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+# ##################################################################################################
+#  The MIT License (MIT)
+#  Copyright (c) 2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+# 
+#  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+#  and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+#  including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
+#  sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+#  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+# 
+#  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+#  substantial portions of the Software.
+# 
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT
+# NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+# DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+# ##################################################################################################
+
+name: CI Build SW
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions: { contents: read }
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install build tools
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) libxml2-dev libzmq3-dev libjsoncpp-dev
+
+      - name: Build hotplug driver
+        if: ${{ false }}
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/submodules/pcie-hotplug-drv/ && make
+
+      - name: Build linker
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/submodules/v80-vitis-flow && cmake . && make