diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index c1ae70435..29816e0a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,164 @@
-name: build linux
+name: build & test
 on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: [ "generate build matrix" ]
-    types:
-      - completed
-
-jobs:
-  run-job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, development ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, development ]
+
+  jobs:
+    ############
+    #
+    # Defines the compiler configurations for the other jobs.
+    #
+    #####
+    generate-base-matrix:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+      outputs:
+        config: ${{ steps.output-config.outputs.config }}
+        build_modes: ${{ steps.output-options.outputs.build_modes }}
+        cxx_versions: ${{ steps.output-options.outputs.cxx_versions }}
+
+      steps:
+        # enables debug-mode and c++20 for all cases
+        - name: Enable base matrix
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            echo "BUILD_MODES=\"Debug\"" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "CXX_VERSIONS=20" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        # if its a PR from development or the main branch in general, add release-mode and c++23
+        - name: Enable extended matrix
+          if: ${{
+            (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.head_ref == 'development')
+            || github.ref_name == 'main'
+            }}
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            echo "BUILD_MODES=$(echo $BUILD_MODES, \"Release\")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "CXX_VERSIONS=$(echo $CXX_VERSIONS, 23)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        - name: Output build-modes and c++-versions
+          id: output-options
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            echo "build_modes=$(echo [ $BUILD_MODES ])" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "cxx_versions=$(echo [ $CXX_VERSIONS ])" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  build-and-test:
+    needs: define-matrix
+    runs-on: generate-base-matrix
     fail-fast: false
     strategy:
-      format_backend: [ std, fmt ]
-      str_matcher: [ char, unicode ]
       build_mode: ${{ fromJSON(needs.define-matrix.outputs.build_modes) }}
       cxx_standard: ${{ fromJSON(needs.define-matrix.outputs.cxx_versions) }}
+      config:
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          suffix: "/libc++"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/clang:18"
+          compiler_name: "clang"
+          compiler_version: 18
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: true
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/clang:18"
+          compiler_name: "clang"
+          compiler_version: 18
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          suffix: "/libc++"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/clang:17"
+          compiler_name: "clang"
+          compiler_version: 17
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: true
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/clang:17"
+          compiler_name: "clang"
+          compiler_version: 17
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          suffix: "/libc++"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/clang:16"
+          compiler_name: "clang"
+          compiler_version: 16
+          only_fmt: true
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: true
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/clang:16"
+          compiler_name: "clang"
+          compiler_version: 16
+          only_fmt: true
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/gcc:14"
+          compiler_name: "gcc"
+          compiler_version: 14
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/gcc:14"
+          compiler_name: "gcc"
+          compiler_version: 14
+          architecture: "32bit"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/gcc:13"
+          compiler_name: "gcc"
+          compiler_version: 13
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
+        - prefix: "Linux"
+          os: "ubuntu-latest"
+          container:
+            image: "ghcr.io/dnkpp/gcc:12"
+          compiler_name: "gcc"
+          compiler_version: 12
+          only_fmt: true
+          architecture: "x64"
+          libcxx: false
+          asan: true
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -24,12 +169,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "CXXFLAGS=$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} -stdlib=libc++)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "LDFLAGS=$(echo ${LDFLAGS} -lc++abi)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          
-          # ASan has some serious trouble with libc++ exception mechanism
-          # see: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/59432
+
+        # ASan has some serious trouble with libc++ exception mechanism
+        # see: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/59432
+      - name: Disable alloc_dealloc_mismatch detection with libc++
+        if: ${{ matrix.config.asan == true && matrix.config.libcxx == true}}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
           echo "ASAN_OPTIONS=$(echo ${ASAN_OPTIONS}:alloc_dealloc_mismatch=0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      #################################
+      #
       - name: Configure Basic Framework
+        id: config-basic
+        if: ${{ matrix.config.only_fmt != true }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
           cmake \
@@ -41,11 +194,13 @@ jobs:
               -D MIMICPP_FORCED_CXX_STANDARD="${{ matrix.cxx_standard }}"
 
       - name: Build Basic Framework
+        if: ${{ steps.config-basic.outcome == 'success' }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
           cmake --build build -j5
 
       - name: Run Basic Framework tests
+        if: ${{ steps.config-basic.outcome == 'success' }}
         shell: bash
         env:
           CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: 1
@@ -53,3 +208,5 @@ jobs:
           ctest --test-dir build \
               -C ${{ matrix.build_mode }} \
               -j5
+      #
+      #################################