diff --git a/recipes/recipes_emscripten/r-pkgconfig/build.sh b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/r-pkgconfig/build.sh
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+++ b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/r-pkgconfig/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "R_HOME=\$(PREFIX)/lib/R" > $BUILD_PREFIX/lib/R/etc/Makeconf
+cat $PREFIX/lib/R/etc/Makeconf >> $BUILD_PREFIX/lib/R/etc/Makeconf
+
+$BUILD_PREFIX/bin/R CMD INSTALL . \
+    --no-test-load --no-byte-compile --library=$PREFIX/lib/R/library
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/recipes_emscripten/r-pkgconfig/recipe.yaml b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/r-pkgconfig/recipe.yaml
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+context:
+  name: r-pkgconfig
+  version: 2.0.3
+  r_base_version: 4.4.1
+
+package:
+  name: ${{ name }}
+  version: ${{ version }}
+
+source:
+  url:
+    - https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/${{ name[2:] }}_${{ version }}.tar.gz
+    - https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/${{ name[2:] }}_${{ version }}.tar.gz
+  sha256: 330fef440ffeb842a7dcfffc8303743f1feae83e8d6131078b5a44ff11bc3850
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+  - r-base == ${{ r_base_version }}
+  host:
+  - r-base == ${{ r_base_version }}
+  run:
+  - r-base == ${{ r_base_version }}
+
+# tests:
+# - package_contents:
+#     lib:
+#     - R/library/${{ name[2:] }}/libs/${{ name[2:] }}.so
+
+about:
+  homepage: https://github.com/r-lib/pkgconfig
+  license: MIT
+  license_family: MIT
+  license_file: LICENSE
+  summary: Set configuration options on a per-package basis. Options set by a given package only
+    apply to that package, other packages are unaffected.
+
+extra:
+  recipe-maintainers:
+  - IsabelParedes
+  - anutosh491