a basic CI setup using the precheck
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+# Copyright 2020 Efabless Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+language: minimal
+
+branches:
+ only:
+ - develop
+ - master
+ - staging
+ - /^(?i:develop)-.*$/
+
+services:
+ - docker
+
+os:
+ - linux
+
+jobs:
+ include:
+ - name: "The Precheck Test"
+ env: TEST_SET=spm
+
+install:
+ - sh .travisCI/travisBuild.sh
+
+script:
+ - bash .travisCI/runPrecheck.sh
