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+PROJECT(luasocket C)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+
+aux_source_directory(./src socket_src)
+list(REMOVE_ITEM socket_src ./src/mime.c)
+if(WIN32)
+	list(REMOVE_ITEM socket_src ./src/serial.c ./src/unix.c ./src/usocket.c)
+	add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501)
+	add_definitions("-DLUASOCKET_API=__declspec(dllexport)")
+	add_definitions("-DMIME_API=__declspec(dllexport)")
+	set(POSTN dll)
+else()
+	add_definitions("-DLUASOCKET_API=__attribute__((visibility(default)))")
+	add_definitions("-DMIME_API=__attribute__((visibility(default)))")
+	set(POSTN so)
+endif(WIN32)
+if(WIN32)#MINGW) and msvc
+	add_definitions(-DLUASOCKET_INET_PTON)
+endif()
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+add_definitions(-DLUASOCKET_DEBUG)
+add_definitions(-DLUA_BUILD_AS_DLL -DLUA_LIB -DLUASOCKET_EXPORTS)
+
+add_library(socket SHARED ${socket_src})
+ADD_LIBRARY(mime SHARED ./src/mime.c ./src/compat.c)
+#set_target_properties(socket PROPERTIES PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME core)
+#set_target_properties(mime PROPERTIES PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME core)
+if(MSVC)
+	set_target_properties(socket PROPERTIES PREFIX "lib")
+	set_target_properties(mime PROPERTIES PREFIX "lib")
+endif()
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(socket ${LUA_LIBRARY} wsock32 ws2_32 )
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mime ${LUA_LIBRARY}) 
+
+######install
+#set default LDIR and CDIR if not given
+if( NOT CDIR)
+	set(CDIR .)
+endif()
+if( NOT LDIR)
+	set(LDIR ./lua)
+endif()
+
+##cant use set_target_properties to rename because one overwrites the other so:
+INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libsocket.${POSTN} DESTINATION ${CDIR}/socket RENAME core.${POSTN})
+INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libmime.${POSTN} DESTINATION ${CDIR}/mime RENAME core.${POSTN})  
+#INSTALL(TARGETS socket RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CDIR}/socket)
+#INSTALL(TARGETS mime RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CDIR}/mime)
+install(DIRECTORY src/ DESTINATION ${LDIR}/socket
+        FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.lua"
+		PATTERN ltn12.lua EXCLUDE 
+		PATTERN socket.lua EXCLUDE
+		PATTERN mime.lua EXCLUDE)
+install(FILES ./src/socket.lua ./src/mime.lua ./src/ltn12.lua DESTINATION ${LDIR})
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