diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*~
+build/
+bin/
+lib/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+# Specify the minimum version for CMake
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+
+project(lodepng)
+
+# We build using c++11
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+# Set optimization flags
+set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O3")
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3")
+
+# Project's name
+project(lodepng)
+
+# Set the output folder where your program will be created
+set(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin)
+set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib)
+
+# The following folder will be included
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+# build a static library
+add_library(lodepng STATIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lodepng.cpp)
+
+add_executable(example_4bit_palette ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_4bit_palette.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_4bit_palette "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_4bit_palette PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_4bit_palette")
+add_dependencies(example_4bit_palette lodepng)
+add_executable(example_bmp2png ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_bmp2png.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_bmp2png "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_bmp2png PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_bmp2png")
+add_dependencies(example_bmp2png lodepng)
+add_executable(example_decode ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_decode.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_decode "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_decode PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_decode")
+add_dependencies(example_decode lodepng)
+add_executable(example_encode ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_encode.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_encode "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_encode PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_encode")
+add_dependencies(example_encode lodepng)
+add_executable(example_encode_type ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_encode_type.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_encode_type "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_encode_type PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_encode_type")
+add_dependencies(example_encode_type lodepng)
+add_executable(example_gzip ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_gzip.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_gzip "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_gzip PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_gzip")
+add_dependencies(example_gzip lodepng)
+add_executable(example_optimize_png ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_optimize_png.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_optimize_png "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_optimize_png PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_optimize_png")
+add_dependencies(example_optimize_png lodepng)
+add_executable(example_png2bmp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_png2bmp.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_png2bmp "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_png2bmp PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_png2bmp")
+add_dependencies(example_png2bmp lodepng)
+add_executable(example_png_info ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_png_info.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_png_info "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_png_info PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_png_info")
+add_dependencies(example_png_info lodepng)
+add_executable(example_reencode ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/example_reencode.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example_reencode "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+set_target_properties(example_reencode PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "example_reencode")
+add_dependencies(example_reencode lodepng)
+
+#target_link_libraries(bsort-main "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/liblodepng.a")
+#set_target_properties(bsort-main PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "bsort")
+#add_dependencies(bsort-main bsort)