diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 397e371..3085a4f 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PROJECT_PATH=$(pwd)
 DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME=${PROJECT_PATH##*/}
 configure=0
 build=0
+docker=0
 buildtarget="distcheck"
 overwrite=0
 rebuild=0
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ rebuildfiles=()
 while test $# -gt 0; do
     case "$1" in
         (--configure|-c) configure=1;;
+        (--docker|-d) docker=1;;
         (--build|-b) configure=1; build=1;;
         (--target|-t) shift; configure=1; build=1; buildtarget="$1";;
         (--overwrite|-o) overwrite=1;;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 OPTIONS
 
   --configure, -c            call ./configure after initialization
+  --docker, -d               build and run tests in a docker instance
   --build, -b                build, also call ./configure && make distcheck
   --target, -t <target>      same as -b, but specify target instead of distcheck
   --overwrite, -o            overwrite all basic files (bootstrap.sh, m4-macros)
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ GENERATED FILES
     * ax_check_qt.m4 - auxiliary macro definition file
     * resolve-debbuilddeps.sh - script to install debian package dependencies
     * resolve-rpmbuilddeps.sh - script to install RPM package dependencies
+    * build-in-docker.sh - script to build the project encapsulated in a docker container
     * build-resource-file.sh - build resource.qrc file from a resource directory
     * mac-create-app-bundle.sh - script to create apple mac os-x app-bundle
     * AUTHORS - replace your name in AUTHORS before first run
@@ -405,6 +409,7 @@ copy ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.m4
 copy ax_check_qt.m4
 copy resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
 copy resolve-rpmbuilddeps.sh
+copy build-in-docker.sh
 copy build-resource-file.sh
 copy mac-create-app-bundle.sh
 AUTHOR=$(gpg -K  | sed -n 's,uid *,,p' | sort | head -1)
@@ -814,7 +819,7 @@ if testtag AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING; then
 
  -- @AUTHOR@  @BUILD_DATE@
 EOF
-    BUILD_DEPENDS="debhelper, subversion, pkg-config, automake, libtool, autotools-dev, lsb-release $(if testtag AX_USE_DOXYGEN; then echo -n ", doxygen, graphviz, mscgen"; fi; if testtag AX_USE_CPPUNIT; then echo -n ", libcppunit-dev"; fi; if testtag AX_CXX_QT || testtag AX_CHECK_QT AX_REQUIRE_QT; then echo -n ", qt5-default | qt4-default | qt5-qmake | qt4-qmake, qtbase5-dev | libqt4-dev, qtbase5-dev-tools | qt4-dev-tools, qttools5-dev-tools | qt4-dev-tools, qttools5-dev-tools | qt4-dev-tools"; fi)"
+    BUILD_DEPENDS="debhelper, subversion, svn2cl, pkg-config, automake, libtool, autotools-dev, lsb-release $(if testtag AX_USE_DOXYGEN; then echo -n ", doxygen, graphviz, mscgen"; fi; if testtag AX_USE_CPPUNIT; then echo -n ", libcppunit-dev"; fi; if testtag AX_CXX_QT || testtag AX_CHECK_QT AX_REQUIRE_QT; then echo -n ", qt5-default | qt4-default | qt5-qmake | qt4-qmake, qtbase5-dev | libqt4-dev, qtbase5-dev-tools | qt4-dev-tools, qttools5-dev-tools | qt4-dev-tools, qttools5-dev-tools | qt4-dev-tools"; fi)"
     to debian/control.in <<EOF
 Source: @PACKAGE_NAME@
 Priority: extra
@@ -1024,3 +1029,8 @@ fi
 if test "$build" -eq 1; then
     make $buildtarget
 fi
+
+#### Build In Docker If User Requires ####
+if test "$docker" -eq 1; then
+    ./build-in-docker.sh
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/build-in-docker.sh b/scripts/build-in-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..533aa63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-in-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#! /bin/bash -ex
+
+# build and test everything in a fresh docker installation
+
+DOCKER_ID=$(docker run -d -v $(pwd):/workdir -w /workdir ubuntu sleep infinity)
+trap "docker rm -f ${DOCKER_ID}" INT TERM EXIT
+docker exec ${DOCKER_ID} apt-get install -y software-properties-common apt-transport-https dpkg-dev
+docker exec ${DOCKER_ID} apt-add-repository universe
+docker exec ${DOCKER_ID} apt-add-repository https://dev.marc.waeckerlin.org/repository
+wget -O- https://dev.marc.waeckerlin.org/repository/PublicKey \
+   | docker exec -i ${DOCKER_ID} apt-key add -
+docker exec ${DOCKER_ID} apt-get update
+docker exec ${DOCKER_ID} ./resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
+docker exec -u $(id -u) ${DOCKER_ID} svn upgrade || true
+docker exec -u $(id -u) ${DOCKER_ID} ./bootstrap.sh -t "all check distcheck"
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.am b/scripts/makefile.am
index 393ff06..ebd4226 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = ax_check_qt.m4 bootstrap.sh				\
                     resolve-rpmbuilddeps.sh				\
-                    ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.m4				\
+                    ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.m4 build-in-docker.sh	\
                     build-resource-file.sh				\
                     ax_init_standard_project.m4				\
                     mac-create-app-bundle.sh resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
diff --git a/scripts/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh b/scripts/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
index fe44d0d..a05c5ac 100755
--- a/scripts/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
+++ b/scripts/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function install() {
             return 0
         fi
     fi
+    return 1
 }
 
 TO_INSTALL=