diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+project(dcm2niix)
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+#
+# Zlib
+#
+find_package(ZLIB)
+
+# Predefined permission set to enforce proper permissions
+# during install even if files in the sources have different
+# settings
+set(FILE_PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ WORLD_READ)
+
+##
+## Sub-projects
+##
+add_subdirectory(console)
diff --git a/console/CMakeLists.txt b/console/CMakeLists.txt
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+project(console)
+set(PROGRAMS dcm2niix)
+
+add_executable(dcm2niix
+  main_console.cpp
+  nii_dicom.cpp
+  nifti1_io_core.cpp
+  nii_ortho.cpp
+  nii_dicom_batch.cpp)
+if(ZLIB_FOUND)
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dcm2niix z)
+else(ZLIB_FOUND)
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DmyDisableZlib)
+endif(ZLIB_FOUND)
+
+install(TARGETS ${PROGRAMS} DESTINATION bin)