diff --git a/example/cmake/.gitignore b/example/cmake/.gitignore
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+build
diff --git a/example/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/example/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.29.2)
+
+include(CMakePrintHelpers)
+
+set(MONERO_C_COMMIT 36e61433c78750317ced29f0fc94ad22af16111d)
+set(MONERO_C_MIRROR https://git.mrcyjanek.net/mrcyjanek/monero_c)
+set(MONERO_C_WOWNERO OFF)
+set(MONERO_C_MONERO ON)
+
+
+cmake_print_variables(MONERO_C_COMMIT)
+cmake_print_variables(MONERO_C_MIRROR)
+cmake_print_variables(MONERO_C_MONERO)
+cmake_print_variables(MONERO_C_WOWNERO)
+
+project(
+  monero_c
+  VERSION 0.0.0)
+
+if(NOT EXISTS monero_c)
+    execute_process(COMMAND git clone https://git.mrcyjanek.net/mrcyjanek/monero_c)
+endif()
+
+execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY monero_c COMMAND git checkout ${MONERO_C_COMMIT})
+execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY monero_c COMMAND git submodule update --recursive --force --init)
+
+execute_process(COMMAND rm monero_c/monero/.patch-applied)
+execute_process(COMMAND rm monero_c/wownero/.patch-applied)
+
+# apply patches
+
+if (MONERO_C_MONERO)
+    execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY monero_c COMMAND ./apply_patches.sh monero)
+endif()
+
+if (MONERO_C_WOWNERO)
+    execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY monero_c COMMAND ./apply_patches.sh wownero)
+endif()
+
+# actually.. build the software
+if (MONERO_C_MONERO)
+    add_custom_command(
+        COMMAND ./build_single.sh monero host-apple-darwin -j8
+        OUTPUT monero_c/release/monero/host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib.xz
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY monero_c
+    )
+
+    add_custom_command(
+        COMMAND unxz -f monero_c/release/monero/host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib.xz
+        OUTPUT monero_c/release/monero/host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib
+        DEPENDS monero_c/release/monero/host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib.xz
+    )
+
+    add_custom_command(
+        COMMAND mv monero_c/release/monero/host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib monero_host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib
+        OUTPUT host-apple-darwin_monero_libwallet2_api_c.dylib
+        DEPENDS monero_c/release/monero/host-apple-darwin_libwallet2_api_c.dylib
+    )
+endif()
+
+add_custom_target(
+    .host-apple-darwin_monero_libwallet2_api_c.dylib ALL
+    DEPENDS host-apple-darwin_monero_libwallet2_api_c.dylib
+)
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