diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d76b3f97cba2af46ffc9162fa5add4ef0a0e537..cdc93b4aafa0b85d93afd652de9e7a6edacc318b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ project (Pastis
 
 #------------------------------------------------------
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
+#------------------------------------------------------
+
 set(PASTIS_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 set(PASTIS_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")