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+name: Check autogenerated docs and build the documentation
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  chech-autogenerated-docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Remove the auto generated documentation source files
+        run: make -C docs cleanall
+      - name: Regenerate the autogenerated files
+        # run "true" instead of sphinx-build to speed things up
+        run: make -C docs html SPHINXBUILD=true
+      - name: Check that the generated docs where already commited
+        run: git diff --exit-code
+
+  build-docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Build the documentation
+        run: make -C docs html