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+FROM debian:jessie
+
+# TODO: install only the actually required boost libraries
+
+RUN apt-get update -y && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
+  libboost-all-dev \
+  make \
+  g++ \
+  libreadline-dev \
+  zlib1g-dev \
+  libncurses5-dev
+
+
+ADD . /mothur/
+
+# for Linux TARGET_ARCH has to be commented
+RUN sed -i -e 's/TARGET_ARCH /#TARGET_ARCH /' \
+  -e 's/zlib.a/libz.a/' \
+  -e 's/BOOST_LIBRARY_DIR=\".*\"/BOOST_LIBRARY_DIR=\"\/usr\/lib\/x86_64-linux-gnu\/\"/' \
+  /mothur/makefile
+
+RUN cd /mothur && make
+
+ENV PATH "/mothur/:$PATH"
+
+# example
+# git clone -b v1.36.1 https://github.com/mothur/mothur.git
+# cd mothur
+# docker build -t mothur:v1.36.1 .
+