diff --git a/pybind/CMakeLists.txt b/pybind/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/pybind/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+project(cmake_example)
+
+add_subdirectory(pybind11)
+pybind11_add_module(cmake_example src/main.cpp)
diff --git a/pybind/setup.py b/pybind/setup.py
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+++ b/pybind/setup.py
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+import os
+import re
+import sys
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+from setuptools import setup, Extension
+from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+
+
+class CMakeExtension(Extension):
+    def __init__(self, name, sourcedir=''):
+        Extension.__init__(self, name, sources=[])
+        self.sourcedir = os.path.abspath(sourcedir)
+
+
+class CMakeBuild(build_ext):
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            out = subprocess.check_output(['cmake', '--version'])
+        except OSError:
+            raise RuntimeError("CMake must be installed to build the following extensions: " +
+                               ", ".join(e.name for e in self.extensions))
+
+        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+            cmake_version = LooseVersion(re.search(r'version\s*([\d.]+)', out.decode()).group(1))
+            if cmake_version < '3.1.0':
+                raise RuntimeError("CMake >= 3.1.0 is required on Windows")
+
+        for ext in self.extensions:
+            self.build_extension(ext)
+
+    def build_extension(self, ext):
+        extdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(self.get_ext_fullpath(ext.name)))
+        # required for auto-detection of auxiliary "native" libs
+        if not extdir.endswith(os.path.sep):
+            extdir += os.path.sep
+
+        cmake_args = ['-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=' + extdir,
+                      '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=' + sys.executable]
+
+        cfg = 'Debug' if self.debug else 'Release'
+        build_args = ['--config', cfg]
+
+        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+            cmake_args += ['-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_{}={}'.format(cfg.upper(), extdir)]
+            if sys.maxsize > 2**32:
+                cmake_args += ['-A', 'x64']
+            build_args += ['--', '/m']
+        else:
+            cmake_args += ['-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=' + cfg]
+            build_args += ['--', '-j2']
+
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env['CXXFLAGS'] = '{} -DVERSION_INFO=\\"{}\\"'.format(env.get('CXXFLAGS', ''),
+                                                              self.distribution.get_version())
+        if not os.path.exists(self.build_temp):
+            os.makedirs(self.build_temp)
+        subprocess.check_call(['cmake', ext.sourcedir] + cmake_args, cwd=self.build_temp, env=env)
+        subprocess.check_call(['cmake', '--build', '.'] + build_args, cwd=self.build_temp)
+
+setup(
+    name='cmake_example',
+    version='0.0.1',
+    author='Dean Moldovan',
+    author_email='dean0x7d@gmail.com',
+    description='A test project using pybind11 and CMake',
+    long_description='',
+    ext_modules=[CMakeExtension('cmake_example')],
+    cmdclass=dict(build_ext=CMakeBuild),
+    zip_safe=False,
+)
diff --git a/pybind/src/main.cpp b/pybind/src/main.cpp
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+++ b/pybind/src/main.cpp
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+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+
+int add(int i, int j) {
+    return i + j;
+}
+
+namespace py = pybind11;
+
+PYBIND11_MODULE(cmake_example, m) {
+    m.doc() = R"pbdoc(
+        Pybind11 example plugin
+        -----------------------
+
+        .. currentmodule:: cmake_example
+
+        .. autosummary::
+           :toctree: _generate
+
+           add
+           subtract
+    )pbdoc";
+
+    m.def("add", &add, R"pbdoc(
+        Add two numbers
+
+        Some other explanation about the add function.
+    )pbdoc");
+
+    m.def("subtract", [](int i, int j) { return i - j; }, R"pbdoc(
+        Subtract two numbers
+
+        Some other explanation about the subtract function.
+    )pbdoc");
+
+#ifdef VERSION_INFO
+    m.attr("__version__") = VERSION_INFO;
+#else
+    m.attr("__version__") = "dev";
+#endif
+}