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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+
+FILE(GLOB SRC *.c *.cpp)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(spectrum2_template_backend ${SRC})
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+target_link_libraries(spectrum2_template_backend transport pthread ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${SWIFTEN_LIBRARY} ${LOG4CXX_LIBRARIES})
+else()
+target_link_libraries(spectrum2_template_backend transport ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${SWIFTEN_LIBRARY} ${LOG4CXX_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
+#INSTALL(TARGETS spectrum2_template_backend RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+