diff --git a/interface/external/gverb/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/external/gverb/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+set(TARGET_NAME gverb)
+project(${TARGET_NAME})
+
+# grab the implementation and header files
+file(GLOB GVERB_SRCS src/*.c)
+
+include_directories(include)
+
+add_library(${TARGET_NAME} ${GVERB_SRCS})