diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
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+project(test-ipc)
+
+if(NOT MSVC)
+  add_compile_options(
+    -Wno-attributes 
+    -Wno-missing-field-initializers 
+    -Wno-unused-variable 
+    -Wno-unused-function)
+endif()
+
+include_directories(
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/include 
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/src
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/test
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty/gtest/include)
+
+# Collect only new test files (exclude archive directory)
+file(GLOB SRC_FILES
+    ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/test/test_*.cpp
+    )
+file(GLOB HEAD_FILES ${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/test/test_*.h)
+
+# Ensure we don't include archived tests
+list(FILTER SRC_FILES EXCLUDE REGEX "archive")
+list(FILTER HEAD_FILES EXCLUDE REGEX "archive")
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC_FILES} ${HEAD_FILES})
+
+link_directories(${LIBIPC_PROJECT_DIR}/3rdparty/gperftools)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} gtest gtest_main ipc)
+#target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} tcmalloc_minimal)