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+name: CI Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config ca-certificates curl git \
+            libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libglfw3-dev libpng-dev libx11-dev \
+            libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libudev-dev
+
+      - name: Install Meson and Ninja (pip)
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install meson ninja
+
+      - name: Configure Meson
+        run: |
+          meson setup build_meson --wipe --buildtype=release
+
+      - name: Build with Ninja
+        run: |
+          ninja -C build_meson -v
+
+      - name: Package build output
+        run: |
+          tar -czf minecraft-binaries.tar.gz -C build_meson .
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: minecraft-binaries
+          path: minecraft-binaries.tar.gz