diff --git a/.cmake-format.yaml b/.cmake-format.yaml
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+dangle_parens: True
+line_width: 90
+tab_size: 2
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(
+  picom
+  LANGUAGES C
+  VERSION 7
+)
+
+set(VER "v${PROJECT_VERSION}")
+find_program(GIT git)
+
+if(GIT)
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${GIT} rev-parse --short=5 HEAD
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_RETURN
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_VER
+  )
+  if(GIT_RETURN EQUAL 0)
+    string(STRIP ${GIT_VER} GIT_VER)
+    set(VER "vgit-${GIT_VER}")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "Using version number: ${VER}")
+
+add_definitions(-DPICOM_VERSION=${VER})
+add_definitions(-D_GNU_SOURCE)
+
+option(SANITIZE "Build picom with sanitizers")
+
+include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
+include(CheckIncludeFile)
+
+if(SANITIZE)
+  set(SANITIZERS address undefined)
+  foreach(CURRENT_TEST integer nullability)
+    check_c_compiler_flag("-fsanitize=${CURRENT_TEST}" "HAS_${CURRENT_TEST}")
+    if(HAS_${CURRENT_TEST})
+      list(APPEND SANITIZERS ${CURRENT_TEST})
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  string(JOIN "," SANITIZERS_FLAG ${SANITIZERS})
+  string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " -fsanitize=${SANITIZERS_FLAG}")
+  message(STATUS "Enabled sanitizers: ${SANITIZERS_FLAG}")
+
+  foreach(CURRENT_TEST unsigned-integer-overflow)
+    check_c_compiler_flag("-fno-sanitize=${CURRENT_TEST}" "HAS_DISABLE_${CURRENT_TEST}")
+    if(HAS_DISABLE_${CURRENT_TEST})
+      list(APPEND DISABLED_SANITIZERS ${CURRENT_TEST})
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  string(JOIN "," DISABLED_SANITIZERS_FLAG ${DISABLED_SANITIZERS})
+  string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " -fno-sanitize=${DISABLED_SANITIZERS_FLAG}")
+  message(STATUS "Disabled sanitizers: ${DISABLED_SANITIZERS_FLAG}")
+endif()
+
+option(MODULARIZE "Build picom using clang's -fmodules feature")
+
+check_include_file(stdc-predef.h HAS_STDC_PREDEF_H)
+if(HAS_STDC_PREDEF_H)
+  add_definitions(-DHAS_STDC_PREDEF_H)
+endif()
+
+add_subdirectory("subprojects/test.h")
+add_subdirectory("src")
+add_subdirectory("man")
diff --git a/man/CMakeLists.txt b/man/CMakeLists.txt
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diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(SRC
+    compton.c
+    win.c
+    c2.c
+    x.c
+    config.c
+    vsync.c
+    utils.c
+    diagnostic.c
+    string_utils.c
+    render.c
+    kernel.c
+    log.c
+    options.c
+    event.c
+    cache.c
+    atom.c
+)
+
+include(FindPkgConfig)
+add_library(libev UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+pkg_check_modules(LIBEV_PC libev)
+if(LIBEV_PC_FOUND)
+  link_directories(${LIBEV_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+endif()
+
+add_executable(picom ${SRC})
+target_link_libraries(picom PRIVATE test.h)
+
+if(MODULARIZE)
+  check_c_compiler_flag("-fmodules" HAS_MODULARIZE)
+  if(NOT HAS_MODULARIZE)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "Compiler doesn't support -fmodules")
+  endif()
+  add_custom_target(modulemap DEPENDS compton.modulemap)
+  add_dependencies(picom modulemap)
+  target_compile_options(
+    picom PRIVATE -fmodules
+                  -fmodule-map-file=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compton.modulemap
+  )
+endif()
+
+check_include_file(uthash.h HAS_UTHASH)
+
+if(NOT HAS_UTHASH)
+  message(SEND_ERROR "uthash not found")
+endif()
+
+if(NOT LIBEV_PC_FOUND)
+  find_library(LIBEV ev)
+  if(NOT LIBEV)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "libev not found")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Looking for libev - found")
+    target_link_libraries(picom PRIVATE ev)
+  endif()
+else()
+  target_link_libraries(picom PRIVATE ${LIBEV_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
diff --git a/subprojects/test.h/CMakeLists.txt b/subprojects/test.h/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/subprojects/test.h/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+project(test.h C)
+
+add_library(test.h INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(test.h INTERFACE .)