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+# Workflow derived from https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/v2/examples
+# Need help debugging build failures? Start at https://github.com/r-lib/actions#where-to-find-help
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, master]
+
+name: no-pandoc
+
+jobs:
+  R-CMD-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          use-public-rspm: true
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
+          needs: check
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@v2
+
+      - run: sudo apt-get --purge remove pandoc
+      - run: rm -rf vignettes
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2