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+name: ubuntu-gnu
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+      
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  
+jobs:
+  
+  builds-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix: 
+        compiler: [
+          {name: 'intel', version: '2024.2'},
+          {name: 'gcc', version: 11}
+        ]
+        build-type: ["Debug", "Release"]
+        mpi: ["Yes", "No"]
+        mtln: ["Yes"]
+        hdf: ["Yes"]
+
+        include:
+          - compiler: {name: 'intel-classic', version: '2021.10'}
+            build-type: "Release"
+            mpi: "No"
+            mtln: "No"
+            hdf: "Yes"
+          - compiler: {name: 'nvidia-hpc', version: '24.5'}
+            build-type: "Release"
+            mpi: "No"
+            mtln: "No"
+            hdf: "No"
+          
+
+      fail-fast: false
+    
+    name: ${{matrix.compiler.name}}-${{matrix.build-type}}-mpi(${{matrix.mpi}})-mtln(${{matrix.mtln}})-hdf(${{matrix.hdf}})
+
+    steps:       
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+    
+    - name: Setup MPI
+      if: matrix.mpi=='Yes' && matrix.compiler.name=='intel'
+      uses: mpi4py/setup-mpi@v1
+      with:
+        mpi: 'intelmpi'
+
+    - name: Install required packages
+      if: matrix.compiler.name=='gnu'
+      run: |
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install libhdf5-dev libopenmpi-dev
+   
+    - name: Setup fortran compiler
+      uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1
+      id: setup-fortran
+      with:
+        compiler: ${{matrix.compiler.name}}
+        version: ${{matrix.compiler.version}}
+
+    - name: Build application
+      run: |       
+        cmake -S . -B build \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build-type}} \
+          -DSEMBA_FDTD_ENABLE_MPI=${{matrix.mpi}} \
+          -DSEMBA_FDTD_ENABLE_HDF=${{matrix.hdf}} \
+          -DSEMBA_FDTD_ENABLE_MTLN=${{matrix.mtln}}
+        cmake --build build -j
+      
+    - name: Run fdtd unit tests 
+      run: |
+        build/bin/fdtd_tests
+
+    - name: Install python wrapper requirements
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Run all wrapper tests
+      if: matrix.mtln=='Yes'
+      run: python -m pytest test/
+        
+    - name: Run non-mtln wrapper tests
+      if: matrix.mtln=='No'
+      run: python -m pytest -m 'not mtln' test/
+       
+