diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: c
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+  - clang
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -y gdebi-core
+  - sudo ./utils/build_deps.sh $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+script:
+  - make -C iptables-extension
+  - make -C daemon -j`nproc`
diff --git a/utils/build_deps.sh b/utils/build_deps.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# build_deps script for travis CI
+# installs the build_deps packages needed to build Kamailio
+# environment based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise)
+#
+BASE_DIR=${1:-$(pwd)}
+CONTROL_FILE="${BASE_DIR}/debian/control"
+if ! [ -f "${CONTROL_FILE}" ]; then
+	echo "Error: No ${CONTROL_FILE} found"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+BUILD_DEPS=$(/usr/bin/gdebi --quiet --non-interactive \
+	--option=APT::Install-Recommends=false \
+	--apt-line ${CONTROL_FILE})
+if [ -z "${BUILD_DEPS}" ]; then
+	echo "Error: no build deps packages resolved"
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+apt-get install -y $BUILD_DEPS