diff --git a/zombietest/build/Dockerfile b/zombietest/build/Dockerfile
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+++ b/zombietest/build/Dockerfile
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+FROM golang:1.5.1
+
+COPY ../../*.go /go/src/github.com/peterbourgon/runsvinit
+RUN go install -v github.com/peterbourgon/runsvinit
+RUN mv /go/bin/runsvinit /mount/
+
+COPY zombie.c /
+RUN cc -Wall -Werror -o /zombie /zombie.c
+RUN mv /zombie /mount/
diff --git a/zombietest/build/Makefile b/zombietest/build/Makefile
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+.PHONY: all
+all: zombie runsvinit
+
+zombie runsvinit: .uptodate
+	docker run -ti --rm -v $(shell pwd):/mount zombie-build
+
+.uptodate: Dockerfile ../../*.go
+	docker build -t zombie-build .
+	touch $@
diff --git a/zombietest/build/zombie.c b/zombietest/build/zombie.c
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+++ b/zombietest/build/zombie.c
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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main ()
+{
+  pid_t child_pid;
+
+  child_pid = fork ();
+  if (child_pid > 0) {
+    sleep (60);
+  }
+  else {
+    exit (0);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+