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+language: cpp
+
+os:
+  - linux
+  - osx
+
+compiler:
+  - clang
+  - gcc
+
+matrix:
+  # This excludes OSX builds from the build matrix for gcc
+  exclude:
+    - os: osx
+      compiler: gcc
+
+notifications:
+ email:
+   on_success: change
+   on_failure: always
+
+before_install:
+  - "if [ $CC = 'gcc' ]; then export CXX=g++; fi"
+  - "if [ $CC = 'clang' ]; then export CXX=clang++; fi"
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'osx' ]; then brew install cmake; fi"
+  # Install cpp-coveralls for reporting test coverage under only linux, see https://github.com/eddyxu/cpp-coveralls
+  #- "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'linux' ]; then sudo pip install cpp-coveralls; fi"
+
+install:
+  - "mkdir -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/build/scripts"
+  - "cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/build/scripts"
+  # Enable test coverage for travis-ci build
+  #- "cmake $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/src -DNTA_COV_ENABLED=ON"
+  - "cmake $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/src"
+
+script:
+  - "cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/build/scripts"
+  - "make -j3"
+  # test compile-time constraints
+  - "make test_sqlpp_constraints"
+
+after_success:
+  - "cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR"
+  # Send test coverage report to http://coveralls.io under only linux
+  # - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'linux' ]; then coveralls --exclude external --exclude doc --exclude src/test; fi"
+
+
+