diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d6c10ef..d60402b6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING AND BUILDSYSTEM_TESTING)
   add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()
 
+# Codecheck
+set(CPPCHECK_DIRS
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
+)
+set(CPPCHECK_INCLUDE_DIRS
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
+)
+set(IGNITION_CMAKE_CODECHECK_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/codecheck")
+include(IgnCodeCheck)
+ign_setup_target_for_codecheck()
+
 # Docs
 set(IGNITION_CMAKE_DOXYGEN_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/doxygen")
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/api.md.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/api.md)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 562f8235..7396cb5c 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio")
   )
 endif()
 
-# test to see if we have programs necessary to run codecheck
-include(IgnCodeCheck)
-ign_setup_target_for_codecheck()
-
 foreach(example ${example_directories})
   set(run_codecheck false)
   if (${example} STREQUAL "ign_conf")
diff --git a/examples/comp_deps/child/include/empty.hh b/examples/comp_deps/child/include/empty.hh
index e69de29b..4e55a3a8 100644
--- a/examples/comp_deps/child/include/empty.hh
+++ b/examples/comp_deps/child/include/empty.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/
diff --git a/examples/comp_deps/parent/include/empty.hh b/examples/comp_deps/parent/include/empty.hh
index e69de29b..4e55a3a8 100644
--- a/examples/comp_deps/parent/include/empty.hh
+++ b/examples/comp_deps/parent/include/empty.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/
diff --git a/examples/use_component_depsA/src/empty.cc b/examples/use_component_depsA/src/empty.cc
index e69de29b..4e55a3a8 100644
--- a/examples/use_component_depsA/src/empty.cc
+++ b/examples/use_component_depsA/src/empty.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/
diff --git a/examples/use_component_depsB/src/empty.cc b/examples/use_component_depsB/src/empty.cc
index e69de29b..4e55a3a8 100644
--- a/examples/use_component_depsB/src/empty.cc
+++ b/examples/use_component_depsB/src/empty.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/
diff --git a/examples/use_component_depsC/src/empty.cc b/examples/use_component_depsC/src/empty.cc
index e69de29b..4e55a3a8 100644
--- a/examples/use_component_depsC/src/empty.cc
+++ b/examples/use_component_depsC/src/empty.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/