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+# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ dspace6 ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ dspace6 ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.8
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml