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+name: CI
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-19.04
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: install deps
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y g++ gcc pkg-config libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libicu-dev libboost-dev libboost-system-dev libgtest-dev libgmock-dev fonts-ubuntu
+    - name: configure and build
+      run: mkdir bld && cd bld && cmake -CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. && cmake --build .
+