        URL     ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL}
-        URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5}
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+      # Download and configure custom MPICH files for Windows
+      message(STATUS "Downloading and configuring MPICH-1.4.1 for Windows")
+      set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win64-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
+      set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5 "4939fdb59d13182fd5dd65211e469f14" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
+      mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL)
+      mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5)
+
+      include(ExternalProject)
+      if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
+        ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
+          URL     ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL}
+          URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5}
+          CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+          BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+      else()
+        ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
+          URL     ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL}
+          URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5}
+          CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+          BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+      endif()
+
+      ExternalProject_get_property(mpi4win_build SOURCE_DIR)
+      file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+      add_library(MPI::MPI_CXX UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+      set_target_properties(MPI::MPI_CXX PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/include"
+        INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+      add_dependencies(MPI::MPI_CXX mpi4win_build)
+
+      # set variables for status reporting at the end of CMake run
+      set(MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+      set(MPI_CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+      set(MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a")
     endif()
-
-    ExternalProject_get_property(mpi4win_build SOURCE_DIR)
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-    add_library(MPI::MPI_CXX UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-    set_target_properties(MPI::MPI_CXX PROPERTIES
-      IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a"
-      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/include"
-      INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
-    add_dependencies(MPI::MPI_CXX mpi4win_build)
-
-    # set variables for status reporting at the end of CMake run
-    set(MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-    set(MPI_CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
-    set(MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a")
   else()
     find_package(MPI REQUIRED)
     option(LAMMPS_LONGLONG_TO_LONG "Workaround if your system or MPI version does not recognize 'long long' data types" OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
index 561f2168e2..9602379403 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 # helper function for getting the most recently modified file or folder from a glob pattern
 function(get_newest_file path variable)
-  file(GLOB _dirs ${path})
+  file(GLOB _dirs ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${path})
   set(_besttime 2000-01-01T00:00:00)
   set(_bestfile "<unknown>")
   foreach(_dir ${_dirs})
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ endfunction()
 
 function(check_for_autogen_files source_dir)
     message(STATUS "Running check for auto-generated files from make-based build system")
-    file(GLOB SRC_AUTOGEN_FILES ${source_dir}/style_*.h)
-    file(GLOB SRC_AUTOGEN_PACKAGES ${source_dir}/packages_*.h)
+    file(GLOB SRC_AUTOGEN_FILES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${source_dir}/style_*.h)
+    file(GLOB SRC_AUTOGEN_PACKAGES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${source_dir}/packages_*.h)
     list(APPEND SRC_AUTOGEN_FILES ${SRC_AUTOGEN_PACKAGES} ${source_dir}/lmpinstalledpkgs.h ${source_dir}/lmpgitversion.h)
     list(APPEND SRC_AUTOGEN_FILES ${SRC_AUTOGEN_PACKAGES} ${source_dir}/mliap_model_python_couple.h ${source_dir}/mliap_model_python_couple.cpp)
     foreach(_SRC ${SRC_AUTOGEN_FILES})
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 macro(pkg_depends PKG1 PKG2)
   if(PKG_${PKG1} AND NOT (PKG_${PKG2} OR BUILD_${PKG2}))
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "The ${PKG1} package needs LAMMPS to be build with the ${PKG2} package")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "The ${PKG1} package needs LAMMPS to be built with the ${PKG2} package")
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/MPI4WIN.cmake b/cmake/Modules/MPI4WIN.cmake
index aa0c9e1833..02db6d4744 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/MPI4WIN.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/MPI4WIN.cmake
@@ -1,39 +1,74 @@
-# Download and configure custom MPICH files for Windows
-message(STATUS "Downloading and configuring MPICH-1.4.1 for Windows")
-set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win64-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
-set(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win32-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win32) tarball")
-set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5 "4939fdb59d13182fd5dd65211e469f14" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
-set(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5 "a61d153500dce44e21b755ee7257e031" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win32) tarball")
-mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL)
-mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL)
-mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5)
-mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5)
+# Download and configure MinGW compatible MPICH development files for Windows
+option(USE_MSMPI "Use Microsoft's MS-MPI SDK instead of MPICH2-1.4.1" OFF)
 
-include(ExternalProject)
-if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
-  ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
-    URL     ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL}
-    URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5}
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+if(USE_MSMPI)
+  message(STATUS "Downloading and configuring MS-MPI 10.1 for Windows cross-compilation")
+  set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/msmpi-win64-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MS-MPI (win64) tarball")
+  set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5 "86314daf1bffb809f1fcbefb8a547490" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MS-MPI (win64) tarball")
+  mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL)
+  mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5)
+
+  include(ExternalProject)
+  if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
+    ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
+      URL     ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL}
+      URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5}
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmsmpi.a)
+  else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Only x86 64-bit builds are supported with MS-MPI")
+  endif()
+
+  ExternalProject_get_property(mpi4win_build SOURCE_DIR)
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+  add_library(MPI::MPI_CXX UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(MPI::MPI_CXX PROPERTIES
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmsmpi.a"
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/include"
+    INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+  add_dependencies(MPI::MPI_CXX mpi4win_build)
+
+  # set variables for status reporting at the end of CMake run
+  set(MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+  set(MPI_CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+  set(MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmsmpi.a")
 else()
-  ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
-    URL     ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL}
-    URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5}
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+  message(STATUS "Downloading and configuring MPICH2-1.4.1 for Windows cross-compilation")
+  set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win64-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
+  set(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL "${LAMMPS_THIRDPARTY_URL}/mpich2-win32-devel.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for MPICH2 (win32) tarball")
+  set(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5 "4939fdb59d13182fd5dd65211e469f14" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win64) tarball")
+  set(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5 "a61d153500dce44e21b755ee7257e031" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of MPICH2 (win32) tarball")
+  mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL)
+  mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL)
+  mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5)
+  mark_as_advanced(MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5)
+
+  include(ExternalProject)
+  if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
+    ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
+      URL     ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_URL}
+      URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN64_DEVEL_MD5}
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+  else()
+    ExternalProject_Add(mpi4win_build
+      URL     ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_URL}
+      URL_MD5 ${MPICH2_WIN32_DEVEL_MD5}
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND "" BUILD_COMMAND "" INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/libmpi.a)
+  endif()
+
+  ExternalProject_get_property(mpi4win_build SOURCE_DIR)
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+  add_library(MPI::MPI_CXX UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(MPI::MPI_CXX PROPERTIES
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a"
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/include"
+    INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+  add_dependencies(MPI::MPI_CXX mpi4win_build)
+
+  # set variables for status reporting at the end of CMake run
+  set(MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+  set(MPI_CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
+  set(MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a")
 endif()
-
-ExternalProject_get_property(mpi4win_build SOURCE_DIR)
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-add_library(MPI::MPI_CXX UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-set_target_properties(MPI::MPI_CXX PROPERTIES
-  IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a"
-  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/include"
-  INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
-add_dependencies(MPI::MPI_CXX mpi4win_build)
-
-# set variables for status reporting at the end of CMake run
-set(MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-set(MPI_CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX")
-set(MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libmpi.a")
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/COLVARS.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/COLVARS.cmake
index da5b685536..852cd48f89 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/COLVARS.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/COLVARS.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(COLVARS_SOURCE_DIR ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/colvars)
 
-file(GLOB COLVARS_SOURCES ${COLVARS_SOURCE_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
+file(GLOB COLVARS_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${COLVARS_SOURCE_DIR}/[^.]*.cpp)
 
 option(COLVARS_DEBUG "Debugging messages for Colvars (quite verbose)" OFF)
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ option(COLVARS_LEPTON "Build and link the Lepton library" ON)
 
 if(COLVARS_LEPTON)
   set(LEPTON_DIR ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/colvars/lepton)
-  file(GLOB LEPTON_SOURCES ${LEPTON_DIR}/src/[^.]*.cpp)
+  file(GLOB LEPTON_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LEPTON_DIR}/src/[^.]*.cpp)
   add_library(lepton STATIC ${LEPTON_SOURCES})
   # Change the define below to LEPTON_BUILDING_SHARED_LIBRARY when linking Lepton as a DLL with MSVC
   target_compile_definitions(lepton PRIVATE -DLEPTON_BUILDING_STATIC_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
index 75569aa55d..dd66276ae4 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/GPU.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ elseif(GPU_PREC STREQUAL "SINGLE")
   set(GPU_PREC_SETTING "SINGLE_SINGLE")
 endif()
 
-file(GLOB GPU_LIB_SOURCES ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cpp)
+file(GLOB GPU_LIB_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cpp)
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${LAMMPS_LIB_BINARY_DIR}/gpu)
 
 if(GPU_API STREQUAL "CUDA")
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if(GPU_API STREQUAL "CUDA")
   set(GPU_ARCH "sm_50" CACHE STRING "LAMMPS GPU CUDA SM primary architecture (e.g. sm_60)")
 
   # ensure that no *cubin.h files exist from a compile in the lib/gpu folder
-  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_OLD_CUBIN_HEADERS ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/*_cubin.h)
+  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_OLD_CUBIN_HEADERS ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/*_cubin.h)
   if(GPU_LIB_OLD_CUBIN_HEADERS)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "########################################################################\n"
       "Found file(s) generated by the make-based build system in lib/gpu\n"
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ if(GPU_API STREQUAL "CUDA")
       "########################################################################")
   endif()
 
-  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CU ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu)
+  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CU ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu)
   list(REMOVE_ITEM GPU_LIB_CU ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/lal_pppm.cu)
 
   cuda_include_directories(${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu ${LAMMPS_LIB_BINARY_DIR}/gpu)
 
   if(CUDPP_OPT)
     cuda_include_directories(${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/cudpp_mini)
-    file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CUDPP_SOURCES ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/cudpp_mini/[^.]*.cpp)
-    file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CUDPP_CU ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/cudpp_mini/[^.]*.cu)
+    file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CUDPP_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/cudpp_mini/[^.]*.cpp)
+    file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CUDPP_CU ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/cudpp_mini/[^.]*.cu)
   endif()
 
   # build arch/gencode commands for nvcc based on CUDA toolkit version and use choice
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ if(GPU_API STREQUAL "CUDA")
 
   # apply the following to build "fat" CUDA binaries only for known CUDA toolkits since version 8.0
   # only the Kepler achitecture and beyond is supported
+  # comparison chart according to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA#GPUs_supported
   if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_LESS 8.0)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "CUDA Toolkit version 8.0 or later is required")
   elseif(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12.0")
@@ -120,14 +121,14 @@ if(GPU_API STREQUAL "CUDA")
     if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "11.1")
       string(APPEND GPU_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_86,code=[sm_86,compute_86]")
     endif()
-    # Hopper (GPU Arch 9.0) is supported by CUDA 12.0? and later
+    # Lovelace (GPU Arch 8.9) is supported by CUDA 11.8 and later
+    if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "11.8")
+      string(APPEND GPU_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_90,code=[sm_90,compute_90]")
+    endif()
+    # Hopper (GPU Arch 9.0) is supported by CUDA 12.0 and later
     if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12.0")
       string(APPEND GPU_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_90,code=[sm_90,compute_90]")
     endif()
-    #    # Lovelace (GPU Arch 9.x) is supported by CUDA 12.0? and later
-    #if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12.0")
-    #  string(APPEND GPU_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_9x,code=[sm_9x,compute_9x]")
-    #endif()
   endif()
 
   cuda_compile_fatbin(GPU_GEN_OBJS ${GPU_LIB_CU} OPTIONS ${CUDA_REQUEST_PIC}
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "OPENCL")
   include(OpenCLUtils)
   set(OCL_COMMON_HEADERS ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/lal_preprocessor.h ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/lal_aux_fun1.h)
 
-  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CU ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu)
+  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CU ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu)
   list(REMOVE_ITEM GPU_LIB_CU
     ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/lal_gayberne.cu
     ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/lal_gayberne_lj.cu
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "OPENCL")
 elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "HIP")
   if(NOT DEFINED HIP_PATH)
       if(NOT DEFINED ENV{HIP_PATH})
-          set(HIP_PATH "/opt/rocm/hip" CACHE PATH "Path to HIP installation")
+          message(FATAL_ERROR "GPU_API=HIP requires HIP_PATH to be defined.\n"
+          "Either pass the HIP_PATH as a CMake option via -DHIP_PATH=... or set the HIP_PATH environment variable.")
       else()
           set(HIP_PATH $ENV{HIP_PATH} CACHE PATH "Path to HIP installation")
       endif()
@@ -261,6 +263,8 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "HIP")
 
   if(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "hcc" OR HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "amd")
     set(HIP_ARCH "gfx906" CACHE STRING "HIP target architecture")
+  elseif(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "spirv")
+    set(HIP_ARCH "spirv" CACHE STRING "HIP target architecture")
   elseif(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "nvcc")
     find_package(CUDA REQUIRED)
     set(HIP_ARCH "sm_50" CACHE STRING "HIP primary CUDA architecture (e.g. sm_60)")
@@ -273,6 +277,7 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "HIP")
     else()
       # build arch/gencode commands for nvcc based on CUDA toolkit version and use choice
       # --arch translates directly instead of JIT, so this should be for the preferred or most common architecture
+      # comparison chart according to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA#GPUs_supported
       set(HIP_CUDA_GENCODE "-arch=${HIP_ARCH}")
       # Kepler (GPU Arch 3.0) is supported by CUDA 5 to CUDA 10.2
       if((CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "5.0") AND (CUDA_VERSION VERSION_LESS "11.0"))
@@ -302,14 +307,22 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "HIP")
       if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "11.0")
         string(APPEND HIP_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_80,code=[sm_80,compute_80]")
       endif()
-      # Hopper (GPU Arch 9.0) is supported by CUDA 12.0? and later
+      # Ampere (GPU Arch 8.6) is supported by CUDA 11.1 and later
+      if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "11.1")
+        string(APPEND HIP_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_86,code=[sm_86,compute_86]")
+      endif()
+      # Lovelace (GPU Arch 8.9) is supported by CUDA 11.8 and later
+      if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "11.8")
+        string(APPEND HIP_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_90,code=[sm_90,compute_90]")
+      endif()
+      # Hopper (GPU Arch 9.0) is supported by CUDA 12.0 and later
       if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12.0")
-        string(APPEND GPU_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_90,code=[sm_90,compute_90]")
+        string(APPEND HIP_CUDA_GENCODE " -gencode arch=compute_90,code=[sm_90,compute_90]")
       endif()
     endif()
   endif()
 
-  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CU ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu)
+  file(GLOB GPU_LIB_CU ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/[^.]*.cu)
   list(REMOVE_ITEM GPU_LIB_CU ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu/lal_pppm.cu)
 
   set(GPU_LIB_CU_HIP "")
@@ -340,7 +353,14 @@ elseif(GPU_API STREQUAL "HIP")
           VERBATIM COMMAND ${HIP_HIPCC_EXECUTABLE} --fatbin --use_fast_math -DUSE_HIP -D_${GPU_PREC_SETTING} -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES} ${HIP_CUDA_GENCODE} -I${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu -o ${CUBIN_FILE} ${CU_FILE}
           DEPENDS ${CU_FILE}
           COMMENT "Generating ${CU_NAME}.cubin")
-    endif()
+    elseif(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "spirv")
+      configure_file(${CU_FILE} ${CU_CPP_FILE} COPYONLY)
+
+      add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CUBIN_FILE}
+        VERBATIM COMMAND ${HIP_HIPCC_EXECUTABLE} -c -O3 -DUSE_HIP -D_${GPU_PREC_SETTING} -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES} -I${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/gpu -o ${CUBIN_FILE} ${CU_CPP_FILE}
+        DEPENDS ${CU_CPP_FILE}
+        COMMENT "Gerating ${CU_NAME}.cubin")
+      endif()
 
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CUBIN_H_FILE}
       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D SOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} -D VARNAME=${CU_NAME} -D HEADER_FILE=${CUBIN_H_FILE} -D SOURCE_FILE=${CUBIN_FILE} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Modules/GenerateBinaryHeader.cmake
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
index a348d9133f..086eb9050f 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS 14)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "The KOKKOS package requires the C++ standard to be set to at least C++14")
 endif()
+
 ########################################################################
 # consistency checks and Kokkos options/settings required by LAMMPS
 if(Kokkos_ENABLE_CUDA)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/LATTE.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/LATTE.cmake
index a96e850f7e..d7793fa257 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/LATTE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/LATTE.cmake
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ if(DOWNLOAD_LATTE)
   # CMake cannot pass BLAS or LAPACK library variable to external project if they are a list
   list(LENGTH BLAS_LIBRARIES} NUM_BLAS)
   list(LENGTH LAPACK_LIBRARIES NUM_LAPACK)
-  if((NUM_BLAS GREATER 1) OR (NUM_LAPACK GREATER 1))
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot compile downloaded LATTE library due to a technical limitation")
+  if((NUM_BLAS GREATER 1) OR (NUM_LAPACK GREATER 1) AND NOT USE_INTERNAL_LINALG)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot compile downloaded LATTE library due to a technical limitation. "
+                        "Try to configure LAMMPS with '-D USE_INTERNAL_LINALG=on' added as a workaround.")
   endif()
 
   include(ExternalProject)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake
index c553809ff1..42b7ced20a 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ set(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS OFF)
 add_subdirectory(${lib-pace}/yaml-cpp build-yaml-cpp)
 set(YAML_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR ${lib-pace}/yaml-cpp/include)
 
-file(GLOB PACE_EVALUATOR_INCLUDE_DIR ${lib-pace}/ML-PACE)
-file(GLOB PACE_EVALUATOR_SOURCES ${lib-pace}/ML-PACE/*.cpp)
+file(GLOB PACE_EVALUATOR_INCLUDE_DIR ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${lib-pace}/ML-PACE)
+file(GLOB PACE_EVALUATOR_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${lib-pace}/ML-PACE/*.cpp)
 list(FILTER PACE_EVALUATOR_SOURCES EXCLUDE REGEX pair_pace.cpp)
 
 add_library(pace STATIC ${PACE_EVALUATOR_SOURCES})
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-QUIP.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-QUIP.cmake
index 56221accab..10e0f38b78 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-QUIP.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-QUIP.cmake
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ if(DOWNLOAD_QUIP)
     BUILD_COMMAND env QUIP_ARCH=lammps make libquip
     INSTALL_COMMAND ""
     BUILD_IN_SOURCE YES
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/build/lammps/libquip.a
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <SOURCE_DIR>/build/lammps/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}quip${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
   )
   ExternalProject_get_property(quip_build SOURCE_DIR)
   add_library(LAMMPS::QUIP UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
   set_target_properties(LAMMPS::QUIP PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/build/lammps/libquip.a"
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SOURCE_DIR}/build/lammps/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}quip${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
     INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}")
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE LAMMPS::QUIP)
   add_dependencies(LAMMPS::QUIP quip_build)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake
index c94db88073..4a2925fe31 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
 if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
+  if(NOT PYTHON_VERSION_STRING)
+    set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3.12 3.11 3.10 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6)
+    # search for interpreter first, so we have a consistent library
+    find_package(PythonInterp) # Deprecated since version 3.12
+    if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
+      set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+    endif()
+  endif()
+  # search for the library matching the selected interpreter
+  set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR})
   find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED) # Deprecated since version 3.12
+  if(NOT (PYTHON_VERSION_STRING STREQUAL PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING))
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Python Library version ${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING} does not match Interpreter version ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
+  endif()
   target_include_directories(lammps PRIVATE ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
 else()
+  if(NOT Python_INTERPRETER)
+    # backward compatibility
+    if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+      set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+    endif()
+    find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  endif()
   find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE Python::Python)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/StyleHeaderUtils.cmake b/cmake/Modules/StyleHeaderUtils.cmake
index 7590d822eb..3df98a27de 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/StyleHeaderUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/StyleHeaderUtils.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function(FindStyleHeaders path style_class file_pattern headers)
-    file(GLOB files "${path}/${file_pattern}*.h")
+    file(GLOB files ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} "${path}/${file_pattern}*.h")
     get_property(hlist GLOBAL PROPERTY ${headers})
 
     foreach(file_name ${files})
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ endfunction(DetectBuildSystemConflict)
 
 
 function(FindPackagesHeaders path style_class file_pattern headers)
-    file(GLOB files "${path}/${file_pattern}*.h")
+    file(GLOB files ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} "${path}/${file_pattern}*.h")
     get_property(plist GLOBAL PROPERTY ${headers})
 
     foreach(file_name ${files})
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Testing.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Testing.cmake
index 2bb9c4757b..c82114a1dd 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Testing.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Testing.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if(ENABLE_TESTING)
   find_program(VALGRIND_BINARY NAMES valgrind)
   # generate custom suppression file
   file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lammps.supp "\n")
-  file(GLOB VALGRIND_SUPPRESSION_FILES ${LAMMPS_TOOLS_DIR}/valgrind/[^.]*.supp)
+  file(GLOB VALGRIND_SUPPRESSION_FILES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${LAMMPS_TOOLS_DIR}/valgrind/[^.]*.supp)
   foreach(SUPP ${VALGRIND_SUPPRESSION_FILES})
     file(READ ${SUPP} SUPPRESSIONS)
     file(APPEND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lammps.supp "${SUPPRESSIONS}")
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Tools.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Tools.cmake
index d2758f1f24..75e4333abd 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Tools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Tools.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if(BUILD_TOOLS)
 
   enable_language(C)
   get_filename_component(MSI2LMP_SOURCE_DIR ${LAMMPS_TOOLS_DIR}/msi2lmp/src ABSOLUTE)
-  file(GLOB MSI2LMP_SOURCES ${MSI2LMP_SOURCE_DIR}/[^.]*.c)
+  file(GLOB MSI2LMP_SOURCES ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${MSI2LMP_SOURCE_DIR}/[^.]*.c)
   add_executable(msi2lmp ${MSI2LMP_SOURCES})
   if(STANDARD_MATH_LIB)
     target_link_libraries(msi2lmp PRIVATE ${STANDARD_MATH_LIB})
diff --git a/cmake/presets/oneapi.cmake b/cmake/presets/oneapi.cmake
index 403494c409..2aacf1a1f5 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/oneapi.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/oneapi.cmake
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ set(MPI_CXX_COMPILER "mpicxx" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 
 unset(HAVE_OMP_H_INCLUDE CACHE)
 set(OpenMP_C "icx" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-set(OpenMP_C_FLAGS "-qopenmp" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+set(OpenMP_C_FLAGS "-qopenmp -qopenmp-simd" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(OpenMP_C_LIB_NAMES "omp" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(OpenMP_CXX "icpx" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-set(OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS "-qopenmp" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+set(OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS "-qopenmp -qopenmp-simd" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(OpenMP_CXX_LIB_NAMES "omp" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-set(OpenMP_Fortran_FLAGS "-qopenmp" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+set(OpenMP_Fortran_FLAGS "-qopenmp -qopenmp-simd" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(OpenMP_omp_LIBRARY "libiomp5.so" CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
 
diff --git a/unittest/force-styles/CMakeLists.txt b/unittest/force-styles/CMakeLists.txt
index 16a704ce57..193859ef47 100644
--- a/unittest/force-styles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittest/force-styles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ if(Python_EXECUTABLE)
     COMMENT "Check completeness of force style tests")
 endif()
 
-set(TEST_INPUT_FOLDER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
+  string(REPLACE "/" "\\\\" TEST_INPUT_FOLDER "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests")
+else()
+  set(TEST_INPUT_FOLDER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
+endif()
 add_library(style_tests STATIC yaml_writer.cpp error_stats.cpp test_config_reader.cpp test_main.cpp)
 if(YAML_FOUND)
   target_compile_definitions(style_tests PRIVATE TEST_INPUT_FOLDER=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER})
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ else()
   set(FORCE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT PYTHONPATH=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}:$ENV{PYTHONPATH})
 endif()
 list(APPEND FORCE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT "PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1")
+list(APPEND FORCE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1")
 list(APPEND FORCE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT "OMP_PROC_BIND=false")
 list(APPEND FORCE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT "LAMMPS_POTENTIALS=${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR}")
 get_property(BUILD_IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # tests for molecular systems and related pair styles
-file(GLOB MOL_PAIR_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/mol-pair-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB MOL_PAIR_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/mol-pair-*.yaml)
 # cannot test MSM with single precision data
 if(FFT_SINGLE)
   list(FILTER MOL_PAIR_TESTS EXCLUDE REGEX "msm")
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${MOL_PAIR_TESTS})
 endforeach()
 
 # tests for metal-like atomic systems and related pair styles
-file(GLOB ATOMIC_PAIR_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/atomic-pair-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB ATOMIC_PAIR_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/atomic-pair-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${ATOMIC_PAIR_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*atomic-pair-(.*)\.yaml" "AtomicPairStyle:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})
@@ -124,7 +129,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${ATOMIC_PAIR_TESTS})
 endforeach()
 
 # tests for Si-like manybody systems and related pair styles
-file(GLOB MANYBODY_PAIR_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/manybody-pair-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB MANYBODY_PAIR_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/manybody-pair-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${MANYBODY_PAIR_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*manybody-pair-(.*)\.yaml" "ManybodyPairStyle:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ endforeach()
 add_executable(test_bond_style test_bond_style.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(test_bond_style PRIVATE lammps style_tests)
 
-file(GLOB BOND_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/bond-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB BOND_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/bond-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${BOND_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*bond-(.*)\.yaml" "BondStyle:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ endforeach()
 add_executable(test_angle_style test_angle_style.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(test_angle_style PRIVATE lammps style_tests)
 
-file(GLOB ANGLE_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/angle-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB ANGLE_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/angle-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${ANGLE_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*angle-(.*)\.yaml" "AngleStyle:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})
@@ -172,7 +177,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${ANGLE_TESTS})
 endforeach()
 
 # kspace style tester, currently uses the pair style tool
-file(GLOB KSPACE_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/kspace-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB KSPACE_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/kspace-*.yaml)
 # cannot test MSM with single precision data
 if(FFT_SINGLE)
   list(FILTER KSPACE_TESTS EXCLUDE REGEX "msm")
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(test_fix_timestep PRIVATE lammps style_tests)
 
 # tests for timestep related fixes (time integration, thermostat, force manipulation, constraints/restraints)
-file(GLOB FIX_TIMESTEP_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/fix-timestep-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB FIX_TIMESTEP_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/fix-timestep-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${FIX_TIMESTEP_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*fix-timestep-(.*)\.yaml" "FixTimestep:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})
@@ -209,7 +214,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${FIX_TIMESTEP_TESTS})
 if(WIN32)
   set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "LAMMPS_POTENTIALS=${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR};PYTHONPATH=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}\\\;${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}")
 else()
-  set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "LAMMPS_POTENTIALS=${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR};PYTHONPATH=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}:${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}:$ENV{PYTHONPATH}")
+  set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "LAMMPS_POTENTIALS=${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR};PYTHONPATH=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}:${LAMMPS_PYTHON_DIR}:$ENV{PYTHONPATH};PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1")
 endif()
   set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES LABELS "${TEST_TAGS}")
 endforeach()
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ endforeach()
 add_executable(test_dihedral_style test_dihedral_style.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(test_dihedral_style PRIVATE lammps style_tests)
 
-file(GLOB DIHEDRAL_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/dihedral-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB DIHEDRAL_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/dihedral-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${DIHEDRAL_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*dihedral-(.*)\.yaml" "DihedralStyle:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${DIHEDRAL_TESTS})
     continue()
   endif()
   add_test(NAME ${TNAME} COMMAND test_dihedral_style ${TEST})
-  set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "LAMMPS_POTENTIALS=${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR};PYTHONPATH=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}:$ENV{PYTHONPATH}")
+  set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "LAMMPS_POTENTIALS=${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR};PYTHONPATH=${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}:$ENV{PYTHONPATH};PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1")
   set_tests_properties(${TNAME} PROPERTIES LABELS "${TEST_TAGS}")
 endforeach()
 
@@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ endforeach()
 add_executable(test_improper_style test_improper_style.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(test_improper_style PRIVATE lammps style_tests)
 
-file(GLOB IMPROPER_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/improper-*.yaml)
+file(GLOB IMPROPER_TESTS LIST_DIRECTORIES false ${CONFIGURE_DEPENDS} ${TEST_INPUT_FOLDER}/improper-*.yaml)
 foreach(TEST ${IMPROPER_TESTS})
   string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*improper-(.*)\.yaml" "ImproperStyle:\\1" TNAME ${TEST})
   extract_tags(TEST_TAGS ${TEST})