diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 876ad5090a..54a93abe0b 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ fi
 if hasArg tests || (( ${NUMARGS} == 0 )); then
     BUILD_TESTS=ON
     ENABLE_NN_DEPENDENCIES=ON
+    COMPILE_NN_LIBRARY=ON
     CMAKE_TARGET="${CMAKE_TARGET};test_raft"
 fi
 
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 66811ae850..9902bdded7 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ if(RAFT_COMPILE_DIST_LIBRARY)
                POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE           ON
                INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
-  target_link_libraries(raft_distance_lib PRIVATE raft::raft)
+  target_link_libraries(raft_distance_lib
+    PUBLIC raft::raft
+           cuco::cuco
+    )
   target_compile_options(raft_distance_lib
           PRIVATE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${RAFT_CXX_FLAGS}>"
           "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:${RAFT_CUDA_FLAGS}>"
@@ -281,7 +284,6 @@ endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(raft_distance INTERFACE
     raft::raft
-    $<$<BOOL:${RAFT_ENABLE_cuco_DEPENDENCY}>:cuco::cuco>
     $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:raft_distance_lib>
     $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:raft::raft_distance_lib>
 )
@@ -321,7 +323,9 @@ if(RAFT_COMPILE_NN_LIBRARY)
                POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE           ON
                INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
-  target_link_libraries(raft_nn_lib PUBLIC faiss::faiss PRIVATE raft::raft)
+  target_link_libraries(raft_nn_lib
+    PUBLIC faiss::faiss
+           raft::raft)
   target_compile_options(raft_nn_lib
           PRIVATE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${RAFT_CXX_FLAGS}>"
           "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:${RAFT_CUDA_FLAGS}>"
@@ -335,7 +339,6 @@ endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(raft_nn INTERFACE
     raft::raft
-    $<$<BOOL:${RAFT_ENABLE_NN_DEPENDENCIES}>:faiss::faiss>
     $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:raft_nn_lib>
     $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:raft::raft_nn_lib>)
 
@@ -352,18 +355,18 @@ install(TARGETS raft
 
 install(TARGETS raft_distance
         DESTINATION ${lib_dir}
-        COMPONENT raft_distance
+        COMPONENT raft
         EXPORT raft-distance-exports)
 
 install(TARGETS raft_nn
         DESTINATION ${lib_dir}
-        COMPONENT raft_nn
+        COMPONENT raft
         EXPORT raft-nn-exports)
 
 if(TARGET raft_distance_lib)
   install(TARGETS raft_distance_lib
           DESTINATION ${lib_dir}
-          COMPONENT raft_distance
+          COMPONENT distance
           EXPORT raft-distance-lib-exports)
   install(DIRECTORY include/raft_distance
           DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET raft_nn_lib)
   install(TARGETS raft_nn_lib
           DESTINATION ${lib_dir}
-          COMPONENT raft_nn
+          COMPONENT nn
           EXPORT raft-nn-lib-exports)
 endif()
 
@@ -390,6 +393,44 @@ install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/raft/version_config.hpp
         COMPONENT raft
         DESTINATION include/raft)
 
+##############################################################################
+# - export/install optional components  --------------------------------------
+
+include("${rapids-cmake-dir}/export/write_dependencies.cmake")
+
+set(raft_components distance nn)
+set(raft_install_comp raft raft)
+if(TARGET raft_distance_lib)
+  list(APPEND raft_components distance-lib)
+  list(APPEND raft_install_comp distance)
+endif()
+if(TARGET raft_nn_lib)
+  list(APPEND raft_components nn-lib)
+  list(APPEND raft_install_comp nn)
+endif()
+
+foreach(comp install_comp IN ZIP_LISTS raft_components raft_install_comp)
+  install(
+          EXPORT raft-${comp}-exports
+          FILE raft-${comp}-targets.cmake
+          NAMESPACE raft::
+          DESTINATION "${lib_dir}/cmake/raft"
+          COMPONENT ${install_comp}
+  )
+  export(
+          EXPORT raft-${comp}-exports
+          FILE ${RAFT_BINARY_DIR}/raft-${comp}-targets.cmake
+          NAMESPACE raft::
+  )
+  rapids_export_write_dependencies(
+          BUILD raft-${comp}-exports "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/raft-${comp}-dependencies.cmake"
+  )
+  rapids_export_write_dependencies(
+          INSTALL raft-${comp}-exports "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rapids-cmake/raft/export/${install_comp}/raft-${comp}-dependencies.cmake"
+  )
+
+endforeach()
+
 ##############################################################################
 # - install export -----------------------------------------------------------
 set(doc_string
@@ -458,44 +499,6 @@ raft_export(BUILD raft
         NAMESPACE raft::
         FINAL_CODE_BLOCK code_string)
 
-##############################################################################
-# - export/install optional components  --------------------------------------
-
-include("${rapids-cmake-dir}/export/write_dependencies.cmake")
-
-set(raft_components distance nn)
-set(raft_install_comp distance nn)
-if(TARGET raft_distance_lib)
-  list(APPEND raft_components distance-lib)
-  list(APPEND raft_install_comp distance)
-endif()
-if(TARGET raft_nn_lib)
-  list(APPEND raft_components  nn-lib)
-  list(APPEND raft_install_comp nn)
-endif()
-
-foreach(comp install_comp IN ZIP_LISTS raft_components raft_install_comp)
-  install(
-          EXPORT raft-${comp}-exports
-          FILE raft-${comp}-targets.cmake
-          NAMESPACE raft::
-          DESTINATION "${lib_dir}/cmake/raft"
-          COMPONENT raft_${install_comp}
-  )
-  export(
-          EXPORT raft-${comp}-exports
-          FILE ${RAFT_BINARY_DIR}/raft-${comp}-targets.cmake
-          NAMESPACE raft::
-  )
-  rapids_export_write_dependencies(
-          BUILD raft-${comp}-exports "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/raft-${comp}-dependencies.cmake"
-  )
-  rapids_export_write_dependencies(
-          INSTALL raft-${comp}-exports "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rapids-cmake/raft/export/${install_comp}/raft-${comp}-dependencies.cmake"
-  )
-
-endforeach()
-
 ##############################################################################
 # - build test executable ----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/modules/raft_export.cmake b/cpp/cmake/modules/raft_export.cmake
index c7c81886e2..748fa8ad26 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/modules/raft_export.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/modules/raft_export.cmake
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ function(raft_export type project_name)
       set(scratch_dir "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rapids-cmake/${project_name}/export/${comp}/")
       file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${scratch_dir}")
       install(DIRECTORY "${scratch_dir}" DESTINATION "${install_location}"
-        COMPONENT raft_${comp})
+        COMPONENT ${comp})
     endforeach()
 
   else()
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
index c35db4c962..9b60839b81 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function(find_and_configure_cuco VERSION)
 
     rapids_cpm_find(cuco ${VERSION}
       GLOBAL_TARGETS      cuco::cuco
-      BUILD_EXPORT_SET    raft-distance-exports
-      INSTALL_EXPORT_SET  raft-distance-exports
+      BUILD_EXPORT_SET    raft-distance-lib-exports
+      INSTALL_EXPORT_SET  raft-distance-lib-exports
       CPM_ARGS
         GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuCollections.git
         GIT_TAG        6ec8b6dcdeceea07ab4456d32461a05c18864411
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_faiss.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_faiss.cmake
index 0eb849775e..f61ba7014c 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_faiss.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_faiss.cmake
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function(find_and_configure_faiss)
 
       rapids_cpm_find(faiss ${PKG_VERSION}
           GLOBAL_TARGETS     faiss::faiss
-          INSTALL_EXPORT_SET raft-nn-exports
           CPM_ARGS
             GIT_REPOSITORY   https://github.com/facebookresearch/faiss.git
             GIT_TAG          ${PKG_PINNED_TAG}
@@ -58,13 +57,13 @@ function(find_and_configure_faiss)
     endif()
 
     # We generate the faiss-config files when we built faiss locally, so always do `find_dependency`
-    rapids_export_package(BUILD OpenMP raft-nn-exports) # faiss uses openMP but doesn't export a need for it
-    rapids_export_package(BUILD faiss raft-nn-exports GLOBAL_TARGETS faiss::faiss faiss)
-    rapids_export_package(INSTALL faiss raft-nn-exports GLOBAL_TARGETS faiss::faiss faiss)
+    rapids_export_package(BUILD OpenMP raft-nn-lib-exports) # faiss uses openMP but doesn't export a need for it
+    rapids_export_package(BUILD faiss raft-nn-lib-exports GLOBAL_TARGETS faiss::faiss faiss)
+    rapids_export_package(INSTALL faiss raft-nn-lib-exports GLOBAL_TARGETS faiss::faiss faiss)
 
     # Tell cmake where it can find the generated faiss-config.cmake we wrote.
     include("${rapids-cmake-dir}/export/find_package_root.cmake")
-    rapids_export_find_package_root(BUILD faiss [=[${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}]=] raft-nn-exports)
+    rapids_export_find_package_root(BUILD faiss [=[${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}]=] raft-nn-lib-exports)
 endfunction()
 
 find_and_configure_faiss(VERSION    1.7.0