diff --git a/zsh/build.sh b/zsh/build.sh
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index 000000000..cadbdc050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/build.sh
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+mkdir -p $PREFIX/etc
+
+export CFLAGS="-I$PREFIX/include"
+export LDFLAGS="-L$PREFIX/lib"
+
+./configure --prefix=$PREFIX                \
+            --enable-etcdir=$PREFIX/etc     \
+            --enable-pcre
+
+make
+make install
+
+# vim:set ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 tw=78 et:
diff --git a/zsh/meta.yaml b/zsh/meta.yaml
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index 000000000..c475a4564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/meta.yaml
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+package:
+    name:       zsh
+    version:    5.0.7
+
+source:
+    fn: zsh-5.0.7.tar.bz2
+    url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/zsh/files/zsh/5.0.7/zsh-5.0.7.tar.bz2
+
+requirements:
+    build:
+        - python
+        - gettext
+    run:
+        - python
+        - gettext
+
+build:
+    number: 0
+
+# vim:set ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 tw=78 et: