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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(parson)
+
+# Version ######################################################################
+set(PARSON_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
+set(PARSON_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(PARSON_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+
+# Build Options ################################################################
+option(BUILD_TESTS "Build unit tests" OFF)
+
+# Build library ################################################################
+set(SOURCE_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/parson.c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/parson.h)
+add_library(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILES})
+
+# Build options ################################################################
+if(WIN32 AND MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set_target_properties(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
+endif(WIN32 AND MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+
+if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+    target_compile_options(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -std=c89 -pedantic-errors)
+endif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+
+# Install targets ##############################################################
+install(TARGETS ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ GROUP_WRITE WORLD_READ)
+
+install(FILES parson.h DESTINATION include
+        PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ GROUP_WRITE WORLD_READ)
+
+# Build and Execute Unit Test ##################################################
+if(BUILD_TESTS)
+    enable_testing()
+
+    set(TARGET_TEST test-all)
+    add_executable(${TARGET_TEST} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests.c)
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_TEST} ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
+    add_test(NAME ${TARGET_TEST} COMMAND ${TARGET_TEST})
+endif(BUILD_TESTS)