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Expand Up @@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ add_subdirectory(lib/Catch2)
target_link_libraries(tests Catch2::Catch2)
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Another possibility is to use [FetchContent](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FetchContent.html):
```cmake
Include(FetchContent)

FetchContent_Declare(
Catch2
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git
GIT_TAG v2.13.1)

FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Catch2)

target_link_libraries(tests Catch2::Catch2)
```

## Automatic test registration

Catch2's repository also contains two CMake scripts that help users
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