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+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+branches:
+  only:
+    - master
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get -qq update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends texlive-full
+script:
+  - pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error thesis.tex
+  - test -f thesis-blx.bib && ( bibtex thesis; pdflatex thesis.tex ) 
+  - pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error thesis.tex