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+# docker build -t docker:simple -f Dockerfile.simple .
+# docker run --rm docker:simple hack/make.sh dynbinary
+# docker run --rm --privileged docker:simple hack/make.sh test-unit
+# docker run --rm --privileged docker:simple hack/dind hack/make.sh dynbinary test-integration-cli
+
+# This represents the bare minimum required to build and test Docker.
+
+FROM debian:jessie
+
+# compile and runtime deps
+# https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/project/PACKAGERS.md#build-dependencies
+# https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/project/PACKAGERS.md#runtime-dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		btrfs-tools \
+		gcc \
+		git \
+		golang \
+		libdevmapper-dev \
+		libsqlite3-dev \
+		\
+		ca-certificates \
+		e2fsprogs \
+		iptables \
+		procps \
+		xz-utils \
+		\
+		lxc \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
+WORKDIR /usr/src/docker
+COPY . /usr/src/docker