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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
+
+project(serialplot)
+
+# Find includes in corresponding build directories
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+
+# Instruct CMake to run moc automatically when needed.
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+
+# add local path for cmake modules
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/")
+
+# Find the QtWidgets library
+find_package(Qt5Widgets)
+find_package(Qwt 6.1 REQUIRED)
+
+# includes
+include_directories(${QWT_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+# wrap UI files
+qt5_wrap_ui(UI_FILES mainwindow.ui)
+
+# Tell CMake to create the helloworld executable
+add_executable(serialplot main.cpp mainwindow.cpp customcheckablebutton.cpp ${UI_FILES})
+
+# Use the Widgets module from Qt 5.
+qt5_use_modules(serialplot Widgets SerialPort)
+target_link_libraries(serialplot ${QWT_LIBRARY})
+
+# Enable C++11 support, fail if not supported
+include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++0x" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
+if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+elseif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
+endif()
+
+# add make run target
+add_custom_target(run
+    COMMAND serialplot
+    DEPENDS serialplot
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_PROJECT_DIR}
+)
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