diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.13-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.13-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.13-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name = 'HDF5'
+version = '1.8.13'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/'
+description = """HDF5 is a unique technology suite that makes possible the management of 
+ extremely large and complex data collections."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'CrayGNU', 'version': '5.2.25'}
+toolchainopts = {'dynamic': True, 'usempi': True, 'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-%(version)s/src']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+patches = [
+    'configure_libtool.patch',
+]
+
+buildopts = 'CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK"'
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.2.8'),
+    ('Szip', '2.1'),
+]
+
+
+moduleclass = 'data'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/Szip/Szip-2.1-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/Szip/Szip-2.1-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb
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+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/Szip/Szip-2.1-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'Szip'
+version = '2.1'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.hdfgroup.org/doc_resource/SZIP/'
+description = "Szip compression software, providing lossless compression of scientific data"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'CrayGNU', 'version': '5.2.25'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True, 'dynamic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/lib-external/szip/%(version)s/src']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+configopts = "--with-pic"
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ["lib/libsz.a", "lib/libsz.so"] +
+             ["include/%s" % x for x in ["ricehdf.h", "szip_adpt.h", "szlib.h"]],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/z/zlib/zlib-1.2.8-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/z/zlib/zlib-1.2.8-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb
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+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/z/zlib/zlib-1.2.8-CrayGNU-5.2.25.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'zlib'
+version = '1.2.8'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.zlib.net/'
+description = """zlib is designed to be a free, general-purpose, legally unencumbered -- that is,
+ not covered by any patents -- lossless data-compression library for use on virtually any
+ computer hardware and operating system."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'CrayGNU', 'version': '5.2.25'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True, 'dynamic': True}
+
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = [('http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/zlib/%(version)s', 'download')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/zconf.h', 'include/zlib.h', 'lib/libz.a', 'lib/libz.so'],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'