diff --git a/examples/build-setup.sh b/examples/build-setup.sh
index 45c827e07d3..b71f97f627a 100644
--- a/examples/build-setup.sh
+++ b/examples/build-setup.sh
@@ -2,27 +2,25 @@
 
 # copy libraries
 LIBRARY_DIRS="core core/device_hooks reference omp cuda hip"
-LIBRARY_NAMES="ginkgo ginkgo_reference ginkgo_omp ginkgo_cuda ginkgo_hip ginkgo_dpcpp"
+LIBRARY_NAMES="ginkgo ginkgo_reference ginkgo_omp ginkgo_cuda ginkgo_hip ginkgo_dpcpp ginkgo_device"
 SUFFIXES=".so .dylib .dll d.so d.dylib d.dll"
 VERSION="1.4.0"
-for prefix in ${LIBRARY_DIRS}; do
-    for name in ${LIBRARY_NAMES}; do
-        for suffix in ${SUFFIXES}; do
-            cp ${BUILD_DIR}/${prefix}/lib${name}${suffix}.${VERSION} \
-                ${THIS_DIR} 2>/dev/null
-            if [ -e "${THIS_DIR}/lib${name}${suffix}.${VERSION}" ]
-            then
-                ln -s ${THIS_DIR}/lib${name}${suffix}.${VERSION} ${THIS_DIR}/lib${name}${suffix} 2>/dev/null
-            fi
-        done
+for name in ${LIBRARY_NAMES}; do
+    for suffix in ${SUFFIXES}; do
+        cp ${BUILD_DIR}/lib/lib${name}${suffix}.${VERSION} \
+            ${THIS_DIR} 2>/dev/null
+        if [ -e "${THIS_DIR}/lib${name}${suffix}.${VERSION}" ]
+        then
+            ln -s ${THIS_DIR}/lib${name}${suffix}.${VERSION} ${THIS_DIR}/lib${name}${suffix} 2>/dev/null
+        fi
     done
 done
 
 # figure out correct compiler flags
 if ls ${THIS_DIR} | grep -F "libginkgo." >/dev/null; then
-    LINK_FLAGS="-lginkgo -lginkgo_omp -lginkgo_cuda -lginkgo_reference -lginkgo_hip -lginkgo_dpcpp -Wl,-rpath,${THIS_DIR}"
+    LINK_FLAGS="-lginkgo -lginkgo_omp -lginkgo_cuda -lginkgo_reference -lginkgo_hip -lginkgo_dpcpp -lginkgo_device -Wl,-rpath,${THIS_DIR}"
 else
-    LINK_FLAGS="-lginkgod -lginkgo_ompd -lginkgo_cudad -lginkgo_referenced -lginkgo_hipd -lginkgo_dpcppd -Wl,-rpath,${THIS_DIR}"
+    LINK_FLAGS="-lginkgod -lginkgo_ompd -lginkgo_cudad -lginkgo_referenced -lginkgo_hipd -lginkgo_dpcppd -lginkgo_deviced -Wl,-rpath,${THIS_DIR}"
 fi
 if [ -z "${CXX}" ]; then
     CXX="c++"
diff --git a/examples/cb-gmres/build.sh b/examples/cb-gmres/build.sh
index 9cbd24ca500..da7e54829b6 100755
--- a/examples/cb-gmres/build.sh
+++ b/examples/cb-gmres/build.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ THIS_DIR=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &>/dev/null && pwd )
 
 source ${THIS_DIR}/../build-setup.sh
 
+mkdir -p data
+cp ${THIS_DIR}/../../matrices/test/ani1.mtx data/A.mtx
+
 # build
 ${CXX} -std=c++14 -o ${THIS_DIR}/cb-gmres ${THIS_DIR}/cb-gmres.cpp \
        -I${THIS_DIR}/../../include -I${BUILD_DIR}/include \
diff --git a/examples/custom-matrix-format/build.sh b/examples/custom-matrix-format/build.sh
index 1821aa72bd5..10c2d188666 100755
--- a/examples/custom-matrix-format/build.sh
+++ b/examples/custom-matrix-format/build.sh
@@ -12,13 +12,8 @@ source ${THIS_DIR}/../build-setup.sh
 
 CXX="nvcc"
 
-# figure out correct compiler flags
-if ls ${THIS_DIR} | grep -F "libginkgo." >/dev/null; then
-    LINK_FLAGS="-lginkgo -lginkgo_omp -lginkgo_cuda -lginkgo_reference -lginkgo_dpcpp -lginkgo_hip -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker ${THIS_DIR}"
-else
-    LINK_FLAGS="-lginkgod -lginkgo_ompd -lginkgo_cudad -lginkgo_referenced -lginkgo_dpcppd -lginkgo_hipd -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker ${THIS_DIR}"
-fi
-
+# adjust to nvcc style link flags
+LINK_FLAGS="${LINK_FLAGS/-Wl,-rpath,/-Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker }"
 
 # build
 ${CXX} -std=c++14 -o ${THIS_DIR}/custom-matrix-format \