Add first version of Dockerfile to build a lightweight Octave container

Dockerfile

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+FROM ubuntu:wily
+MAINTAINER [email protected]
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+
+ADD install.sh install.sh
+RUN sh ./install.sh && rm install.sh
+
+VOLUME ["/source"]
+WORKDIR /source
+CMD ["octave"]

README.md

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-# octave-docker
- Dockerfile to build an Octave container
+# Octave
+
+Lightweight development environment for testing the Bio-Formats Octave package
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+$ docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/source openmicroscopy/bfoctave
+```
+
+Mount your local source folder to the container and run it inside the container.

install.sh

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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# exit if a command fails
+set -e
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y software-properties-common
+apt-get install -y octave
+apt-get remove -y software-properties-common
+
+# cleanup package manager
+apt-get autoclean && apt-get clean
+rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+# prepare dir
+mkdir /source