diff --git a/synfig-core/CMakeLists.txt b/synfig-core/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69399eb
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+++ b/synfig-core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(synfig)
+
+add_definitions(-DUSING_PTHREADS)
+
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+
+pkg_check_modules(SIGCPP REQUIRED sigc++-2.0)
+pkg_check_modules(LIBXMLPP REQUIRED libxml++-2.6)
+
+find_library(PTHREAD_LIBRARY REQUIRED NAMES pthread libpthread)
+
+message(STATUS "Checking for pthread")
+if(PTHREAD_LIBRARY STREQUAL "PTHREAD_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "*** pthread was not found!")
+endif(PTHREAD_LIBRARY STREQUAL "PTHREAD_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
+
+message("=> ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY}")
+
+find_library(LTDL_LIBRARY REQUIRED NAMES ltdl libltdl)
+
+message(STATUS "Checking for libltdl")
+if(LTDL_LIBRARY STREQUAL "LTDL_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "*** libltdl was not found!")
+endif(LTDL_LIBRARY STREQUAL "LTDL_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
+message("=> ${LTDL_LIBRARY}")
+
+include_directories(src)
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/synfig-core/src/CMakeLists.txt b/synfig-core/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07998f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synfig-core/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+add_subdirectory(modules)
+add_subdirectory(synfig)
+add_subdirectory(tool)
diff --git a/synfig-core/src/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/synfig-core/src/modules/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/synfig-core/src/synfig/CMakeLists.txt b/synfig-core/src/synfig/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf76174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synfig-core/src/synfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+set(LAYERSOURCES
+    layer_bitmap.cpp
+    layer_composite.cpp
+    layer_duplicate.cpp
+    layer_mime.cpp
+    layer_motionblur.cpp
+    layer_pastecanvas.cpp
+    layer_polygon.cpp
+    layer_shape.cpp
+    layer_solidcolor.cpp
+)
+
+set(TARGETSOURCES
+    target_multi.cpp
+    target_null.cpp
+    target_null_tile.cpp
+    target_scanline.cpp
+    target_tile.cpp
+)
+
+set(IMPORTERSOURCES
+    listimporter.cpp
+)
+
+set(VALUENODESOURCES
+    valuenode_add.cpp
+    valuenode_and.cpp
+    valuenode_anglestring.cpp
+    valuenode_animated.cpp
+    valuenode_atan2.cpp
+    valuenode_bline.cpp
+    valuenode_blinecalctangent.cpp
+    valuenode_blinecalcvertex.cpp
+    valuenode_blinecalcwidth.cpp
+    valuenode_blinecalcwidth.cpp
+    valuenode_blinereversetangent.cpp
+    valuenode_compare.cpp
+    valuenode_composite.cpp
+    valuenode_const.cpp
+    valuenode_cos.cpp
+    valuenode_dilist.cpp
+    valuenode_dotproduct.cpp
+    valuenode_duplicate.cpp
+    valuenode_dynamiclist.cpp
+    valuenode_exp.cpp
+    valuenode_gradientcolor.cpp
+    valuenode_gradientrotate.cpp
+    valuenode_greyed.cpp
+    valuenode_integer.cpp
+    valuenode_intstring.cpp
+    valuenode_join.cpp
+    valuenode_linear.cpp
+    valuenode_log.cpp
+    valuenode_not.cpp
+    valuenode_or.cpp
+    valuenode_pow.cpp
+    valuenode_radialcomposite.cpp
+    valuenode_range.cpp
+    valuenode_real.cpp
+    valuenode_realstring.cpp
+    valuenode_reciprocal.cpp
+    valuenode_reference.cpp
+    valuenode_repeat_gradient.cpp
+    valuenode_scale.cpp
+    valuenode_segcalctangent.cpp
+    valuenode_segcalcvertex.cpp
+    valuenode_sine.cpp
+    valuenode_step.cpp
+    valuenode_stripes.cpp
+    valuenode_subtract.cpp
+    valuenode_switch.cpp
+    valuenode_timedswap.cpp
+    valuenode_timeloop.cpp
+    valuenode_timestring.cpp
+    valuenode_twotone.cpp
+    valuenode_vectorangle.cpp
+    valuenode_vectorlength.cpp
+    valuenode_vectorx.cpp
+    valuenode_vectory.cpp
+    valuenode_wplist.cpp
+)
+
+set(VALUESOURCES
+    blinepoint.cpp
+    widthpoint.cpp
+    dashitem.cpp
+    gradient.cpp
+    value.cpp
+)
+
+set(SYNFIGSOURCES
+    activepoint.cpp
+    blur.cpp
+    canvas.cpp
+    color.cpp
+    context.cpp
+    curve_helper.cpp
+    curveset.cpp
+    distance.cpp
+    exception.cpp
+    gamma.cpp
+    guid.cpp
+    importer.cpp
+    keyframe.cpp
+    layer.cpp
+    loadcanvas.cpp
+    main.cpp
+    module.cpp
+    mutex.cpp
+    node.cpp
+    palette.cpp
+    paramdesc.cpp
+    polynomial_root.cpp
+    rect.cpp
+    renddesc.cpp
+    render.cpp
+    savecanvas.cpp
+    surface.cpp
+    target.cpp
+    time.cpp
+    timepointcollect.cpp
+    transform.cpp
+    uniqueid.cpp
+    valuenode.cpp
+    waypoint.cpp
+)
+
+include_directories(${SIGCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LIBXMLPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+add_library(syntai
+            ${VALUESOURCES} ${LAYERSOURCES}
+            ${TARGETSOURCES} ${VALUENODESOURCES}
+            ${VALUESOURCES} ${SYNFIGSOURCES}
+            ${IMPORTERSOURCES}
+)
+target_link_libraries(syntai ${LTDL_LIBRARY} ${SIGCPP_LIBRARIES}
+                      ${LIBXMLPP_LIBRARIES} ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY})
+
diff --git a/synfig-core/src/tool/CMakeLists.txt b/synfig-core/src/tool/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9a88a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synfig-core/src/tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include_directories(${SIGCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+add_executable(synfig main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(synfig syntai ${SIGCPP_LIBRARIES})