diff --git a/src/tests/fftw3_bare/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/fftw3_bare/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/src/tests/fftw3_bare/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
+
+project(fftw3_test VERSION 0.1 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+
+#--- set a default build type if none was specified ---------------------------
+set(default_build_type "Debug")
+
+#--- the next two lines are needed that the math functions are found ----------
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES math.h)
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES m) 
+
+include(CheckTypeSize)
+include(CheckIncludeFiles)
+include(CheckFunctionExists)
+check_include_files(alloca.h HAVE_ALLOCA_H)
+check_include_files("sys/ipc.h;sys/shm.h" HAVE_SHMGET)
+check_include_files(dlfcn.h HAVE_DLFCN_H)
+check_function_exists(erf HAVE_ERF)
+check_function_exists(getloadavg HAVE_GETLOADAVG)
+check_include_files(inttypes.h HAVE_INTTYPES_H)
+check_include_files(memory.h HAVE_MEMORY_H)
+check_function_exists(powl HAVE_POWL)
+check_include_files(memory.h HAVE_MEMORY_H)
+check_include_files(stdint.h HAVE_STDINT_H)
+check_include_files(stdlib.h HAVE_STDLIB_H)
+check_include_files(string.h HAVE_STRING_H)
+check_include_files(strings.h HAVE_STRINGS_H)
+check_include_files(sys/stat.h HAVE_SYS_STAT_H)
+check_include_files(sys/types.h HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H)
+check_include_files(sys/unistd.h HAVE_UNISTD_H)
+check_type_size("long double" LONG_DOUBLE)
+check_type_size("double" DOUBLE)
+if (${LONG_DOUBLE} GREATER ${DOUBLE})
+  set(HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE 1)
+  set(HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE_WIDER 1)
+endif (${LONG_DOUBLE} GREATER ${DOUBLE})
+
+#--- add path to my own find modules and other stuff
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../cmake)
+
+#--- check for fftw3 ----------------------------------------------------------
+find_package(FFTW3 REQUIRED)
+message(" FFTW3_INCLUDE_DIR: ${FFTW3_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+message(" FFTW3_LIBRARY    : ${FFTW3_LIBRARY}")
+
+add_executable(fftw3_test fftw3_test.cpp)
+target_include_directories(fftw3_test
+  BEFORE PRIVATE
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${FFTW3_INCLUDE_DIR}>
+)
+target_link_libraries(fftw3_test ${FFTW3_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/src/tests/fftw3_bare/fftw3_test.cpp b/src/tests/fftw3_bare/fftw3_test.cpp
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+++ b/src/tests/fftw3_bare/fftw3_test.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <cmath>
+
+#include <fftw3.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    const unsigned int N=8192;
+    
+    fftw_complex *in, *out;
+    fftw_plan my_plan;
+    
+    in = (fftw_complex*) fftw_malloc(sizeof(fftw_complex)*N);
+    out = (fftw_complex*) fftw_malloc(sizeof(fftw_complex)*N);
+    
+    // feed input
+    double x=0.0;
+    for (unsigned int i=0; i<N; i++) {
+        x = (double)i / (double)N;
+        in[i][0] = sin(100.0*x)*exp(-x/8.0);
+        in[i][1] = 0.0;
+//as35        if ((i%100)==0) std::cout << i << ": x=" << x << ", in=" << in[i][0] << std::endl;
+    }
+    
+    my_plan = fftw_plan_dft_1d(N, in, out, FFTW_FORWARD, FFTW_ESTIMATE);
+    
+    fftw_execute(my_plan);
+    
+    double sumRe = 0.0, sumIm = 0.0;
+    for (unsigned int i=0; i<N/2; i++) {
+//as35        if ((i % 10) == 0) std::cout << i << ": re=" << out[i][0] << ", im=" << out[i][1] << std::endl;
+        sumRe += out[i][0];
+        sumIm += out[i][1];
+    }
+    
+    std::cout << "sumRe=" << sumRe << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "sumIm=" << sumIm << std::endl;
+
+    fftw_destroy_plan(my_plan);
+    fftw_free(in);
+    fftw_free(out);
+    
+    return 0;
+}