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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+project(cpp11NHF1_refcountedString)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic")
+
+include(FindGTest)
+enable_testing()
+find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_libraries(${GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES})
+
+set(SOURCE_FILES String.cpp String.h StringValue.cpp StringValue.h test.cpp)
+add_executable(cpp11NHF1_refcountedString ${SOURCE_FILES})
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