Github Actions CI for testing GMT master branch

.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml

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+# This workflow installs PyGMT dependencies, builds documentation and runs tests on GMT master
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
+
+name: GMT Master Tests
+
+on:
+  # push:
+  #   branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [review_requested, ready_for_review]
+  # Schedule daily tests
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  test_gmt_master:
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }} - Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8]
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macOS-10.15]
+    env:
+      # LD_LIBRARY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/gmt/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+      GMT_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/gmt-install-dir
+      GMT_LIBRARY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/gmt-install-dir/lib
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+
+    steps:
+      # Checkout current git repository
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
+        with:
+          # fecth all history so that versioneer works
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # Setup Miniconda
+      - name: Setup Miniconda
+        uses: goanpeca/setup-miniconda@v1.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          channels: conda-forge
+
+      # Install build dependencies from conda-forge
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        run: conda install cmake libblas libcblas liblapack fftw gdal ghostscript libnetcdf hdf5 zlib curl pcre gshhg-gmt dcw-gmt ipython pytest pytest-cov pytest-mpl
+
+      # Install GMT master branch
+      - name: Install GMT from master
+        run: curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/master/ci/build-gmt-master.sh | bash
+
+      # Download cached remote files (artifacts) from Github
+      - name: Download remote data from Github
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v2.6.3
+        with:
+          workflow: cache_data.yaml
+          name: gmt-cache
+          path: .gmt
+
+      # Move downloaded files to ~/.gmt directory and list them
+      - name: Move and list downloaded remote files
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.gmt
+          mv .gmt/* ~/.gmt
+          ls -lh ~/.gmt
+
+      # Install the package that we want to test
+      - name: Install the package
+        run: |
+          python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+          pip install dist/*
+
+      # Run the tests
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: make test PYTEST_EXTRA="-r P"

README.rst

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     :alt: Travis CI build status
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/GenericMappingTools/pygmt
 .. image:: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/workflows/Tests/badge.svg
-    :alt: GitHub Actions build status
-    :target: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions
+    :alt: GitHub Actions Tests status
+    :target: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions?query=workflow%3ATests
+.. image:: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/workflows/GMT%20Master%20Tests/badge.svg
+    :alt: GitHub Actions GMT Master Tests status
+    :target: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions?query=workflow%3A"GMT+Master+Tests"
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/master.svg?style=flat-square
     :alt: Test coverage status
     :target: https://codecov.io/gh/GenericMappingTools/pygmt