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+name: C/C++ CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-ubuntu:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: configure
+      run: cmake CMakeLists.txt
+    - name: build
+      run: cmake --build .
+    - name: test
+      run: cd bin && ./unit
+