    #this CMakeLists.txt doesn't do anything useful, but it shoudl demonstrate the cmake syntax highlighting
    #Alexander Neundorf <neundorf@kde.org>

    #ok this is a comment
    #and another line
    #a built-in command, it's bold black
    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-Wall -Wctor-dtor-privacy -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-long-long -pipe -fno-builtin -fno-exceptions)

    #and another function
    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
    #comments are also highlighted inside function parameters
    #variables are Qt::blue
    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../lib/qt4/include/Qt
    )

    # BEGIN defining a macro
    MACRO(ECOS_ADD_EXECUTABLE _exe_NAME )

    #special parameters are italic, see the STATIC in the next line
    ADD_LIBRARY(${_exe_NAME} STATIC ${ARGN})
    #but not in the following line ?
      ADD_LIBRARY(${_exe_NAME} STATIC ${ARGN})
    # it seems the kate highlighting file could need some love, Alex

    #another command with a bunch of variables and special parameters
       ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
          TARGET ${_exe_NAME}
          PRE_LINK
          COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
          ARGS -o ${_exe_NAME}
    $\(${_exe_NAME}_SRC_OBJS\) -nostdlib  -nostartfiles -Lecos/install/lib -Ttarget.ld
       )

    #add the created files to the make_clean_files
       SET(ECOS_ADD_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES ${ECOS_ADD_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES};${_exe_NAME};)
    #and another command...
       SET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTIES(
          PROPERTIES
          ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${ECOS_ADD_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES}"
       )
    ENDMACRO(ECOS_ADD_EXECUTABLE)
    # END of macro

    #calling a self-defined function, variables are also Qt::blue here
    ECOS_ADD_EXECUTABLE(${PROJECT_NAME} ${the_sources} ${qt4_moc_SRCS})

    if((A AND B) OR C)
    endif()