diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f7d0cc..3116232 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE STRING "Default to Debug" FORCE)
 endif()
 
+add_compile_options(
+  "-Wall" "-Wextra" "-Werror" "-Wpedantic" "-fexceptions"
+  "$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:-O0;-g3;-ggdb;-DARC_DEBUG;>"
+  "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:-02;-g;>"
+)
+
 # ~ OPTIONS ~ #
 option(ARCHEUS_STD_DEFAULT_CONFIG "Build with default config keys" ON)
 
@@ -73,6 +79,15 @@ set(ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES
     src/engine/state.c
 )
 
+#TODO: add this
+#add_executable(tests
+#    tests/test.c
+#
+#    tests/std/vector.c
+#
+#    ${ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES}
+#)
+
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
     string(APPEND ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS "-Wall -Werror -g -ggdb -DARC_DEBUG ")
 endif()