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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(tess2)
+file(GLOB SRCS "Source/*.cpp" "Source/*.c")
+file(GLOB SRCS_INCL "Source/*.h" "Source/*.hpp")
+include_directories("Include")
+add_library(tess2 STATIC ${SRCS} ${SRCS_INCL})
+
+# Specify where the library should be installed
+install(TARGETS tess2
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+
+# Specify where the header files should be installed
+install(FILES ${SRCS_INCL} DESTINATION include)