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+name: Build and test on Linux
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_test:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: make
+
+    - name: Test
+      run: make test