diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c039373..5476be0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ before_install:
      sudo apt-get install python-software-properties;
      sudo apt-get update;
      sudo apt-get install gcc-5 g++-5;
-     sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:kalakris/cmake;
+     sudo apt-get install software-properties-common;
+     sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:george-edison55/cmake-3.x;
+     sudo apt-get update;
      sudo apt-get update -qq;
      sudo apt-get install cmake;
    fi
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11298f5..47eb352 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #
 # ============================================================================
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
 ENABLE_LANGUAGE(CXX)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
 
diff --git a/example/main_contract.cpp b/example/main_contract.cpp
index e20bf39..fa6441b 100644
--- a/example/main_contract.cpp
+++ b/example/main_contract.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ namespace example_fatal
    }
 } // example fatal
 
+#ifdef CHANGE_G3LOG_DEBUG_TO_DBUG
+#undef DEBUG
+#define DEBUG DBUG
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
    double pi_d = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795;
diff --git a/example/main_fatal_choice.cpp b/example/main_fatal_choice.cpp
index d0101f0..7cf591b 100644
--- a/example/main_fatal_choice.cpp
+++ b/example/main_fatal_choice.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #define NOEXCEPT throw()
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CHANGE_G3LOG_DEBUG_TO_DBUG
+#undef DEBUG
+#define DEBUG DBUG
+#endif
+
 namespace
 {
 #if (defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__))
diff --git a/example/main_sigsegv.cpp b/example/main_sigsegv.cpp
index 7b6cf30..5316624 100644
--- a/example/main_sigsegv.cpp
+++ b/example/main_sigsegv.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ namespace
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CHANGE_G3LOG_DEBUG_TO_DBUG
+#undef DEBUG
+#define DEBUG DBUG
+#endif
+
 namespace example_fatal
 {
    // on Ubunti this caused get a compiler warning with gcc4.6
diff --git a/src/g3log/logcapture.hpp b/src/g3log/logcapture.hpp
index 4787a09..a9e7b49 100644
--- a/src/g3log/logcapture.hpp
+++ b/src/g3log/logcapture.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <csignal>
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+# include <sal.h>
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Simple struct for capturing log/fatal entries. At destruction the captured message is
@@ -49,8 +52,17 @@ struct LogCapture {
    //      Ref:  http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/gnu-c-attributes.html
 #ifndef __GNUC__
 #define  __attribute__(x) // Disable 'attributes' if compiler does not support 'em
+#endif 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER 
+#	if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+#		define G3LOG_FORMAT_STRING _Printf_format_string_
+#	else
+#		define G3LOG_FORMAT_STRING __format_string
+#	endif
+#else
+#	define G3LOG_FORMAT_STRING
 #endif
-   void capturef(const char *printf_like_message, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3))); // 2,3 ref:  http://www.codemaestro.com/reviews/18
+   void capturef(G3LOG_FORMAT_STRING const char *printf_like_message, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3))); // 2,3 ref:  http://www.codemaestro.com/reviews/18
 
 
    /// prettifying API for this completely open struct
diff --git a/test_unit/testing_helpers.h b/test_unit/testing_helpers.h
index be7e764..839f6d0 100644
--- a/test_unit/testing_helpers.h
+++ b/test_unit/testing_helpers.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ private:
   };
 } // testing_helpers
 
-
+#ifdef CHANGE_G3LOG_DEBUG_TO_DBUG
+#undef DEBUG
+#define DEBUG DBUG
+#endif