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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
+project(sapf)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
+file(GLOB SAPF_SOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp)
+file(GLOB SAPF_OBJ_C_SOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.mm)
+set_source_files_properties(${SAPF_OBJ_C_SOURCES} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-x objective-c++")
+list(APPEND SAPF_SOURCES ${SAPF_OBJ_C_SOURCES})
+add_executable(sapf ${SAPF_SOURCES})
+target_include_directories(sapf PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+# add mantalib
+file(GLOB MANTA_SOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libmanta/*.cpp)
+add_library(libmanta STATIC ${MANTA_SOURCES})
+# assuming hidapi is installed, e.g. via brew
+find_package(hidapi REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(libmanta PRIVATE hidapi::hidapi)
+target_link_libraries(sapf libmanta)
+target_include_directories(sapf PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libmanta)
+
+# link macOS frameworks
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework AudioToolbox")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework CoreAudio")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework Foundation")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework CoreGraphics")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework CoreMIDI")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework Carbon")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework Accelerate")
+target_link_libraries(sapf "-framework Cocoa")
+
+# link libedit
+IF(NOT LIBEDIT_PATH)
+    set(LIBEDIT_PATH "/usr/local/opt/libedit/")
+ENDIF()
+target_link_libraries(sapf ${LIBEDIT_PATH}/lib/libedit.dylib)
+target_include_directories(sapf PRIVATE ${LIBEDIT_PATH}/include)
+
+set(CMAKE_GENERATOR "Xcode")