diff --git a/.ci/build.sh b/.ci/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# clone and build wlc
+git clone https://github.com/Cloudef/wlc.git
+cd wlc
+git submodule update --init --recursive # - initialize and fetch submodules
+mkdir target && cd target               # - create build target directory
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Upstream ..    # - run CMake
+make                                    # - compile
+sudo make install                       # - install
+
+cd ../..
+
+# build sway
+cmake .
+make
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+sudo: required
+
+arch:
+  packages:
+    - cmake
+    - xorg-server-xwayland
+    - asciidoc
+    - pcre
+    - json-c
+    - pixman
+    - wayland
+    - libxkbcommon
+    - libinput
+    - libx11
+    - libxcb
+    - libgl
+    - mesa
+  script:
+    - "bash .ci/build.sh"
+
+script:
+  - "curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikkeloscar/arch-travis/master/arch-travis.sh | bash"