diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f08f1b32ac436f52d60067f5b82a53f93b51943..ad3bbc191db4d965de0ce42bd85bb7dec73b3ea1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(Boost ${Simox_BOOST_VERSION} EXACT COMPONENTS
     REQUIRED)
 MESSAGE (STATUS "Boost found at: ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 #flags
 add_compile_options(-Wall)
 add_compile_options(-Wextra)