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+name: sophiread_ci
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - qa
+      - next
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        with:
+          auto-update-conda: true
+          mamba-version: "*"
+          environment-file: sophiread/environment_linux.yml
+      - name: build_sophiread
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          cd sophiread
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake ..
+          make
+      - name: test_sophiread
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          cd sophiread/build
+          ctest -V