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+image: rduweston/ubuntu-ci:melodic-bionic
+
+build:
+  stage: build
+  before_script:
+    - apt update && apt -y install libasio-dev ros-$ROS_DISTRO-teleop-twist-keyboard
+  script:
+    - mkdir -p /catkin_ws/src && cd /catkin_ws/src && /bin/bash -c "source /opt/ros/${ROS_DISTRO}/setup.bash; catkin_init_workspace"
+    - cd /catkin_ws/src && cp -r $CI_BUILDS_DIR .
+    - cd /catkin_ws && /bin/bash -c "source /opt/ros/${ROS_DISTRO}/setup.bash; catkin_make"
+#   artifacts:
+#     paths:
+#       - build/bin
+      # depending on your build setup it's most likely a good idea to cache outputs to reduce the build time
+      # cache:
+      #   paths:
+      #     - "*.o"
+
+# run tests using the binary built before
+# test:
+#   stage: test
+#   script:
+#     - ./build/bin/gtest_all
+#   dependencies:
+#     - build