diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-unixish.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-unixish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab17d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-unixish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: C/C++ CI Unixish
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: make
+      run: make
+    - name: make check
+      run: make check
+    - name: Install
+      run: sudo make install
diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index b9c94e9..deed12a 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -2659,22 +2659,33 @@ void XMLPrinter::PushHeader( bool writeBOM, bool writeDec )
     }
 }
 
-
-void XMLPrinter::OpenElement( const char* name, bool compactMode )
+void XMLPrinter::PrepareForNewNode( bool compactMode )
 {
     SealElementIfJustOpened();
-    _stack.Push( name );
 
-    if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_firstElement && !compactMode ) {
+    if ( compactMode ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ( _firstElement ) {
+        PrintSpace (_depth);
+    } else if ( _textDepth < 0) {
         Putc( '\n' );
         PrintSpace( _depth );
     }
 
+    _firstElement = false;
+}
+
+void XMLPrinter::OpenElement( const char* name, bool compactMode )
+{
+    PrepareForNewNode( compactMode );
+    _stack.Push( name );
+
     Write ( "<" );
     Write ( name );
 
     _elementJustOpened = true;
-    _firstElement = false;
     ++_depth;
 }
 
@@ -2850,12 +2861,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::PushText( double value )
 
 void XMLPrinter::PushComment( const char* comment )
 {
-    SealElementIfJustOpened();
-    if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_firstElement && !_compactMode) {
-        Putc( '\n' );
-        PrintSpace( _depth );
-    }
-    _firstElement = false;
+    PrepareForNewNode( _compactMode );
 
     Write( "<!--" );
     Write( comment );
@@ -2865,12 +2871,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::PushComment( const char* comment )
 
 void XMLPrinter::PushDeclaration( const char* value )
 {
-    SealElementIfJustOpened();
-    if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_firstElement && !_compactMode) {
-        Putc( '\n' );
-        PrintSpace( _depth );
-    }
-    _firstElement = false;
+    PrepareForNewNode( _compactMode );
 
     Write( "<?" );
     Write( value );
@@ -2880,12 +2881,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::PushDeclaration( const char* value )
 
 void XMLPrinter::PushUnknown( const char* value )
 {
-    SealElementIfJustOpened();
-    if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_firstElement && !_compactMode) {
-        Putc( '\n' );
-        PrintSpace( _depth );
-    }
-    _firstElement = false;
+    PrepareForNewNode( _compactMode );
 
     Write( "<!" );
     Write( value );
diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index b185fa1..2eec50d 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -2338,6 +2338,11 @@ protected:
     DynArray< const char*, 10 > _stack;
 
 private:
+    /**
+       Prepares to write a new node. This includes sealing an element that was
+       just opened, and writing any whitespace necessary if not in compact mode.
+     */
+    void PrepareForNewNode( bool compactMode );
     void PrintString( const char*, bool restrictedEntitySet );	// prints out, after detecting entities.
 
     bool _firstElement;