diff --git a/openFPGALoader/CMakeLists.txt b/openFPGALoader/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
+
+# set the project name
+project(openFPGALoader VERSION 0.1)
+
+file(GLOB SOURCES *.hpp *.cpp)
+
+# add the executable
+add_executable(openFPGALoader ${SOURCES})
+
+find_path(LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR
+  NAMES libusb.h
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "include" "libusb" "libusb-1.0")
+
+find_library(LIBUSB_LIBRARY
+  NAMES usb
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib32" "lib64")
+
+find_library(LIBUSB10_LIBRARY
+  NAMES usb-1.0
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib32" "lib64")
+
+find_library(LIBUDEV_LIBRARY
+  NAMES udev
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib32" "lib64")
+
+find_path(LIBFTDI1_INCLUDE_DIR
+  NAMES ftdi.h
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "include" "ftdi" "libftdi1")
+
+find_library(LIBFTDI1_LIBRARY
+  NAMES ftdi1
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib32" "lib64")
+
+find_library(LIBFTDIPP1_LIBRARY
+	NAMES ftdipp1
+	PATH_SUFFIXES  "lib" "lib32" "lib64")
+
+find_package(LibFTDI1) 
+
+target_include_directories(openFPGALoader PUBLIC ${LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(openFPGALoader PUBLIC ${LIBFTDI1_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(openFPGALoader ${LIBUSB_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(openFPGALoader ${LIBFTDI1_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(openFPGALoader ${LIBFTDIPP1_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(openFPGALoader ${LIBUSB10_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(openFPGALoader ${LIBUDEV_LIBRARY})
+
+link_libraries(udev usb-1.0)
+
+#/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libftdipp1.so
+configure_file(openFPGALoader.h.in openFPGALoader.h)
+
+target_include_directories(openFPGALoader PUBLIC "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+set(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR openFPGALoader/)
+
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-DOLD_FTDI_VERSION=1")
+
+# specify the C++ standard
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
diff --git a/openFPGALoader/openFPGALoader.h.in b/openFPGALoader/openFPGALoader.h.in
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+// the configured options and settings for openFPGALoader
+#define openFPGALoader_VERSION_MAJOR @openFPGALoader_VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define openFPGALoader_VERSION_MINOR @openFPGALoader_VERSION_MINOR@