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+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.6)
+
+project (SLIDE)
+
+set (CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
+
+# ensure C++11
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set (CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
+#export compiler flags for code completion engines
+set (CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS 1)
+
+# Set global compiler warnings
+if (MSVC)
+    set(common_options /W3 /WX)
+    set(debug_options ${common_options} /D_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=0 /D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+    set(not_debug_options ${common_options} /D_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=0 /D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+
+    add_compile_options(
+        "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${debug_options}>$<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:${not_debug_options}>"
+        )
+else ()
+	add_compile_options (-Wall)
+endif ()
+
+
+set (slide_headers
+  src/Cell_KokamNMC.hpp   
+  src/determineOCV.h
+  src/ReadCSVfiles.h   
+  src/BasicCycler.hpp
+  src/Cycling.h 
+  src/Cell_LGChemNMC.hpp
+  src/Interpolation.h 
+  src/State.hpp        
+  src/Degradation.h
+  src/Cell_Fit.hpp
+  src/Cell_user.hpp                           
+  src/Cell.hpp
+  src/determineCharacterisation.h
+  src/Model.h
+  src/Cycler.hpp      
+  )
+
+set (slide_source
+  src/BasicCycler.cpp
+  src/Cell_LGChemNMC.cpp
+  src/Degradation.cpp
+  src/Cell.cpp
+  src/Cell_user.cpp
+  src/determineCharacterisation.cpp
+  src/Model.cpp
+  src/Cell_Fit.cpp
+  src/Cycler.cpp 
+  src/determineOCV.cpp
+  src/ReadCSVfiles.cpp
+  src/Cell_KokamNMC.cpp
+  src/Cycling.cpp
+  src/Interpolation.cpp
+  src/State.cpp
+  )
+
+
+add_executable (slide src/main.cpp
+    ${slide_source}
+    ${slide_headers}
+    )
+
+target_include_directories (slide PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(slide pthread)
+