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+name: test-sdist
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, labeled, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build sdist
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Ensure tags are fetched for versioning
+      - name: Setup Python 3.11
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11
+
+      - name: Update Python pip, build
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip build
+
+      - name: Create source distribution
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          python -m build --sdist .
+
+      - name: Upload source dist as build artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+            name: python-source-distribution
+            path: dist
+
+  test:
+    needs: build
+    name: Install on Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: |
+              3.10
+              3.11
+              3.12
+
+      - name: Find MSVC and set environment variables
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        env:
+          MSVC_PREFIX: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC'
+        run: |
+          echo "Available MSVC installations:"
+          ls "$MSVC_PREFIX"
+
+          MSVC_BIN=$(ls "$MSVC_PREFIX" | tail -n 1)\\bin\\HostX64\\x64
+          CC="$MSVC_PREFIX\\$MSVC_BIN\\cl.exe"
+          echo "CC: $CC"
+          echo "CC=$CC" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          CC_LD="$MSVC_PREFIX\\$MSVC_BIN\\link.exe"
+          echo "CC_LD: $CC_LD"
+          echo "CC_LD=$CC_LD" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Download artifacts to Windows environment
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: dist/
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: List Files
+        run: ls -R
+
+      - name: Update pip
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+      - name: Install from sdist
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: python -m pip install euphonic-*.tar.gz