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+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.6)
+project (sel-logger CXX)
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+add_executable (sel-logger src/sel_logger.cpp)
+
+option (
+    SEL_LOGGER_MONITOR_THRESHOLD_EVENTS
+    "Enable SEL Logger to monitor and automatically
+     log SEL records for threshold sensor events"
+    OFF
+)
+target_compile_definitions (
+    sel-logger PRIVATE
+    $<$<BOOL:${SEL_LOGGER_MONITOR_THRESHOLD_EVENTS}>: -DSEL_LOGGER_MONITOR_THRESHOLD_EVENTS>
+)
+
+target_include_directories (sel-logger PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+target_link_libraries (sel-logger systemd sdbusplus pthread phosphor_logging)
+
+include_directories (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+install (TARGETS sel-logger
+         RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+         LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+         ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/static)
+
+find_package (Boost 1.66 REQUIRED)
+include_directories (${BOOST_SRC_DIR})
+
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY)
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED)
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_NO_RTTI)
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_NO_TYPEID)
+
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-rtti")
+set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fno-rtti")
+
+set (
+    SERVICE_FILES
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.IPMI.service
+)
+install (FILES ${SERVICE_FILES} DESTINATION /lib/systemd/system/)