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+name: Build binaries
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+    branches:
+      - alignment-writer-release-testing
+
+jobs:
+  build_linux-x86_64:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: phusion/holy-build-box-64:3.0.2
+    steps:
+      - name: Activate Holy Build Box
+        id: activate-hbb
+	run: |
+	  source /hbb_exe/activate
+	  export LDFLAGS="-L/lib64 -static-libstdc++"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        id: install-dependencies
+        run: |
+	  yum install -y git
+	  rm --force /hbb/bin/git
+	  ln -s /usr/bin/git /hbb/bin/git
+
+      - name: Create io directories
+        id: mkdir-io
+        run: |
+	  mkdir /io
+	  cd /io
+	  mkdir tmp
+	  cd tmp
+
+      - name: Clone source tree
+        id: run-git-clone
+	run: |
+	  git clone https://github.com/tmaklin/alignment-writer
+	  cd alignment-writer
+	  git checkout ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+      - name: Configure source build
+        id: run-cmake
+	run: |
+	  mkdir build
+	  cd build
+	  cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -m64" -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -m64" -DCMAKE_WITH_FLTO=1 -DCMAKE_WITH_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS=OFF ..
+
+      - name: Compile Linux x86_64 binary
+        id: run-make
+	run: make VERBOSE=1 -j
+
+      - name: Create distributable archive
+        id: gather-stuff
+	run: |
+          target=alignment-writer-${{ github.ref_name }}}-$(gcc -v 2>&1 | grep "^Target" | cut -f2 -d':' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*//g')
+	  path=/io/tmp/$target
+	  mkdir $path
+	  cp ../build/bin/alignment-writer $path/
+	  cp ../README.md $path/
+	  cp ../LICENSE $path/
+	  cd /io/tmp
+	  tar -zcvf $target.tar.gz $target
+	  mv $target.tar.gz /io/
+	  cd /io/
+	  rm -rf tmp cache
+
+      - name: Upload linux-x86_64 binary
+        if: success()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-redhat-linux
+          path: /io/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-redhat-linux.tar.gz
+
+  ## build_macOS-x86_64:
+  ##   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  ##   container: ghcr.io/shepherdjerred/macos-cross-compiler:latest
+  ##   steps:
+  ##     - name: Install wget
+  ##       id: install-wget
+  ##       run: apt install -y wget
+
+  ##     - name: Create io directory
+  ##       id: mkdir-io
+  ##       run: mkdir /io && cd /io
+
+  ##     - name: Download x86_64 toolchain file
+  ##       id: dl-toolchain-file
+  ##       run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/algbio/themisto/${{ github.ref_name }}/deploy/macOS/x86-64-toolchain_GNU.cmake && cp x86-64-toolchain_GNU.cmake /io/x86-64-toolchain_GNU.cmake && cp x86-64-toolchain_GNU.cmake /x86-64-toolchain_GNU.cmake
+
+  ##     - name: Download build script
+  ##       id: dl-build-script
+  ##       run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/algbio/themisto/${{ github.ref_name }}/deploy/macOS/build.sh
+
+  ##     - name: Compile binary in macOS Cross Compiler container
+  ##       id: compile-in-container
+  ##       run: chmod +x build.sh && ./build.sh ${{ github.ref_name }} x86-64
+
+  ##     - name: Upload macOS-x86_64 binary
+  ##       if: success()
+  ##       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+  ##       with:
+  ##         name: themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-apple-darwin22
+  ##         path: /io/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-apple-darwin22.tar.gz
+
+  ## build_macOS-arm64:
+  ##   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  ##   container: ghcr.io/shepherdjerred/macos-cross-compiler:latest
+  ##   steps:
+  ##     - name: Install wget
+  ##       id: install-wget
+  ##       run: apt install -y wget
+
+  ##     - name: Create io directory
+  ##       id: mkdir-io
+  ##       run: mkdir /io && cd /io
+
+  ##     - name: Download arm64 toolchain file
+  ##       id: dl-toolchain-file
+  ##       run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/algbio/themisto/${{ github.ref_name }}/deploy/macOS/arm64-toolchain_GNU.cmake && cp arm64-toolchain_GNU.cmake /io/arm64-toolchain_GNU.cmake && cp arm64-toolchain_GNU.cmake /arm64-toolchain_GNU.cmake
+
+  ##     - name: Download build script
+  ##       id: dl-build-script
+  ##       run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/algbio/themisto/${{ github.ref_name }}/deploy/macOS/build.sh
+
+  ##     - name: Compile binary in macOS Cross Compiler container
+  ##       id: compile-in-container
+  ##       run: chmod +x build.sh && ./build.sh ${{ github.ref_name }} arm64
+
+  ##     - name: Upload macOS-arm64 binary
+  ##       if: success()
+  ##       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+  ##       with:
+  ##         name: themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-aarch64-apple-darwin22
+  ##         path: /io/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-aarch64-apple-darwin22.tar.gz
+
+  create-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    needs: [ build_linux-x86_64 ] ##, build_macOS-x86_64, build_macOS-arm64 ]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: build
+
+      - name: Organise files
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ## cp build/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-aarch64-apple-darwin22/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-aarch64-apple-darwin22.tar.gz .
+          ## cp build/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-apple-darwin22/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-apple-darwin22.tar.gz .
+          cp build/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-redhat-linux/themisto-${{ github.ref_name }}-x86_64-redhat-linux.tar.gz .
+
+      - name: Create release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            themisto-*.tar.gz