diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+if(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+	# Protop: run cmake like this: cmake -G "<generator>" -H. -Bbuild
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "Prevented in-tree build.")
+endif()
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(ldep)
+
+set(DEP_ZLIB_VER "1.2.8")
+
+add_subdirectory("libs/zlib-${DEP_ZLIB_VER}" ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/zlib)
+
+add_executable(ldeptest src/test.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(ldeptest zlibstatic)
diff --git a/src/test.cpp b/src/test.cpp
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+++ b/src/test.cpp
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+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <zlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	const char *prefix = " -- ";
+
+	std::cout << prefix << "Starting test" << std::endl;
+	std::cout << prefix << "zlib version: " << zlibVersion() << std::endl;
+	std::cout << prefix << "Ending test" << std::endl;
+
+	return 0;
+}