diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+project(timer)
+
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
+#set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "$ENV${CFLAGS} -O3 -Wall")
+
+include_directories(source)
+
+add_subdirectory(source)
+add_subdirectory(examples)
+
+# uninstall target
+if(NOT TARGET uninstall)
+    configure_file(
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
+        IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+
+    add_custom_target(uninstall
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake)
+endif()
+
+include (CTest)
+
+add_test(example examples/example)
+
diff --git a/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
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+++ b/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
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+if(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+endif(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+
+file(READ "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" files)
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
+foreach(file ${files})
+  message(STATUS "Uninstalling $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+  if(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    exec_program(
+      "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
+      RETURN_VALUE rm_retval
+      )
+    if(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    endif(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+  else(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    message(STATUS "File $ENV{DESTDIR}${file} does not exist.")
+  endif(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+endforeach(file)
+
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+project(examples)
+
+link_libraries(pthread)
+
+aux_source_directory(. SRCS)
+
+add_executable(example ${SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(example mttimer)
+
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+project(mttimer)
+
+add_library(mttimer SHARED mt_timer.c)
+set_target_properties(mttimer PROPERTIES VERSION 0.4 SOVERSION 1)
+
+install (TARGETS mttimer DESTINATION lib)
+install (FILES mt_timer.h DESTINATION include)
+install (FILES uthash.h DESTINATION include)