diff --git a/recipes/python-libarchive-c/activate.sh b/recipes/python-libarchive-c/activate.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "`uname`" == 'Darwin' ]
+then
+    # for Mac OSX
+    export LIBARCHIVE="${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib/libarchive.dylib"
+else
+    # for Linux
+    export LIBARCHIVE="${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib/libarchive.so"
+fi
diff --git a/recipes/python-libarchive-c/build.sh b/recipes/python-libarchive-c/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+export PYTHONHASHSEED=0
+
+python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt
+
+# Copy the [de]activate scripts to $PREFIX/etc/conda/[de]activate.d.
+# This will allow them to be run on environment activation.
+for CHANGE in "activate" "deactivate"
+do
+    mkdir -p "${PREFIX}/etc/conda/${CHANGE}.d"
+    cp "${RECIPE_DIR}/${CHANGE}.sh" "${PREFIX}/etc/conda/${CHANGE}.d/libarchive-c_${CHANGE}.sh"
+done
diff --git a/recipes/python-libarchive-c/deactivate.sh b/recipes/python-libarchive-c/deactivate.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+unset LIBARCHIVE
diff --git a/recipes/python-libarchive-c/meta.yaml b/recipes/python-libarchive-c/meta.yaml
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+{% set pypi = "libarchive-c" %}
+{% set name = "python-libarchive-c" %}
+{% set version = "2.7" %}
+{% set sha256 = "56eadbc383c27ec9cf6aad3ead72265e70f80fa474b20944328db38bab762b04" %}
+
+package:
+  name: {{ name }}
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  fn: {{ name }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.io/packages/source/{{ pypi[0] }}/{{ pypi }}/{{ pypi }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
+  sha256: {{ sha256 }}
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+  skip: true  # [win]
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+  run:
+    - libarchive
+    - python
+
+test:
+  imports:
+    - libarchive
+
+about:
+  home: https://github.com/Changaco/python-libarchive-c
+  license: CC0-1.0
+  summary: Python interface to libarchive
+
+extra:
+  recipe-maintainers:
+    - bollwyvl