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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# We benchmark against stage 2 to test new optimizations.
+timeout -s KILL 1h time bash -c 'mkdir -p build/release; cd build/release; cmake ../.. && make -j$(nproc) stage2' 1>&2
+export PATH=$PWD/build/release/stage2/bin:$PATH
+cd tests/bench
+timeout -s KILL 1h time temci exec --config speedcenter.yaml --in speedcenter.exec.velcom.yaml 1>&2
+temci report run_output.yaml --reporter codespeed2