diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6d5797da9e06a514e03dee52bd248478fa41813f..0d2f56911442f989c0abfa8fdea924af1be48f9e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # A image for building paddle binaries
 # Use cuda devel base image for both cpu and gpu environment
-FROM nvidia/cuda:8.0-cudnn5-devel-ubuntu14.04
+FROM nvidia/cuda:8.0-cudnn5-devel-ubuntu16.04
 MAINTAINER PaddlePaddle Authors <paddle-dev@baidu.com>
 
 ARG UBUNTU_MIRROR
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ ENV HOME /root
 COPY ./paddle/scripts/docker/root/ /root/
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y git python-pip python-dev openssh-server bison && \
-    apt-get install -y wget unzip tar xz-utils bzip2 gzip coreutils && \
-    apt-get install -y curl sed grep graphviz libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev && \
-    apt-get install -y python-numpy python-matplotlib gcc g++ liblapack-dev liblapacke-dev && \
-    apt-get install -y automake locales clang-format-3.8 swig doxygen && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+    git python-pip python-dev openssh-server bison  \
+    wget unzip tar xz-utils bzip2 gzip coreutils  \
+    curl sed grep graphviz libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev  \
+    python-numpy python-matplotlib gcc g++ \
+    automake locales clang-format-3.8 swig doxygen cmake  \
+    liblapack-dev liblapacke-dev \
+    clang-3.8 llvm-3.8 libclang-3.8-dev && \
     apt-get clean -y
 
 # git credential to skip password typing
@@ -51,11 +54,12 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
 RUN apt-get install -y libssl-dev libffi-dev
 RUN pip install certifi urllib3[secure]
 
-RUN curl -sSL https://cmake.org/files/v3.4/cmake-3.4.1.tar.gz | tar -xz && \
-    cd cmake-3.4.1 && ./bootstrap && make -j `nproc` && make install && \
-    cd .. && rm -rf cmake-3.4.1
-
-VOLUME ["/woboq_out"]
+# Install woboq_codebrowser to /woboq
+RUN git clone https://github.com/woboq/woboq_codebrowser /woboq && \
+    (cd /woboq \
+     cmake -DLLVM_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/llvm-config-3.8 \
+           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release . \
+     make)
 
 # Configure OpenSSH server. c.f. https://docs.docker.com/engine/examples/running_ssh_service
 RUN mkdir /var/run/sshd
diff --git a/paddle/api/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/api/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d0dacae9058f94e584f313c9d0e31b5af09e82d..1cec77c0cae6ffbf7a1ca22092e8e41a6f9f0fc5 100644
--- a/paddle/api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${PROJ_ROOT}/paddle/py_paddle/_swig_paddle.so
 # TODO(yuyang18) : make wheel name calculated by cmake
 add_custom_target(python_api_wheel ALL DEPENDS ${PROJ_ROOT}/paddle/py_paddle/_swig_paddle.so)
 
-install(DIRECTORY ${PROJ_ROOT}/paddle/dist/ DESTINATION opt/paddle/share/wheels)
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/paddle/dist/
+    DESTINATION opt/paddle/share/wheels
+)
 
 if(WITH_TESTING)
     IF(NOT PY_PIP_FOUND)
diff --git a/paddle/scripts/docker/build.sh b/paddle/scripts/docker/build.sh
index 9e72c68d4bb1e3708b01885460b10a0f9dc5afe8..101b44e6c62ecf0b84d65ee7b6e90e64bd7b3272 100644
--- a/paddle/scripts/docker/build.sh
+++ b/paddle/scripts/docker/build.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ set -xe
 
 # Set BASE_IMAGE according to env variables
 if [ ${WITH_GPU} == "ON" ]; then
-  BASE_IMAGE="nvidia/cuda:8.0-cudnn5-runtime-ubuntu14.04"
+  BASE_IMAGE="nvidia/cuda:8.0-cudnn5-runtime-ubuntu16.04"
 else
-  BASE_IMAGE="ubuntu:14.04"
+  BASE_IMAGE="ubuntu:16.04"
 fi
 
 DOCKERFILE_GPU_ENV=""
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ cd /paddle/build
 # build script will not fail if *.deb does not exist
 rm *.deb 2>/dev/null || true
 
+cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Configuring cmake in /paddle/build ...
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+      -DWITH_DOC=OFF
+      -DWITH_GPU=${WITH_GPU:-OFF}
+      -DWITH_AVX=${WITH_AVX:-OFF}
+      -DWITH_SWIG_PY=ON
+      -DCUDNN_ROOT=/usr/
+      -DWITH_STYLE_CHECK=${WITH_STYLE_CHECK:-OFF}
+      -DWITH_TESTING=${WITH_TESTING:-OFF}
+      -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
+========================================
+EOF
 cmake .. \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
       -DWITH_DOC=OFF \
@@ -32,50 +46,61 @@ cmake .. \
       -DWITH_STYLE_CHECK=${WITH_STYLE_CHECK:-OFF} \
       -DWITH_TESTING=${WITH_TESTING:-OFF} \
       -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
+
+cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Building in /paddle/build ...
+   Build unit tests: ${WITH_TESTING:-OFF}
+========================================
+EOF
 make -j `nproc`
 if [ ${WITH_TESTING:-OFF} == "ON" ] && [ ${RUN_TEST:-OFF} == "ON" ] ; then
     pip uninstall -y py-paddle paddle || true
     ctest -V
 fi
+
+
+cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Installing ...
+========================================
+EOF
 make install
 pip install /usr/local/opt/paddle/share/wheels/*.whl
+paddle version
+
 
-# To build documentation, we need to run cmake twice.
-# This awkwardness is due to https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/issues/1854.
-# It also describes a solution.
+# To build documentation, we need to run cmake again after installing
+# PaddlePaddle.  This awkwardness is due to
+# https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/issues/1854.  It also
+# describes a solution.
 if [ ${WITH_DOC} == "ON" ]; then
+    cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Building documentation ...
+   In /paddle/build_doc
+========================================
+EOF
     mkdir -p /paddle/build_doc
     pushd /paddle/build_doc
     cmake .. \
           -DWITH_DOC=ON \
           -DWITH_GPU=OFF \
-          -DWITH_AVX=${WITH_AVX:-OFF} \
+          -DWITH_AVX=${WITH_AVX:-ON} \
           -DWITH_SWIG_PY=ON \
           -DWITH_STYLE_CHECK=OFF
     make paddle_docs paddle_docs_cn
-    DOC_DIR="/paddle/paddle/scripts/tools/build_docs/"
-    mkdir -p $DOC_DIR/doc
-    mkdir -p $DOC_DIR/doc_cn
-    cp -r /paddle/build_doc/doc/en/html/* $DOC_DIR/doc
-    cp -r /paddle/build_doc/doc/cn/html/* $DOC_DIR/doc_cn
     popd
-    rm -rf /paddle/build_doc
 fi
-# generate deb package for current build
-cpack -D CPACK_GENERATOR='DEB' ..
+
 
 if [[ ${WOBOQ:-OFF} == 'ON' ]]; then
-    apt-get install -y clang-3.8 llvm-3.8 libclang-3.8-dev
-    # Install woboq_codebrowser.
-    git clone https://github.com/woboq/woboq_codebrowser /woboq
-    cd /woboq
-    cmake -DLLVM_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/llvm-config-3.8 \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-          .
-    make -j `nproc`
-
-    export WOBOQ_OUT=/woboq_out/paddle
-    export BUILD_DIR=/paddle/build
+    cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Converting C++ source code into HTML ...
+========================================
+EOF
+    export WOBOQ_OUT=/paddle/build/woboq_out
     mkdir -p $WOBOQ_OUT
     cp -rv /woboq/data $WOBOQ_OUT/../data
     /woboq/generator/codebrowser_generator \
@@ -84,11 +109,23 @@ if [[ ${WOBOQ:-OFF} == 'ON' ]]; then
         -o $WOBOQ_OUT \
         -p paddle:/paddle
     /woboq/indexgenerator/codebrowser_indexgenerator $WOBOQ_OUT
-    cd /woboq
-    make clean
 fi
 
-paddle version
+# generate deb package for current build
+# FIXME(typhoonzero): should we remove paddle/scripts/deb ?
+cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Generating .deb package ...
+========================================
+EOF
+cpack -D CPACK_GENERATOR='DEB' ..
+
+
+cat <<EOF
+========================================
+Generate /paddle/build/Dockerfile ...
+========================================
+EOF
 
 cat > /paddle/build/Dockerfile <<EOF
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
diff --git a/paddle/scripts/tools/build_docs/build_docs.sh b/paddle/scripts/tools/build_docs/build_docs.sh
index 00123dcb87d6147d8ccea645c4fd605239760388..c6cbbc4eef94fb2e2fc3c1ce71734fbb23fc22d7 100755
--- a/paddle/scripts/tools/build_docs/build_docs.sh
+++ b/paddle/scripts/tools/build_docs/build_docs.sh
@@ -1,36 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
-function usage(){
-        echo "usage: build_doc [--help] [<args>]"
-        echo "This script generates doc and doc_cn in the script's directory."
-        echo "These are common commands used in various situations:"
-        echo "    with_docker       build doc and doc_cn with docker"
-        echo "    local             build doc and doc_cn locally"
-}
-
-
-case "$1" in
-    "with_docker")
-        docker run --rm -v $PWD/../../../../:/paddle \
-            -e "WITH_GPU=OFF" -e "WITH_AVX=ON" -e "WITH_DOC=ON" paddledev/paddle:dev
-        ;;
-    "local")
-        mkdir -p doc
-        mkdir -p doc_cn
-        PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR=$PWD/../../../../
-        mkdir -p $PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR/build_doc
-        pushd $PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR/build_doc
-        cmake .. -DWITH_DOC=ON
-        make paddle_docs paddle_docs_cn
-        popd
-        cp -r $PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR/build_doc/doc/en/html/* doc
-        cp -r $PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR/build_doc/doc/cn/html/* doc_cn
-        rm -rf $PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR/build_doc
-        ;;
-    "--help")
-        usage
-        ;;
-    *)
-        usage
-        ;;
-esac
+docker run --rm \
+       -v $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel):/paddle \
+       -e "WITH_GPU=OFF" \
+       -e "WITH_AVX=ON" \
+       -e "WITH_DOC=ON" \
+       -e "WOBOQ=ON" \
+       ${1:-"paddledev/paddle:dev"}