diff --git a/pyjulia/build.sh b/pyjulia/build.sh
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+python -m pip install --no-deps --ignore-installed .
+
+#mkdir $PREFIX/share/julia/site
+#mkdir $PREFIX/share/julia/site/registries 
+#mkdir $PREFIX/share/julia/site/registries/General
+#git clone https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git $PREFIX/share/julia/site/registries/General
+
+#python -c "import julia; julia.install()"
+
+#rm -rf $PREFIX/share/julia/site/compiled/*
+ #var="const ROOTENV = \"${PREFIX}\""
+ 
+ unamestr=$(uname)
+ if [[ "$unamestr" == "Linux" ]]; then
+     sed -i 's|bin/python|bin/python3|g' $(which python-jl) #use python3 rather than python so python-jl works after linking
+    #for d in ${PREFIX}/share/julia/site/packages/Conda/*/ ; do
+    #    sed -i "1s/.*/$var/" ${d}/deps/deps.jl
+     #done
+ elif [[ "$unamestr" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+     sed -i ".bak" 's|bin/python|bin/python3|g' $(which python-jl) #use python3 rather than python so python-jl works after linking
+     #for d in ${PREFIX}/share/julia/site/packages/Conda/*/ ; do
+      #  echo $d
+      #  sed -i ".bak" "1s|.*|$var|" ${d}/deps/deps.jl
+     #done
+ fi
+
+#echo $(which python-jl)
+#echo $(which python)
+#ln -sfn $(which python-jl) $(which python)
+#python-jl -c "from julia import Main"
+#python -c "from julia import Main"
diff --git a/pyjulia/meta.yaml b/pyjulia/meta.yaml
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+{% set version = "0.5.3" %}
+{% set name = "julia" %}
+
+package:
+  name: pyjulia
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  fn: {{ name }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.io/packages/source/{{ name[0] }}/{{ name }}/{{ name }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
+  sha256: b13207125709fdba069a25c4e54ff366f0bc308807b2aa0f3b66924101799c58
+
+build:
+    number: '1'
+    string: rmg_1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python=3.7
+    - pip
+    - julia>1
+  run:
+    - python=3.7
+    - julia>1
+
+test:
+  imports:
+    - julia
+  #commands:
+    #- python -c "from julia.api import Julia; jl = Julia(compiled_modules=False); from julia import Main"
+    #- python-jl -c "from julia import Main"
+
+about:
+  home: https://github.com/JuliaPy/pyjulia
+  license: MIT
+  license_file: 'LICENSE.md'
+  license_family: MIT
+  summary: "python interface to julia"
+