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+name: build
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    env:
+      FASTK_DEST_DIR: /tmp/bin
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: sudo apt install -y libbz2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev liblzma-dev
+      - run: gcc --version
+      - run: make
+      - run: mkdir -p "${FASTK_DEST_DIR}"
+      - run: make install DEST_DIR="${FASTK_DEST_DIR}"