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+name: C/C++ CI
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: configure
+      run: ./configure
+    - name: make
+      run: make -j $(nproc)
+    - name: make check
+      run: make check -j $(nproc)