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+name: Build Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    
+    - name: install deps
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y libevent-dev perl-modules libio-socket-inet6-perl libjson-xs-perl
+
+    - name: configure
+      run: |
+        cd src
+        ./configure
+
+    - name: make
+      run: |
+        cd src
+        make -j4
+
+    - name: make testinstall
+      run: |
+        cd src
+        make testinstall
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        cd tests
+        make test
+
+