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+;;
+;; Setup cmake-mode for autoloading
+;;
+(autoload 'cmake-mode "cmake-mode" "Major mode for editing CMake listfiles." t)
+(setq auto-mode-alist
+          (append
+           '(("CMakeLists\\.txt\\'" . cmake-mode))
+           '(("\\.cmake\\'" . cmake-mode))
+           auto-mode-alist))