diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
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+name: compile
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  compile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: make -C tests/compile
diff --git a/tests/compile/Makefile b/tests/compile/Makefile
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+++ b/tests/compile/Makefile
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+all: main-clang main-gcc
+
+CLANG_WARNINGS = -Weverything -Wno-padded -Wno-poison-system-directories
+GCC_WARNINGS = -Wall -Wextra
+
+main-clang: main.c ../../webgpu.h Makefile
+	clang -std=c99 $(CLANG_WARNINGS) -o $@ $<
+
+main-gcc: main.c ../../webgpu.h Makefile
+	gcc -std=c99 $(GCC_WARNINGS) -o $@ $<
diff --git a/tests/compile/main.c b/tests/compile/main.c
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+++ b/tests/compile/main.c
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+#include "../../webgpu.h"
+
+int main(void) {}