diff --git a/ax_init_standard_project.m4 b/ax_init_standard_project.m4
index c02825e..eef210e 100644
--- a/ax_init_standard_project.m4
+++ b/ax_init_standard_project.m4
@@ -265,14 +265,8 @@ maintainer-clean-cxx-targets:
 EOF
 ])
 
-# use this in configure.ac to support CppUnit for C++ unit tests
-AC_DEFUN([AX_USE_CPPUNIT], [
-  AM_PATH_CPPUNIT([1.0.0], [have_cppunit="yes"], [have_cppunit="no"])
-  # infos and warnings
-  if test "$have_cppunit" = "no"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Missing cppunit development library!
-     - you cannot check the library using "make check"
-     - everything else works perfectly]); fi
+# use this in configure.ac to support tests without CppUnit
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BUILD_TEST], [
   AC_CONFIG_FILES([test/makefile])
   AX_ADD_MAKEFILE_TARGET_DEP([maintainer-clean-am], [maintainer-clean-test-targets], [test/makefile.in])
   test -f test/makefile.in && cat >> test/makefile.in <<EOF
@@ -283,6 +277,17 @@ maintainer-clean-test-targets:
 EOF
 ])
 
+# use this in configure.ac to support CppUnit for C++ unit tests
+AC_DEFUN([AX_USE_CPPUNIT], [
+  AM_PATH_CPPUNIT([1.0.0], [have_cppunit="yes"], [have_cppunit="no"])
+  # infos and warnings
+  if test "$have_cppunit" = "no"; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN([Missing cppunit development library!
+     - you cannot check the project using "make check"
+     - everything else works perfectly]); fi
+  AX_BUILD_TEST
+])
+
 # use this in configure.ac to support C++ examples
 AC_DEFUN([AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES], [
   AC_CONFIG_FILES([examples/makefile])
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 2c7c4c3..9a76cde 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PROJECT_PATH=$(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
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ GENERATED FILES
     * scripts/makefile.in - if you enabled AX_USE_SCRIPTS
     * doc/makefile.am - if you enabled AX_USE_DOXYGEN
     * doc/doxyfile.in - if you enabled AX_USE_DOXYGEN
-    * test/makefile.am - if you enabled AX_USE_CPPUNIT
+    * test/makefile.am - if you enabled AX_BUILD_TEST or AX_USE_CPPUNIT
     * examples/makefile.am - if you enabled AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES
     * debian/changelog.in - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
     * debian/control.in - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ FILE DEPENDENCIES
     * test/makefile.am depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
     * html/makefile.am depends on AX_BUILD_HTML
     * doc/doxyfile.in depends on AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES
-    * debian/control.in depends on AX_USE_DOXYGEN, AX_USE_CPPUNIT,
+    * debian/control.in depends on AX_USE_DOXYGEN, AX_USE_CPPUNIT
       AX_CXX_QT, AX_CHECK_QT, AX_REQUIRE_QT, AX_USE_LIBTOOL
     * debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.install depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
     * debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.dirs depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
@@ -207,6 +211,7 @@ FILES
       * Enable Debian packaging by calling "make deb": AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
       * Enable RPM packaging by calling "make rpm": AX_USE_RPM_PACKAGING
       * Enable C++ testing using CppUnit: AX_USE_CPPUNIT
+      * Enable other tests: AX_BUILD_TEST
       * Enable C++ examples, i.e. for libraries: AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES
       * Check for C++11 support: AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11 (see ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.m4)
       * Require a QT module: AX_REQUIRE_QT (see ax_check_qt.m4)
@@ -404,6 +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)
@@ -439,6 +445,7 @@ AX_INIT_STANDARD_PROJECT
 #AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
 #AX_USE_RPM_PACKAGING
 #AX_USE_CPPUNIT
+#AX_BUILD_TEST
 #AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES
 #AX_BUILD_HTML
 
@@ -458,8 +465,8 @@ IFS="$SAVEIFS"
 PackageName=${PackageName[*]^}
 PackageName=${PackageName// /}
 
-if ! testtag "AX_CHECK_QT" configure.ac && \
-   ! testtag "AX_REQUIRE_QT" configure.ac; then
+if ! testtag AX_CHECK_QT && \
+   ! testtag AX_REQUIRE_QT; then
     echo "${HEADER}MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in" | \
         to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/makefile.am
 elif ! test -e src/makefile.am; then
@@ -695,10 +702,20 @@ namespace NAMESPACE {
 EOF
 echo "${HEADER}MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in" | to --condition AX_USE_SCRIPTS scripts/makefile.am
 echo "${HEADER}MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in" | to --condition AX_USE_DOXYGEN doc/makefile.am
-to --condition AX_USE_CPPUNIT test/makefile.am <<EOF
-${HEADER}AM_CPPFLAGS = -I\${top_srcdir}/src -I\${top_builddir}/src
+to --condition 'AX_BUILD_TEST|AX_USE_CPPUNIT' test/makefile.am <<EOF
+${HEADER}$(if testtag AX_USE_CXX; then
+cat <<EOF2
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I\${top_srcdir}/src -I\${top_builddir}/src
 AM_LDFLAGS = -L\${abs_top_builddir}/src/.libs
+$(if testtag AX_USE_LIBTOOL; then
+cat <<EOF3
 LDADD = -l${PACKAGE_NAME#lib}
+EOF3
+fi)
+EOF2
+fi)
+
+TESTS =
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in
 EOF
@@ -761,7 +778,7 @@ if testtag AX_USE_DOXYGEN; then
         if testtag AX_BUILD_HTML; then
             doxyadd INPUT "@top_srcdir@/html"
         fi
-        if testtag AX_USE_CPPUNIT; then
+        if testtag AX_BUILD_TEST AX_USE_CPPUNIT; then
             doxyadd INPUT "@top_srcdir@/test"
         fi
         doxyreplace FILE_PATTERNS '*.c *.cc *.cxx *.cpp *.c++ *.java *.ii *.ixx *.ipp *.i++ *.inl *.idl *.ddl *.odl *.h *.hh *.hxx *.hpp *.h++ *.cs *.d *.php *.php4 *.php5 *.phtml *.inc *.m *.markdown *.md *.mm *.dox *.py *.f90 *.f *.for *.tcl *.vhd *.vhdl *.ucf *.qsf *.as *.js *.wt'
@@ -802,11 +819,12 @@ if testtag AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING; then
 
  -- @AUTHOR@  @BUILD_DATE@
 EOF
+    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
 Maintainer: @AUTHOR@
-Build-Depends: debhelper, subversion, pkg-config, 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: ${BUILD-DEPENDS}
 
 Package: @PACKAGE_NAME@
 Section: $(if testtag AX_USE_LIBTOOL; then echo  "libs"; fi)
@@ -820,7 +838,7 @@ $(      if testtag AX_USE_LIBTOOL; then
 Package: @PACKAGE_NAME@-dev
 Section: libdevel
 Architecture: any
-Depends: @PACKAGE_NAME@ (= \${binary:Version})
+Depends: @PACKAGE_NAME@ (= \${binary:Version}), ${BUILD-DEPENDS}
 Description: @DESCRIPTION@ - Development Package
 @README_DEB@
 EOF2
@@ -1011,3 +1029,8 @@ fi
 if test "$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/build-in-docker.sh b/build-in-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..533aa63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/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/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh b/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
index fe44d0d..a05c5ac 100755
--- a/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
+++ b/resolve-debbuilddeps.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function install() {
             return 0
         fi
     fi
+    return 1
 }
 
 TO_INSTALL=