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-# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
-#
-# Check UFS_UTILS build based on the NCEPLIBS project (deprecated, but still works).
-#
-# Ed Hartnett 12/13/22
-name: Linux_nceplibs
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  Linux_nceplibs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libmpich-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev
-          sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=/usr/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: jasper-2.0.25-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/archive/version-2.0.25.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf version-2.0.25.tar.gz
-        cd jasper-version-2.0.25
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-nceplibs 
-      id: cache-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-nceplibs
-      if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
-        make -j2
-       
-    - name: checkout-ufs-utils
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with: 
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: recursive
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export CXX=mpicxx
-        export FC=mpifort
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~/jasper;~/nceplibs' ..
-        make -j2
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure