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+# Various unix builds
+name: unix CI
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash {0}
+
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Mac install dependencies
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+      run: |
+        brew install autoconf automake libtool
+
+    - name: Compile
+      run: |
+        autoreconf -i
+        ./configure CC="gcc" CFLAGS="-g -O3 -Wall -Werror"
+        make -j32
+
+    - name: Check
+      run: |
+        make check || cat tests/test-suite.log
+