diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+
+if (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+        "In-source builds not allowed.
+        Please make a new directory (called a build directory) and run CMake from there.
+        You may need to remove CMakeCache.txt."
+    )
+endif()
+
+if(TARGET system)
+    # Guard for use as transitive dependency
+    return()
+endif()
+
+# Project
+project(system)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+add_subdirectory(system)
diff --git a/system/CMakeLists.txt b/system/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/system/CMakeLists.txt
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+add_library(system INTERFACE)
+
+target_include_directories(system
+    INTERFACE
+        ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)