diff --git a/apr/build.sh b/apr/build.sh
index 5e323be69..e4209c213 100644
--- a/apr/build.sh
+++ b/apr/build.sh
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ API_VER=1.2.1
 
 curl http://www.interior-dsgn.com/apache/apr/apr-${APR_VER}.tar.bz2 -o apr.tar.bz2
 curl http://www.interior-dsgn.com/apache/apr/apr-util-${APU_VER}.tar.bz2 -o apr-util.tar.bz2
-curl http://www.interior-dsgn.com/apache/apr/apr-iconv-%API_VER%.tar.bz2 -o apr-iconv.tar.bz2
+curl http://www.interior-dsgn.com/apache/apr/apr-iconv-${API_VER}.tar.bz2 -o apr-iconv.tar.bz2
 
 tar -jxf apr.tar.bz2
 tar -jxf apr-util.tar.bz2
 tar -jxf apr-iconv.tar.bz2
 
-mv apr-%APR_VER% apr
-mv apr-util-%APU_VER% apr-util
-mv apr-iconv-%API_VER% apr-iconv
+mv apr-${APR_VER} apr
+mv apr-util-${APU_VER} apr-util
+mv apr-iconv-${API_VER} apr-iconv
 
 cd apr
 ./configure --prefix=${PREFIX}
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ make
 make install
 
 cd ../apr-util
-./configure --prefix=${PREFIX}
+./configure --prefix=${PREFIX} --with-apr=${PREFIX}
 make
 make install
 
 cd ../apr-iconv
-./configure --prefix=${PREFIX}
+./configure --prefix=${PREFIX} --with-apr=${PREFIX}
 make
 make install
diff --git a/sqlite/build.sh b/sqlite/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..128e9d505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlite/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#/bin/sh
+
+# Compile the interpreter
+gcc -O2 shell.c sqlite3.c -I. -I$PREFIX/include \
+    -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS4 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS5 \
+    -DSQLITE_ENABLE_JSON1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE \
+    -DSQLITE_ENABLE_EXPLAIN_COMMENTS \
+    -ldl -lc -lm -lpthread -o sqlite3
+
+# make the shared library
+gcc -O2 -c -fPIC sqlite3.c -I. -I$PREFIX/include \
+    -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS4 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS5 \
+    -DSQLITE_ENABLE_JSON1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE \
+    -DSQLITE_ENABLE_EXPLAIN_COMMENTS \
+    -o sqlite3.o
+gcc -shared sqlite3.o -ldl -L$PREFIX/lib -lpthread -lm -lc -fPIC -o libsqlite3.so
+
+mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/bin
+mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/lib
+mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/include
+
+cp sqlite3 ${PREFIX}/bin/
+cp libsqlite3.so ${PREFIX}/lib/
+cp sqlite3.h ${PREFIX}/include/
diff --git a/sqlite/meta.yaml b/sqlite/meta.yaml
index 2d2feb229..3f54ada4a 100644
--- a/sqlite/meta.yaml
+++ b/sqlite/meta.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   build:
+    # python is for lining up vc feature (runtime)
     - python       [win]
 
 about:
diff --git a/svn/build.sh b/svn/build.sh
index 0259769a8..0538d706e 100644
--- a/svn/build.sh
+++ b/svn/build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-./configure --prefix=$PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$PREFIX --with-sqlite=$PREFIX \
+            --with-zlib=$PREFIX --with-openssl=$PREFIX
 make
 make install
diff --git a/svn/meta.yaml b/svn/meta.yaml
index 2ca811548..264562108 100644
--- a/svn/meta.yaml
+++ b/svn/meta.yaml
@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   build:
-    - 7za               [win]
-    - apr      1.5.*    [win]
-    - openssl  1.0.2*   [win]
-    - python            [win]
-    - sqlite   3.9.*    [win]
-    - swig              [win]
-    - zlib     1.2.*    [win]
+    - apr      1.5.*
+    - openssl  1.0.2*
+    - python
+    - sqlite   3.9.*
+    - swig
+    - zlib     1.2.*
+  run:
+    - apr      1.5.*
+    - openssl  1.0.2*
+    - sqlite   3.9.*
+    - zlib     1.2.*
 
 test:
   commands: