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+version: 2.1
+
+#1: I get an error locally running the CircleCI job regarding dubious ownership.
+#   To-be-debugged later.
+
+jobs:
+  perl-tidy-checks:
+    docker:
+      - image: registry.opensuse.org/devel/openqa/containers/os-autoinst_dev
+        entrypoint: ''
+    working_directory: /opt/testarea
+    steps:
+      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /tmp/_circleci_local_build_repo #1
+      - checkout
+      - run: GITHUB_ACTIONS=1 ./tools/tidyall --check-only --all --quiet
+  perl-critic-checks:
+    docker:
+      - image: registry.opensuse.org/devel/openqa/containers/os-autoinst_dev
+        entrypoint: ''
+    working_directory: /opt/testarea
+    steps:
+      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /tmp/_circleci_local_build_repo #1
+      - checkout
+      - run: ./tools/perlcritic --stern --verbose "::warning file=%f,line=%l,col=%c,title=%m - severity %s::%e\n" --quiet
+
+workflows:
+  perl-lint-checks:
+    jobs:
+      - perl-tidy-checks
+      - perl-critic-checks