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+name: Bot build script
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  check_symlinks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Git clone software-layer and software-layer-scripts inside it
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer.git
+          cd software-layer
+          git clone https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer-scripts.git
+
+      - name: Run symlink commands
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd software-layer
+
+          for file in $(ls software-layer-scripts | egrep -v 'easystacks|LICENSE|README.md|^bot'); do
+              ln -s software-layer-scripts/${file}
+          done
+
+          for file in $(ls software-layer-scripts/bot | grep -v '^build.sh'); do
+              ln -s ../software-layer-scripts/bot/${file} bot/${file}
+          done