diff --git a/openjdk/build.sh b/openjdk/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a0691e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openjdk/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+bash ./get_source.sh
diff --git a/openjdk/meta.yaml b/openjdk/meta.yaml
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index 000000000..1d6c6428d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openjdk/meta.yaml
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+{% set version = '8' %}
+
+package:
+  name: openjdk
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  hg_url: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+  skip: True  # [win or osx]
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - gcc
+    - mercurial
+  run:
+    - libgcc