diff --git a/buildScripts/Readme.md b/buildScripts/Readme.md
index ba3f775..144c71d 100644
--- a/buildScripts/Readme.md
+++ b/buildScripts/Readme.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Because of its intimate use of *specific* versions of both Poppler and
 FontForge, cleanly building `pdf2htmlEX` is rather more complex than 
 normal. 
 
-The (bash) scripts in this directory help automate this mutli-stage 
+The (shell) scripts in this directory help automate this mutli-stage 
 process. 
 
 For all but the most experienced programmers, we *strongly* encourage you 
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ However, to get the matched versions of Poppler and FontForge and then
 compile them statically, *our* build process becomes much more complex 
 than a "simple", `configure, make, make install` cycle. 
 
-Hence this directory has a large number of bash scripts each of which 
+Hence this directory has a large number of shell scripts each of which 
 automate one simple step in the overall our build process. 
 
 ## The gory details ...
 
-The bash scripts in this directory automate the download, build, install, 
+The shell scripts in this directory automate the download, build, install, 
 test and upload steps required to provide a complete build/test/release 
 cycle of `pdf2htmlEX`. 
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Typically, most users, will run one of the following "top-level" scripts:
   for a standard build of `pdf2htmlEX`. Changes in this script effect 
   *all* of the other build scripts. 
 
-- **`reSourceVersionEnvs`**: This bash script is automatically generated 
+- **`reSourceVersionEnvs`**: This shell script is automatically generated 
   by the build scripts as they are run. It records the values of all 
   important environment variables required by the buildScripts. It is 
   typcically `source`d by each script before it preforms any actions. 
@@ -272,24 +272,24 @@ Typically, most users, will run one of the following "top-level" scripts:
   console. This script is used by the top-level scripts to ensure the 
   current environment variables are listed before each build. 
 
-- **`uploadGitHubReleaseDSL`**: A collection of bash functions used by the 
+- **`uploadGitHubReleaseDSL`**: A collection of shell functions used by the 
   `uploadGitHubRelease` script to automate the upload of release artefacts.
 
 - **`uploadGitHubReleaseMessage`**: The contents of this *text* file is 
   used by the `uploadGitHubRelease` script as the contents of the release 
   message, as visible to the user, for the 'continuous' release section. 
 
-- **`dockerFunctions`**: A collection of bash functions used by the 
+- **`dockerFunctions`**: A collection of shell functions used by the 
   `uploadDockerImage` script to automate the upload of the Docker images 
   to Docker Hub. 
 
-- **`listFilesByChangeTime`**: A simple bash script which lists the files 
+- **`listFilesByChangeTime`**: A simple shell script which lists the files 
   in the buildScripts directory by most recently changed files first. 
 
 - **`Readme.md`**: This read me file.
 
 ## Yet more details?
 
-The various bash script files are meant to be fairly readable. They 
+The various shell script files are meant to be fairly readable. They 
 contain additional comments about what each step is meant to be doing. 
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildFontforge b/buildScripts/buildFontforge
index 26cf38a..e58d495 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildFontforge
+++ b/buildScripts/buildFontforge
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script build FontForge
+# This shell script build FontForge
 
-source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildInstallLocally b/buildScripts/buildInstallLocally
index bd7a49c..000dd6b 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildInstallLocally
+++ b/buildScripts/buildInstallLocally
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script builds the complete pdf2htmlEX application LOCALLY
+# This shell script builds the complete pdf2htmlEX application LOCALLY
 # (It does not create the AppImage or Docker images)
 
 # Adjust the following two environment variables to suit your needs
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildInstallLocallyAlpine b/buildScripts/buildInstallLocallyAlpine
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fe6d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildScripts/buildInstallLocallyAlpine
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This shell script builds the complete pdf2htmlEX application LOCALLY
+# (It does not create the AppImage or Docker images)
+
+# Adjust the following two environment variables to suit your needs
+#
+export UNATTENDED="--assume-yes"
+export MAKE_PARALLEL="-j $(nproc)"
+
+# choose one of the following...
+#
+# export PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH="<<YourTagHereWithNoSpaces>>"
+export PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+
+# The following environment variable determines where the poppler,
+# poppler-data, fontforge and pdf2htmlEX packages are installed.
+# CHANGE IT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS:
+#
+export PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX=/usr/local
+
+# Ensure all Apt packages are installed with no user interaction
+#
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+set -ev
+
+################
+# do the build
+
+./buildScripts/versionEnvs
+
+./buildScripts/reportEnvs
+
+./buildScripts/getBuildToolsAlpine
+
+./buildScripts/getDevLibrariesAlpine
+
+./buildScripts/getPoppler
+
+./buildScripts/buildPoppler
+
+./buildScripts/getFontforge
+
+./buildScripts/buildFontforge
+
+./buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
+
+./buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
+
+#./buildScripts/createAppImage
+
+#./buildScripts/createDockerUbuntuImageFromDeb
+
+#./buildScripts/uploadGitHubRelease
+
+#./buildScripts/uploadDockerImage
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX b/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
index 5a048bb..daa62a3 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
+++ b/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script builds pdf2htmlEX
+# This shell script builds pdf2htmlEX
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ echo ""
 set -ev
 
 cd pdf2htmlEX
+rm -rf build
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX ..
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildPoppler b/buildScripts/buildPoppler
index 3253c75..4583ccb 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildPoppler
+++ b/buildScripts/buildPoppler
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script builds the latest poppler
+# This shell script builds the latest poppler
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/createAppImage b/buildScripts/createAppImage
index 8c33d52..c2e2fa7 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createAppImage
+++ b/buildScripts/createAppImage
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
+#!/bin/sh 
 
-# This bash script creates an AppImage for pdf2htmlEX
+# This shell script creates an AppImage for pdf2htmlEX
 
-source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/createDebianPackage b/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
index 1dbff39..64b0186 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
+++ b/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
+#!/bin/sh 
 
-# This bash script creates a (binary) Debian Package Archive for pdf2htmlEX
+# This shell script creates a (binary) Debian Package Archive for pdf2htmlEX
 
-source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/createDockerAlpineImageInside b/buildScripts/createDockerAlpineImageInside
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c2ba067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildScripts/createDockerAlpineImageInside
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh 
+
+# This shell script creates a docker image from an existing pdf2htmlEX
+#
+# This is the part which can run *inside* a docker container.
+
+echo ""
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "CREATING pdf2htmlEX Docker Image (run inside a docker container)"
+echo " (based on Alpine linux $BUILD_DIST)
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo ""
+
+# Collect everything that will be needed...
+
+# source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+
+# source buildScripts/dockerFunctions
+. buildScripts/dockerFunctions
+
+set -ev
+
+mkdir -p imageBuild/dockerDir
+
+cd pdf2htmlEX/build
+
+sudo rm -rf install_manifest.txt
+
+make install DESTDIR=../../imageBuild/dockerDir
+
+cd ../../poppler-data
+
+make install                                  \
+  prefix=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX                   \
+  datadir=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX/share/pdf2htmlEX \
+  DESTDIR=../imageBuild/dockerDir
diff --git a/buildScripts/createDockerAlpineImageOutside b/buildScripts/createDockerAlpineImageOutside
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30fe2f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildScripts/createDockerAlpineImageOutside
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/sh 
+
+# This shell script creates a docker image from an existing pdf2htmlEX
+#
+# This is the part which must be run *outside* of any docker container.
+
+echo ""
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "CREATING pdf2htmlEX Docker Image (run outside any docker container)"
+echo " (based on Alpine linux $BUILD_DIST)
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo ""
+
+# Collect everything that will be needed...
+
+# source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+
+# source buildScripts/dockerFunctions
+. buildScripts/dockerFunctions
+
+set -ev
+
+mkdir -p imageBuild/dockerDir
+
+cd imageBuild/dockerDir
+
+if [ -z "$DOCKER_FROM" ]; then
+  echo ""
+  read -p "Enter the docker image for the 'from' base: " DOCKER_FROM
+  echo ""
+  if [ -z "$DOCKER_FROM" ]; then
+    echo "DOCKER_FROM not set... so we can not build the docker image"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$DOCKER_USERNAME" ]; then
+  echo ""
+  read -p "Enter a docker username: " DOCKER_USERNAME
+  echo ""
+  if [ -z "$DOCKER_USERNAME" ]; then
+    echo "DOCKER_USERNAME not set... so we can not build the docker image"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+export DOCKER_NAME="$DOCKER_USERNAME/pdf2htmlex:$PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH-$BUILD_TIME"
+
+echo "export DOCKER_FROM=\"$DOCKER_FROM\""         >> ../../buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+echo "export DOCKER_USERNAME=\"$DOCKER_USERNAME\"" >> ../../buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+echo "export DOCKER_NAME=\"$DOCKER_NAME\""         >> ../../buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+
+delete_blacklisted
+
+cat > Dockerfile <<DOCKERFILE_HERE_DOC
+FROM $DOCKER_FROM
+
+COPY ./ /
+
+RUN apk update && \
+  apk add         \
+    gettext       \
+    glib          \
+    freetype      \
+    fontconfig    \
+    cairo         \
+    libpng        \
+    libjpeg-turbo \
+    libxml2
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX/bin/pdf2htmlEX"]
+DOCKERFILE_HERE_DOC
+
+cd ..
+
+docker build -t $DOCKER_NAME dockerDir
diff --git a/buildScripts/createDockerUbuntuImageFromDeb b/buildScripts/createDockerUbuntuImageFromDeb
index 2cee46a..c2f0af8 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createDockerUbuntuImageFromDeb
+++ b/buildScripts/createDockerUbuntuImageFromDeb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
+#!/bin/sh 
 
-# This bash script creates a docker image from an existing pdf2htmlEX
+# This shell script creates a docker image from an existing pdf2htmlEX
 #
 # This is the part which must be run *outside* of any docker container.
 
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ echo ""
 
 # Collect everything that will be needed...
 
-source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
-source buildScripts/dockerFunctions
+# source buildScripts/dockerFunctions
+. buildScripts/dockerFunctions
 
 set -ev
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/createImages b/buildScripts/createImages
index e077d3d..15fec40 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createImages
+++ b/buildScripts/createImages
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 set -ev
 
-# This bash script creates the pdf2htmlEX AppImage and Docker Images
+# This shell script creates the pdf2htmlEX AppImage and Docker Images
 
 #################
 # do the creation
diff --git a/buildScripts/getBuildTools b/buildScripts/getBuildTools
index a0e8e35..2c6b804 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getBuildTools
+++ b/buildScripts/getBuildTools
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script automates getting the required build tools (apt install)
+# This shell script automates getting the required build tools (apt install)
 
-# set the bash environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for 
+# set the shell environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for 
 # unattended use (for example in the .travis.yml script)
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsAlpine b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsAlpine
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c58deb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsAlpine
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This shell script automates getting the required build tools (apt install)
+
+# set the shell environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for 
+# unattended use (for example in the .travis.yml script)
+
+echo ""
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "INSTALLING Build Tools (using APK / Alpine)"
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo ""
+
+set -ev
+
+sudo apk update
+sudo apk add   \
+  sudo         \
+  wget         \
+  git          \
+  pkgconfig    \
+  ruby         \
+  cmake        \
+  make         \
+  gcc          \
+  g++          \
+  gettext      \
+  openjdk8     \
+  jq
+
diff --git a/buildScripts/getDevLibraries b/buildScripts/getDevLibraries
index b19f8a7..2b6fbce 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getDevLibraries
+++ b/buildScripts/getDevLibraries
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script automates getting the development libraries required to 
+# This shell script automates getting the development libraries required to 
 # build poppler and fontforge
 
-# set the bash environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for
+# set the shell environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for
 # unattended use (for example in the .travis.yml script)
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesAlpine b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesAlpine
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bd1e208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesAlpine
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This shell script automates getting the development libraries required to 
+# build poppler and fontforge
+
+# set the shell environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for
+# unattended use (for example in the .travis.yml script)
+
+echo ""
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "INSTALLING development libraries (using APK on Alpine)"
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo ""
+
+set -ev
+
+sudo apk update
+sudo apk add        \
+  gettext           \
+  cairo             \
+  libpng-dev        \
+  libjpeg-turbo-dev \
+  libxml2-dev
diff --git a/buildScripts/getFontforge b/buildScripts/getFontforge
index c947a20..eebc9e4 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getFontforge
+++ b/buildScripts/getFontforge
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script gets and unpacks the latest fontforge AppImage
+# This shell script gets and unpacks the latest fontforge AppImage
 
-source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/getPoppler b/buildScripts/getPoppler
index b5d9403..1179b4d 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getPoppler
+++ b/buildScripts/getPoppler
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script gets and unpacks the latest Poppler source code
+# This shell script gets and unpacks the latest Poppler source code
 
-source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX b/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
index 5ed22aa..29061ce 100755
--- a/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
+++ b/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/listFilesByChangeTime b/buildScripts/listFilesByChangeTime
index e88213f..91b053c 100755
--- a/buildScripts/listFilesByChangeTime
+++ b/buildScripts/listFilesByChangeTime
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # see:https://stackoverflow.com/a/7448828
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/reportEnvs b/buildScripts/reportEnvs
index b1dd660..b24a198 100755
--- a/buildScripts/reportEnvs
+++ b/buildScripts/reportEnvs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script reports the more important TRAVIS environment variables
+# This shell script reports the more important TRAVIS environment variables
 
-source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo "TravisCI env:"
 echo "             dist: [$TRAVIS_DIST]"
diff --git a/buildScripts/runTests b/buildScripts/runTests
index 1c7da9a..b31996a 100755
--- a/buildScripts/runTests
+++ b/buildScripts/runTests
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ echo "export TEST_RESULTS_NAME=\"$TEST_RESULTS_NAME\"" >> buildScripts/reSourceV
 
 set -ev
 
-# This bash script runs the pdf2htmlEX tests
+# This shell script runs the pdf2htmlEX tests
 
 cd pdf2htmlEX/test
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ cd pdf2htmlEX/test
 #
 ./installAutomaticTestSoftware
 
-./runLocalTestsBash
+./runLocalTestsShell
 
 ./runLocalBrowserTests
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/travisLinuxDoItAll b/buildScripts/travisLinuxDoItAll
index 063d5b3..6ac8028 100755
--- a/buildScripts/travisLinuxDoItAll
+++ b/buildScripts/travisLinuxDoItAll
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script builds everyting on an TravisCI Linux (Ubunutu) worker
+# This shell script builds everyting on an TravisCI Linux (Ubunutu) worker
 
 set -ev
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/uploadDockerImage b/buildScripts/uploadDockerImage
index 13fe66f..48cb0ec 100755
--- a/buildScripts/uploadDockerImage
+++ b/buildScripts/uploadDockerImage
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script uploads the pdf2htmlEX docker image to docker hub
+# This shell script uploads the pdf2htmlEX docker image to docker hub
 #
 # We EXPECT the following environment variables to be set:
 #    DOCKER_USERNAME
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #    DOCKER_PASSWORD  (if not set you will be asked for your password)
 #
 
-source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+# source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+. ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/uploadGitHubRelease b/buildScripts/uploadGitHubRelease
index ad4d690..ffde585 100755
--- a/buildScripts/uploadGitHubRelease
+++ b/buildScripts/uploadGitHubRelease
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script uploads the pdf2htmlEX release artefacts
+# This shell script uploads the pdf2htmlEX release artefacts
 #
 # We EXPECT the following environment variables to be set:
 #    GITHUB_TOKEN
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 #    DOCKER_PASSWORD  (if not set you will be asked for your password)
 #
 
-source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
-cp     ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs imageBuild/buildInfo.sh
-source ./buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL
+# source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+.  ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+cp ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs imageBuild/buildInfo.sh
+.  ./buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL
+# source ./buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL
 
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL b/buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL
index 3a0207a..eb226d6 100755
--- a/buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL
+++ b/buildScripts/uploadGitHubReleaseDSL
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-# This bash script is a collection of functions to interact with the GitHub
-# release and git/tag APIs. It essentially provides a bash based DSL for
-# uploading GitHub release artefacts.
+# This shell script is a collection of functions to interact with the GitHub
+# release and git/tag APIs. It essentially provides a shell script based DSL
+# for uploading GitHub release artefacts.
 
 # NOTE-1: These functions make use of your ".netrc" file to authenticate
 # with GitHub. In order to use these functions, make sure you have **both**
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function uploadAnAsset {
   echo ""
 }
 
-# The above has been heavily modified into a collection of bash functions
+# The above has been heavily modified into a collection of shell functions
 # by Stephen Gaito working on the pdf2htmlEX project.
 #
 # It has been based upon the code in:
diff --git a/buildScripts/uploadImages b/buildScripts/uploadImages
index 7adbe9c..28760a0 100755
--- a/buildScripts/uploadImages
+++ b/buildScripts/uploadImages
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script uploads already existing pdf2htmlEX AppImage and Docker 
+# This shell script uploads already existing pdf2htmlEX AppImage and Docker 
 # Images
 
 ################
diff --git a/buildScripts/versionEnvs b/buildScripts/versionEnvs
index d8c1da6..637a3b7 100755
--- a/buildScripts/versionEnvs
+++ b/buildScripts/versionEnvs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script exports environment variables for the latest software
+# This shell script exports environment variables for the latest software
 # versions
 
 # see: https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
@@ -42,11 +42,18 @@ if [ -z "$PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-cat /etc/lsb-release
-
-source /etc/lsb-release
-
-export BUILD_DIST=$DISTRIB_CODENAME
+if test -r /etc/lsb-release ; then
+  cat /etc/lsb-release
+  # source /etc/lsb-release
+  . /etc/lsb-release
+  export BUILD_DIST=$DISTRIB_CODENAME
+elif test -r /etc/alpine-release ; then
+  cat /etc/alpine-release
+  export BUILD_DIST=$(cat /etc/alpine-release)
+else
+  echo "FAILURE: could not determine release"
+  exit -1
+fi
 
 export BUILD_DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
 
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt b/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt
index ab3c61a..218c54d 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,9 +79,18 @@ set(FONTFORGE_LIBRARIES ${FONTFORGE_LIBRARIES}
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../fontforge/build/lib/libfontforge.a
 )
 
+# If we are using Alpine Linux then we need to add -lintl
+#
+if (EXISTS /usr/lib/libintl.so ) 
+  set(LIB_INTL_LIBRARIES -lintl )
+else ()
+  set(LIB_INTL_LIBRARIES "" )
+endif()
+
 set(PDF2HTMLEX_LIBS ${PDF2HTMLEX_LIBS}
   ${POPPLER_LIBRARIES}
   ${FONTFORGE_LIBRARIES}
+  ${LIB_INTL_LIBRARIES}
   ${CAIRO_LIBRARIES}
   -ljpeg
   -lpng
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/README.md b/pdf2htmlEX/test/README.md
index 7b8f708..24a0209 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/README.md
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and needs to be fixed. Rerun `runLocalBrowserTests` and use the
 
 ## Running tests
 
-There are three bash scripts which automate the running of a given 
+There are three shell scripts which automate the running of a given 
 collection of tests: 
 
 1. **runLocalTests** runs a simple collection of tests which do not 
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/installAutomaticTestSoftware b/pdf2htmlEX/test/installAutomaticTestSoftware
index 2b53ad2..d1b73dd 100755
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/installAutomaticTestSoftware
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/installAutomaticTestSoftware
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 set -ev 
 
-# This bash script installs all local software required to run the 
+# This shell script installs all local software required to run the 
 # pdf2htmlEX tests 
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/installManualTestSoftware b/pdf2htmlEX/test/installManualTestSoftware
index d7c8ab3..5dc3e8a 100755
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/installManualTestSoftware
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/installManualTestSoftware
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script installs all local software required to run the 
+# This shell script installs all local software required to run the 
 # pdf2htmlEX tests 
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/produceHtmlForBrowserTests b/pdf2htmlEX/test/produceHtmlForBrowserTests
index 6225aab..c0979a6 100755
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/produceHtmlForBrowserTests
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/produceHtmlForBrowserTests
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script walks through the browser_tests directory running 
+# This shell script walks through the browser_tests directory running 
 # pdf2htmlEX on each *.pdf file. 
 
 # This is how we run pdf2htmlEX on a particular file, and arguments.
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalBrowserTests b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalBrowserTests
index f65af7b..f27cae2 100755
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalBrowserTests
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalBrowserTests
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script runs the local browser tests
+# This shell script runs the local browser tests
 
 # We start by running a virtual frame buffer as display 99.0
 #
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsBash b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsBash
deleted file mode 100755
index f3bf575..0000000
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsBash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -ev
-
-# This bash script runs the (simple non-browser) tests
-
-./testOutput
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsPython b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsPython
index f8db9c7..8f0fa85 100755
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsPython
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsPython
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 set -ev
 
-# This bash script runs the (simple non-browser) tests
+# This shell script runs the (simple non-browser) tests
 
 python3 test_output.py
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsShell b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsShell
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..692245a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/runLocalTestsShell
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ev
+
+# This shell script runs the (simple non-browser) tests
+
+./testOutput
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/test/testOutput b/pdf2htmlEX/test/testOutput
index c18ebdb..8e11fd3 100755
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/test/testOutput
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/test/testOutput
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# This bash script checks that pdf2htmlEX does not crash, and produces 
+# This shell script checks that pdf2htmlEX does not crash, and produces 
 # correct files. Do not check the content of the files.
 
-# We use a bash script to implement the python3 test_output.py so that we 
+# We use a shell script to implement the python3 test_output.py so that we 
 # do not need to install any extra packages to test this functionality. 
 
 # This is how we run pdf2htmlEX on a particular file, and arguments.