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+name: lootinator-release-builds
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  linux:
+    name: build/release/linux
+    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: setup
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install build-essentials
+
+      - name: build
+          mkdir build && cd build && cmake ..
+          make -B -j8
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: lootinator-cli-linux
+          path: ./${{ github.event.repository.name }}/build/cli/lootinator-cli
+
+