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 endif()
 ```
 
+For a full example on using CPM to download and configure lua with sol2 see [here](examples/sol2).
+
 ### Examples
 
 See the [examples directory](https://github.com/TheLartians/CPM/tree/master/examples) for more examples with source code.
diff --git a/examples/sol2/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sol2/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+# ---- Dependencies ----
+
+include(../../cmake/CPM.cmake)
+
+CPMAddPackage(
+  NAME lua
+  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/lua/lua.git
+  VERSION 5-3-4
+  DOWNLOAD_ONLY YES
+)
+
+if (lua_ADDED)
+  # lua has no CMakeLists, so we create our own target
+
+  FILE(GLOB lua_sources ${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c)
+  add_library(lua STATIC ${lua_sources})
+
+  target_include_directories(lua
+    PUBLIC
+      $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${lua_SOURCE_DIR}>
+  )
+endif()
+
+
+CPMAddPackage(
+  NAME sol2
+  URL https://github.com/ThePhD/sol2/archive/v3.0.2.zip
+  VERSION 3.0.2
+  DOWNLOAD_ONLY YES
+)
+
+if (sol2_ADDED)
+  add_library(sol2 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+  target_include_directories(sol2 INTERFACE ${sol2_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+  target_link_libraries(sol2 INTERFACE lua)
+endif()
+
+# ---- Executable ----
+
+add_executable(CPMSol2Example "main.cpp")
+set_target_properties(CPMSol2Example PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)        
+target_link_libraries(CPMSol2Example sol2)
+
diff --git a/examples/sol2/main.cpp b/examples/sol2/main.cpp
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+#include <sol/sol.hpp>
+#include <cassert>
+
+struct vars {
+    int boop = 0;
+};
+
+int main() {
+    sol::state lua;
+    lua.open_libraries( sol::lib::base );
+    lua.new_usertype<vars>("vars", "boop", &vars::boop);
+    lua.script("beep = vars.new()\n"
+               "beep.boop = 1\n"
+               "print('beep boop')");
+    assert(lua.get<vars>("beep").boop == 1);
+}
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