diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..da72bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.build/
+bin/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+PROJECT( argtable3 )
+
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.12)
+
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 NEW)
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0015 NEW)
+
+option(argtable3_build_tests "Build all of argtable3's own tests." ON)
+
+option(argtable3_build_examples "Build argtable3's examples." ON)
+
+add_library( argtable3 argtable3.c )
+
+install( TARGETS argtable3 ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
+set_target_properties( argtable3 PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX d )
+
+if (argtable3_build_tests)
+    add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif()
+
+if (argtable3_build_examples)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
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+if (NOT WIN32)
+    add_custom_target(examples
+		COMMAND make
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${argtable3_SOURCE_DIR}/examples)
+else()
+    add_custom_target(examples
+		COMMAND nmake /f Makefile.nmake
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${argtable3_SOURCE_DIR}/examples)
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
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index 0000000..c8a3667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
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+if (NOT WIN32)
+    add_custom_target(tests
+		COMMAND make
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${argtable3_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
+else()
+    add_custom_target(tests
+		COMMAND nmake /f Makefile.nmake
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${argtable3_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
+endif()