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+name: precompiled
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 8 * * 3" # At 08:00 on Wednesday # https://crontab.guru/#0_8_*_*_3
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - v*.*.x
+    tags:
+      - v*.*.*
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  precompiled:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        runs-on: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+        include:
+          - ruby: "2.7"
+            runs-on: "windows-2019"
+          - ruby: "3.0"
+            runs-on: "windows-2019"
+          - ruby: "3.1"
+            runs-on: "windows-2022"
+          - ruby: "3.2"
+            runs-on: "windows-2022"
+    runs-on: ${{matrix.runs-on}}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: ${{matrix.ruby}}
+          bundler-cache: true
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ports
+          key: ports-${{matrix.runs-on}}-${{hashFiles('ext/re2/extconf.rb')}}
+      - run: bundle exec rake compile spec
+
+  cruby-package:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ports/archives
+          key: archives-ubuntu-${{hashFiles('ext/re2/extconf.rb')}}
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "3.2"
+          bundler-cache: true
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-build gems ruby
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-gem
+          path: gems
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  cruby-linux-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "${{matrix.ruby}}"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+  cruby-osx-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["3.2"]
+        sys: ["enable", "disable"]
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "${{matrix.ruby}}"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+  cruby-windows-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["3.0"]
+        sys: ["enable", "disable"]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "3.1"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: |
+          gem install --verbose --no-document gems/*.gem
+          gem list -d re2
+          ruby -r re2 -e "puts RE2::Regexp.new('(\\d+)').match('bob 123')"
+
+  cruby-windows-install-ucrt:
+    needs: ["cruby-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["3.2"]
+        sys: ["enable", "disable"]
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+         ruby-version: "3.2"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: |
+          gem install --verbose --no-document gems/*.gem
+          gem list -d re2
+          ruby -r re2 -e "puts RE2::Regexp.new('(\\d+)').match('bob 123')"
+
+  cruby-native-package:
+    needs: ["rcd_image_version"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        plat:
+          - "aarch64-linux"
+          - "arm-linux"
+          - "arm64-darwin"
+          - "x64-mingw-ucrt"
+          - "x64-mingw32"
+          - "x86-linux"
+          - "x86_64-darwin"
+          - "x86_64-linux"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ports/archives
+          key: archives-ubuntu-${{hashFiles('ext/re2/extconf.rb')}}
+      - env:
+          DOCKER_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/rake-compiler/rake-compiler-dock-image:${{needs.rcd_image_version.outputs.rcd_image_version}}-mri-${{matrix.plat}}"
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/re2" -w /re2 \
+            ${DOCKER_IMAGE} \
+            ./scripts/test-gem-build gems ${{matrix.plat}}
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: "cruby-${{matrix.plat}}-gem"
+          path: gems
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  cruby-x86_64-linux-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "${{matrix.ruby}}"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-x86_64-linux-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+  cruby-x86-linux-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-x86-linux-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: |
+          docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
+          docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/re2" -w /re2 \
+            --platform=linux/386 \
+            ruby:${{matrix.ruby}} \
+            ./scripts/test-gem-install ./gems
+
+  cruby-aarch64-linux-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-aarch64-linux-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: |
+          docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
+          docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/re2" -w /re2 \
+            --platform=linux/arm64/v8 \
+            ruby:${{matrix.ruby}} \
+            ./scripts/test-gem-install ./gems
+
+  cruby-arm-linux-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-arm-linux-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: |
+          docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
+          docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/re2" -w /re2 \
+            --platform=linux/arm/v7 \
+            ruby:${{matrix.ruby}} \
+            ./scripts/test-gem-install ./gems
+
+  cruby-x86_64-musl-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: "ruby:${{matrix.ruby}}-alpine"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-x86_64-linux-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: apk add bash
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+  cruby-x86_64-darwin-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "${{matrix.ruby}}"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-x86_64-darwin-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+## arm64-darwin installation testing is omitted until github actions supports it
+#  cruby-arm64-darwin-install:
+#    ...
+
+  cruby-x64-mingw32-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["2.7", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2"]
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "${{matrix.ruby}}"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-x64-mingw32-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+  cruby-x64-mingw-ucrt-install:
+    needs: ["cruby-native-package"]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ruby: ["3.2"]
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: MSP-Greg/setup-ruby-pkgs@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "${{matrix.ruby}}"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: cruby-x64-mingw-ucrt-gem
+          path: gems
+      - run: ./scripts/test-gem-install gems
+
+  #
+  #  SECTION the end-to-end gem installation tests
+  #
+  rcd_image_version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      rcd_image_version: ${{steps.rcd_image_version.outputs.rcd_image_version}}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "3.2"
+          bundler-cache: true
+          bundler: latest
+      - id: rcd_image_version
+        run: bundle exec ruby -e 'require "rake_compiler_dock"; puts "rcd_image_version=#{RakeCompilerDock::IMAGE_VERSION}"' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT