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+name: debug gpg
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  do-it:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Clone the repositories
+      run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/canonical/dqlite
+          git clone https://github.com/canonical/dqlite-ppa -b dqlite --depth 1
+
+    - name: Setup dependencies
+      run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -qq debhelper devscripts gnupg
+
+    - name: Generate dummy key
+      run: |
+          echo $(tty)
+          gpg --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase '' --quick-generate-key 'nobody <nobody@example.org>'
+
+    - name: Build source package
+      env:
+        DEBFULLNAME: "nobody"
+        DEBEMAIL: "nobody@example.org"
+        TARGET: noble
+      run: |
+          cp -R dqlite-ppa/debian dqlite/
+          cd dqlite/
+          VERSION="$(git describe --tags | sed -e "s/^v//" -e "s/-/+git/")"
+          dch --create \
+            --distribution ${TARGET} \
+            --package dqlite \
+            --newversion ${VERSION}~${TARGET}1 \
+            "Automatic build from Github"
+          debuild --no-lintian -S -sa -d -us -uc
+          ls
+          debsign -m nobody *.changes