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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+# Initialize the "profinet" project (this is the name the test file looks for!)
+project(profinet C CXX)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 1. Compiler settings and General Options
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+option(BUILD_TESTING "Build unit tests" OFF)
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" OFF)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 2. Profinet Stack Options (Default to 0, configurable via cmake)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(PNET_OPTION_FAST_STARTUP 0 CACHE STRING "Fast startup")
+set(PNET_OPTION_PARAMETER_SERVER 0 CACHE STRING "Parameter server")
+set(PNET_OPTION_IR 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_SR 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_REDUNDANCY 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_AR_VENDOR_BLOCKS 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_RS 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_MC_CR 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_SRL 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_SNMP 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_OPTION_DRIVER_ENABLE 0 CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_USE_ATOMICS 0 CACHE STRING "")
+
+# Memory (Default numbers)
+set(PNET_MAX_AR 2)
+set(PNET_MAX_API 1)
+set(PNET_MAX_CR 2)
+set(PNET_MAX_SLOTS 16)
+set(PNET_MAX_SUBSLOTS 16)
+set(PNET_MAX_DFP_IOCR 0)
+set(PNET_MAX_PHYSICAL_PORTS 1)
+set(PNET_MAX_LOG_BOOK_ENTRIES 32)
+set(PNET_MAX_ALARMS 10)
+set(PNET_MAX_ALARM_PAYLOAD_DATA_SIZE 256)
+set(PNET_MAX_DIAG_ITEMS 100)
+set(PNET_MAX_DIAG_MANUF_DATA_SIZE 64)
+set(PNET_MAX_MC_CR 0)
+set(PNET_MAX_AR_VENDOR_BLOCKS 0)
+set(PNET_MAX_AR_VENDOR_BLOCK_DATA_LENGTH 0)
+set(PNET_MAX_MAN_SPECIFIC_FAST_STARTUP_DATA_LENGTH 512)
+set(PNET_MAX_SESSION_BUFFER_SIZE 256)
+set(PNET_MAX_DIRECTORYPATH_SIZE 256)
+set(PNET_MAX_FILENAME_SIZE 256)
+set(PNET_MAX_PORT_DESCRIPTION_SIZE 256)
+
+# Logging Variables
+set(LOG_LEVEL ERR CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_ETH_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_LLDP_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_SNMP_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_CPM_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_PPM_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_DCP_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_RPC_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_ALARM_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_AL_BUF_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PF_PNAL_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+set(PNET_LOG OFF CACHE STRING "")
+
+# Dynamic header generation
+configure_file(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pnet_options.h.in
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/pnet_options.h
+    @ONLY
+)
+
+set(PNET_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set(PNET_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(PNET_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(PNET_VERSION_HASH "459e043")
+configure_file(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pnet_version.h.in
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/pnet_version.h
+    @ONLY
+)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 3. Automatic Dependency Management: cmake-tools and OSAL
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+include(FetchContent)
+
+# Download cmake-tools automatically
+FetchContent_Declare(
+    cmake_tools
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/rtlabs-com/cmake-tools.git
+    GIT_TAG        master
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(cmake_tools)
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${cmake_tools_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+# Try to include the AddOsal macro mentioned in the guide
+include(AddOsal OPTIONAL RESULT_VARIABLE ADDOSAL_FOUND)
+
+# If the macro or OSAL is not found, download it automatically (Case 1 from the documentation)
+if(NOT ADDOSAL_FOUND AND NOT TARGET osal)
+    message(STATUS "Downloading OSAL automatically...")
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        osal
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/rtlabs-com/osal.git
+        GIT_TAG        master
+    )
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(osal)
+endif()
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 4. Profinet Library Creation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+file(GLOB_RECURSE PNET_SOURCES 
+    "src/common/*.c" 
+    "src/device/*.c"
+)
+
+add_library(profinet STATIC ${PNET_SOURCES})
+
+target_include_directories(profinet PUBLIC 
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src>
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include>
+)
+
+# Link OSAL to Profinet
+if(TARGET osal)
+    target_link_libraries(profinet PUBLIC osal)
+endif()
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 5. Install Target (To export scripts and binaries, as per README)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+install(TARGETS profinet
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+)
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+
+# Install scripts from the 'tools' folder (e.g., IP settings, control LEDs)
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS OPTIONAL)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 6. Unit Tests
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+if(BUILD_TESTING AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/CMakeLists.txt")
+    enable_testing()
+    add_subdirectory(test)
+endif()