some additional reconfigurations and what not.

CMakeLists.txt

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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project(ParseLogCLI LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+# System and compiler configurations
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+# ==========================================
+# 1. CORE LIBRARY TARGET
+# ==========================================
+# Compiles your core logic files into a shared library module
+add_library(parselog_core
+    log_parsing/log_parsing.cpp
+    ip_to_geo/ip_to_geo.cpp
+    third_party/src/GeoLite2PP.cpp
+    third_party/src/GeoLite2PP_error_category.cpp
+)
+
+# Include paths for your modules and MaxMind headers
+target_include_directories(parselog_core PRIVATE 
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/log_parsing 
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ip_to_geo 
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/include 
+)
+
+# Link the static third-party MaxMind binary
+target_link_libraries(parselog_core PRIVATE 
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/lib/libmaxminddb.a
+)
+
+# Version definitions needed by your GeoLite2PP wrapper
+target_compile_definitions(parselog_core PRIVATE 
+    GEOLITE2PP_VERSION="0.0.1"
+)
+
+# ==========================================
+# 2. APPLICATION EXECUTABLE
+# ==========================================
+# Compiles your main user-facing CLI binary
+add_executable(parselog_cli main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(parselog_cli PRIVATE parselog_core)
+
+set_target_properties(parselog_cli PROPERTIES
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+)
+
+# ==========================================
+# 3. TEST SUITE
+# ==========================================
+# Activates the built-in CTest engine
+enable_testing()
+
+# add_executable(parselog_test tests.cpp)
+# target_link_libraries(parselog_test PRIVATE parselog_core)
+
+# Registers the testing executable under the "RunAllTests" banner
+# add_test(NAME RunAllTests COMMAND parselog_test)