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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
+project(expected)
+
+# Prepare "Catch" library for other executables
+set(CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test)
+add_library(Catch INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(Catch INTERFACE ${CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+# Make test executable
+set(TEST_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/main.cpp)
+
+add_executable(tests ${TEST_SOURCES})
+
+add_library(expected INTERFACE)
+target_sources(expected INTERFACE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/expected.hpp)
+target_include_directories(expected INTERFACE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+target_link_libraries(tests Catch expected)
+set_property(TARGET tests PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 14)
+
+
+find_package(standardese) # find standardese after installation
+
+# generates a custom target that will run standardese to generate the documentation
+if (standardese_FOUND)
+standardese_generate(expected
+                     INCLUDE_DIRECTORY .
+                     CONFIG ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/standardese.config
+                     INPUT expected.hpp)
+endif ()