diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-project(node)
-
-if(USE_GCOV)
-  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug")
-
-  # Set global c and c++ flags
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
-
-  # Link flags used for creating executables
-  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lgcov -fprofile-arcs")
-
-  # Link flags used for creating shared libraries
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -lgcov -profile-arcs")
-endif()
-
-#
-# options
-#
-
-find_package(PythonInterp 2 REQUIRED)
-
-option(SHARED_V8 "use system shared V8 library")
-option(SHARED_LIBEV "use system shared libev library")
-option(SHARED_CARES "use system shared c-ares library")
-option(V8_SNAPSHOT "turn on snapshot when building stock v8")
-option(V8_OPROFILE "Add oprofile support")
-option(V8_GDBJIT "add gdbjit support")
-option(DTRACE "build with DTrace (experimental)")
-
-# cmake policies to get rid of some warnings
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0009 NEW) # GLOB_RECURSE should no follow symlinks
-
-# generic cmake configuration
-include("cmake/configure.cmake")
-
-# find and configure libs
-include("cmake/libs.cmake")
-
-# setup node build targets
-include("cmake/node_build.cmake")
-
-# setup v8 build targets
-include("cmake/v8_build.cmake")
-
-# docs
-## might want to move this to doc/CMakeLists.txt
-include("cmake/docs.cmake")
-
-# tests
-enable_testing()
-include(CTest)
-add_subdirectory("test/")
-
-# package
-include("cmake/package.cmake")
-
-
-#
-# Final build configuration output
-#
-
-message("** Build Summary **")
-message("  Version:            ${node_version_string}")
-message("  Prefix:             ${PREFIX}")
-message("  Build Type:         ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
-message("  Architecture:       ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
-message("  Platform:           ${node_platform}")
-
-if(SHARED_V8)
-message("  V8:                 ${V8_LIBRARY_PATH}")
-#else()
-#message(" V8 jobs:            ${parallel_jobs}")
-endif()
-
-if(SHARED_libev)
-  message("  libev:              ${LIBEV_LIBRARY}")
-endif()
-
-if(SHARED_CARES)
-  message("  libc-ares:          ${LIBCARES_LIBRARY}")
-endif()
-
-message("  RT library:         ${RT}")
-message("  DL library:         ${DL}")
-
-if(${OPENSSL_FOUND} MATCHES TRUE)
-  message("  OpenSSL:            ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}")
-endif()
-
-if(USE_GCOV)
-  message("  gcov:               enabled")
-endif()
-
-message("  CCFLAGS:            ${CCFLAGS}")
-message("  CPPFLAGS:           ${CPPFLAGS}")