# This is the canonical simplest ExternalProject example CMakeLists.txt file: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12) project(ExternalProjectExample NONE) include(ExternalProject) ExternalProject_Add( cmake281 URL https://cmake.org/files/v2.8/cmake-2.8.1.tar.gz CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH= BUILD_COMMAND "" )