diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/binutils/binutils-2.42-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/binutils/binutils-2.42-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a13b4b0b760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/binutils/binutils-2.42-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name = 'binutils'
+version = '2.42'
+
+homepage = 'https://directory.fsf.org/project/binutils/'
+description = "binutils: GNU binary utilities"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = [GNU_SOURCE]
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['5d2a6c1d49686a557869caae08b6c2e83699775efd27505e01b2f4db1a024ffc']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('flex', '2.6.4'),
+    ('Bison', '3.8.2'),
+    # use same binutils version that was used when building GCC toolchain, to 'bootstrap' this binutils
+    ('binutils', version, '', SYSTEM)
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    # zlib is a runtime dep to avoid that it gets embedded in libbfd.so,
+    # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyblocks/issues/1350
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+]
+
+# avoid build failure when makeinfo command is not available
+# see https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15345
+buildopts = 'MAKEINFO=true'
+installopts = buildopts
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CMake/CMake-3.29.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CMake/CMake-3.29.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f11a500ce5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CMake/CMake-3.29.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name = 'CMake'
+version = '3.29.3'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.cmake.org'
+
+description = """
+ CMake, the cross-platform, open-source build system.  CMake is a family of
+ tools designed to build, test and package software.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.cmake.org/files/v%(version_major_minor)s']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['252aee1448d49caa04954fd5e27d189dd51570557313e7b281636716a238bccb']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('ncurses', '6.5'),
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.8'),
+    ('cURL', '8.7.1'),
+    ('libarchive', '3.7.4'),
+    ('OpenSSL', '3', '', SYSTEM),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-8.7.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-8.7.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0010c147a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-8.7.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'cURL'
+version = '8.7.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://curl.haxx.se'
+
+description = """
+ libcurl is a free and easy-to-use client-side URL transfer library,
+ supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP,
+ LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMTP, SMTPS, Telnet and TFTP.
+ libcurl supports SSL certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading, HTTP
+ form based upload, proxies, cookies, user+password authentication (Basic,
+ Digest, NTLM, Negotiate, Kerberos), file transfer resume, http proxy tunneling
+ and more.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://curl.haxx.se/download/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['f91249c87f68ea00cf27c44fdfa5a78423e41e71b7d408e5901a9896d905c495']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+    ('OpenSSL', '3', '', SYSTEM),
+]
+
+configopts = '--with-zlib '
+configopts += '--with-ssl=$EBROOTOPENSSL '
+
+modextravars = {'CURL_INCLUDES': '%(installdir)s/include'}
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/curl', 'lib/libcurl.a', 'lib/libcurl.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['lib/pkgconfig', 'include/curl'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
index e1033ed8ada..496cd5e9d20 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
     ('freetype', '2.13.2'),
     ('pixman', '0.42.2'),
     ('expat', '2.5.0'),
-    ('GLib', '2.78.1'),
+    ('GLib', '2.80.4'),
     ('X11', '20231019'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-gfbf-2023b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-gfbf-2023b.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69874806d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cairo/cairo-1.18.0-gfbf-2023b.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+
+name = 'cairo'
+version = '1.18.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://cairographics.org'
+description = """Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices.
+ Currently supported output targets include the X Window System (via both Xlib and XCB), Quartz, Win32, image buffers,
+ PostScript, PDF, and SVG file output. Experimental backends include OpenGL, BeOS, OS/2, and DirectFB"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'gfbf', 'version': '2023b'}
+
+source_urls = [
+    'https://cairographics.org/releases/',
+    'https://cairographics.org/snapshots/'
+]
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_XZ]
+checksums = ['243a0736b978a33dee29f9cca7521733b78a65b5418206fef7bd1c3d4cf10b64']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.40'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.0.3'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.11.1'),
+    ('Meson', '1.2.3'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.8'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.13'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.40'),
+    ('freetype', '2.13.2'),
+    ('pixman', '0.42.2'),
+    ('expat', '2.5.0'),
+    ('GLib', '2.80.4'),
+    ('X11', '20231019'),
+]
+
+configopts = "--default-library=both"  # static and shared library
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/cairo-trace', 'lib/cairo/libcairo-trace.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib/cairo/libcairo-trace.a',
+              'lib/libcairo.a', 'lib/libcairo-gobject.a', 'lib/libcairo-script-interpreter.a',
+              'lib/libcairo.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib/libcairo-gobject.%s' % SHLIB_EXT,
+              'lib/libcairo-script-interpreter.%s' % SHLIB_EXT] +
+             ['include/cairo/cairo%s.h' % x for x in ['', '-deprecated', '-features', '-ft', '-gobject', '-pdf', '-ps',
+                                                      '-script', '-script-interpreter', '-svg', '-version', '-xcb',
+                                                      '-xlib', '-xlib-xrender']],
+    'dirs': ['lib/pkgconfig'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/Doxygen/Doxygen-1.11.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/Doxygen/Doxygen-1.11.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2f2ed91331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/Doxygen/Doxygen-1.11.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
+
+name = 'Doxygen'
+version = '1.11.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.doxygen.org'
+description = """
+ Doxygen is a documentation system for C++, C, Java, Objective-C, Python,
+ IDL (Corba and Microsoft flavors), Fortran, VHDL, PHP, C#, and to some
+ extent D.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = [SOURCEFORGE_SOURCE]
+sources = ['%(namelower)s-%(version)s.src.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['c9edfdf8c5f3e8bee0c4c967850caead27099883ee7ff8b11044e6d63faf3607']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Bison', '3.8.2'),
+    ('CMake', '3.29.3'),
+    ('flex', '2.6.4'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('libiconv', '1.17'),
+]
+
+configopts = "-DICONV_DIR=$EBROOTLIBICONV -DICONV_IN_GLIBC=OFF"
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ["bin/doxygen"],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = ["doxygen --help"]
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.6.2-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.6.2-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aca63808239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.6.2-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'expat'
+version = '2.6.2'
+
+homepage = 'https://libexpat.github.io'
+
+description = """Expat is an XML parser library written in C. It is a stream-oriented parser
+in which an application registers handlers for things the parser might find
+in the XML document (like start tags)."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_%s/' % version.replace('.', '_')]
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_BZ2]
+checksums = ['9c7c1b5dcbc3c237c500a8fb1493e14d9582146dd9b42aa8d3ffb856a3b927e0']
+
+builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.42')]
+
+# Since expat 2.2.6, docbook2X is needed to produce manpage of xmlwf.
+# Docbook2X needs XML-Parser and XML-Parser needs expat.
+# -> circular dependency. "--without-docbook" breaks this circle.
+configopts = ['--without-docbook']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/expat.h', 'lib/libexpat.a', 'lib/libexpat.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FriBidi/FriBidi-1.0.15-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FriBidi/FriBidi-1.0.15-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55aa9cece31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FriBidi/FriBidi-1.0.15-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'FriBidi'
+version = '1.0.15'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi'
+
+description = """
+ The Free Implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/releases/download/v%(version)s']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_XZ]
+checksums = ['0bbc7ff633bfa208ae32d7e369cf5a7d20d5d2557a0b067c9aa98bcbf9967587']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+    ('Autotools', '20231222'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/%(namelower)s', 'include/%(namelower)s/%(namelower)s.h',
+              'lib/lib%%(namelower)s.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': []
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lang'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.15.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.15.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1373c09f828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.15.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'fontconfig'
+version = '2.15.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/'
+
+description = """
+ Fontconfig is a library designed to provide system-wide font configuration,
+ customization and application access.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['f5f359d6332861bd497570848fcb42520964a9e83d5e3abe397b6b6db9bcaaf4']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('gperf', '3.1'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('expat', '2.6.2'),
+    ('freetype', '2.13.2'),
+    ('util-linux', '2.40'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--disable-docs '
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/fontconfig/fontconfig.h', 'lib/libfontconfig.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': []
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GLib/GLib-2.80.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GLib/GLib-2.80.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20e57d20786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GLib/GLib-2.80.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'GLib'
+version = '2.80.4'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.gtk.org/'
+description = """GLib is one of the base libraries of the GTK+ project"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = [FTPGNOME_SOURCE]
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_XZ]
+checksums = ['24e029c5dfc9b44e4573697adf33078a9827c48938555004b3b9096fa4ea034f']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    # Python is required for building against GLib, at least when
+    # gdbus-codegen or one of the other python scripts are used.
+    # Since Meson 0.50 and later are Python >=3.5 only we can't build
+    # Python specific versions of GLib that uses Python 2.x
+    # thus Python should not be a runtime dependency for GLib.
+    # Packages that use GLib should either have an explicit
+    # (build)dependency on Python or it will use the system version
+    # EasyBuild itself uses.
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('libffi', '3.4.5'),
+    ('gettext', '0.22.5'),
+    ('libxml2', '2.12.7'),
+    ('PCRE2', '10.43'),
+    ('util-linux', '2.40'),
+]
+
+# avoid using hardcoded path to Python binary in build step
+preconfigopts = "export PYTHON=python && "
+
+configopts = "--buildtype=release --default-library=both "
+
+fix_python_shebang_for = ['bin/*']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libglib-%(version_major)s.0.a', 'lib/libglib-%%(version_major)s.0.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['bin', 'include'],
+}
+
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GObject-Introspection/GObject-Introspection-1.80.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GObject-Introspection/GObject-Introspection-1.80.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd2c9cb76bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GObject-Introspection/GObject-Introspection-1.80.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'GObject-Introspection'
+version = '1.80.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://gi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/'
+description = """GObject introspection is a middleware layer between C libraries
+ (using GObject) and language bindings. The C library can be scanned at
+ compile time and generate a metadata file, in addition to the actual
+ native C library. Then at runtime, language bindings can read this
+ metadata and automatically provide bindings to call into the C library."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = [FTPGNOME_SOURCE]
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_XZ]
+patches = ['GObject-Introspection-1.80.1_install-GLib-GIR-files.patch']
+checksums = [
+    {'gobject-introspection-1.80.1.tar.xz': 'a1df7c424e15bda1ab639c00e9051b9adf5cea1a9e512f8a603b53cd199bc6d8'},
+    {'GObject-Introspection-1.80.1_install-GLib-GIR-files.patch':
+     'c1909f1b7fd30784ae789ac0b5e45e0ca3dd2456890b864efa86a2f8c2e563aa'},
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+    ('CMake', '3.29.3'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),
+    ('Bison', '3.8.2'),
+    ('cairo', '1.18.0'),
+    ('flex', '2.6.4'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('GLib', '2.80.4'),
+    ('libffi', '3.4.5'),
+    ('util-linux', '2.40'),
+]
+
+preconfigopts = "env GI_SCANNER_DISABLE_CACHE=true "
+configopts = "-Dcairo=enabled"
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/g-ir-%s' % x for x in ['annotation-tool', 'compiler', 'generate', 'scanner']] +
+             ['lib/libgirepository-1.0.' + SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'share']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/Ghostscript/Ghostscript-10.03.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/Ghostscript/Ghostscript-10.03.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ea2bec166b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/Ghostscript/Ghostscript-10.03.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'Ghostscript'
+version = '10.03.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://ghostscript.com'
+description = """Ghostscript is a versatile processor for PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to
+ different targets. It used to be part of the cups printing stack, but is no longer used for that."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = [
+    'https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs%s/' % version.replace('.', ''),
+]
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['31cd01682ad23a801cc3bbc222a55f07c4ea3e068bdfb447792d54db21a2e8ad']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.43'),
+    ('freetype', '2.13.2'),
+    ('libjpeg-turbo', '3.0.1'),
+    ('expat', '2.6.2'),
+    ('GLib', '2.80.4'),
+    ('cairo', '1.18.0'),
+    ('LibTIFF', '4.6.0'),
+]
+
+# Do not use local copies of zlib, jpeg, freetype, and png
+preconfigopts = 'mv zlib zlib.no && mv jpeg jpeg.no && mv freetype freetype.no && '
+preconfigopts += 'mv libpng libpng.no && export LIBS="$LIBS -L$EBROOTZLIB/lib -lz" && '
+configopts = "--with-system-libtiff --enable-dynamic --disable-hidden-visibility"
+
+# also build and install shared libs
+build_cmd_targets = ['', 'so']
+installopts = 'soinstall'
+
+postinstallcmds = [
+    # install header files
+    "mkdir -p %(installdir)s/include/%(namelower)s",
+    "install -v -m644 base/*.h %(installdir)s/include/%(namelower)s",
+    "install -v -m644 psi/*.h %(installdir)s/include/%(namelower)s",
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/gs', 'lib/libgs.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['lib/%(namelower)s', 'include/%(namelower)s', 'share/man'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = ["gs --help"]
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HarfBuzz/HarfBuzz-9.0.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HarfBuzz/HarfBuzz-9.0.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7beb9aa04a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HarfBuzz/HarfBuzz-9.0.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'HarfBuzz'
+version = '9.0.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz'
+description = """HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+github_account = 'harfbuzz'
+source_urls = [GITHUB_SOURCE]
+sources = ['%(version)s.tar.gz']
+patches = ['HarfBuzz-9.0.0_fix-subset-test.patch']
+checksums = [
+    {'9.0.0.tar.gz': 'b7e481b109d19aefdba31e9f5888aa0cdfbe7608fed9a43494c060ce1f8a34d2'},
+    {'HarfBuzz-9.0.0_fix-subset-test.patch': '1635505c27c312dca507863f2a865eb88d42e35ff4cc241cfa0e90c0ade8b790'},
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('GObject-Introspection', '1.80.1'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('fonttools', '4.53.1'),  # For tests
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('cairo', '1.18.0'),
+    ('GLib', '2.80.4'),
+    ('ICU', '75.1'),
+    ('freetype', '2.13.2'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--default-library=both'  # static and shared library
+configopts += ' -Dgobject=enabled -Dintrospection=enabled'
+configopts += ' -Dglib=enabled'
+configopts += ' -Dicu=enabled'
+configopts += ' -Dcairo=enabled'
+configopts += ' -Dfreetype=enabled'
+
+runtest = 'meson'
+testopts = 'test -C %(builddir)s/easybuild_obj -t 60'
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libharfbuzz.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'bin/hb-view'],
+    'dirs': []
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/ICU/ICU-75.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/ICU/ICU-75.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..155276547c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/ICU/ICU-75.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'ICU'
+version = '75.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://icu.unicode.org'
+description = """ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing Unicode and Globalization
+ support for software applications."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-%(version_major)s-%(version_minor)s']
+sources = ['icu4c-%(version_major)s_%(version_minor)s-src.tgz']
+checksums = ['cb968df3e4d2e87e8b11c49a5d01c787bd13b9545280fc6642f826527618caef']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),
+]
+
+start_dir = 'source'
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libicu%s.%s' % (x, SHLIB_EXT) for x in ['data', 'i18n', 'io', 'test', 'tu', 'uc']],
+    'dirs': ['bin', 'include/unicode', 'share/icu', 'share/man'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-7.1.1-38-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-7.1.1-38-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83e2e9ba1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-7.1.1-38-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'ImageMagick'
+version = '7.1.1-38'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.imagemagick.org/'
+description = "ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/%(name)s/%(name)s/archive/']
+sources = ['%(version)s.tar.gz']
+patches = ['ImageMagick-7.1.1-38_fix-linking.patch']
+checksums = [
+    {'7.1.1-38.tar.gz': '5e449530ccec8b85ae2bfd1ad773184fb7a4737d40fd9439db8a5d4beee4403e'},
+    {'ImageMagick-7.1.1-38_fix-linking.patch': '0fbe8e3b6621e3e0d1efec59949fecb45924bc6e65851b9b6399bb3eff8d55d9'},
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.8'),
+    ('X11', '20240607'),
+    ('Ghostscript', '10.03.1'),
+    ('JasPer', '4.2.4'),
+    ('libjpeg-turbo', '3.0.1'),
+    ('LibTIFF', '4.6.0'),
+    ('LittleCMS', '2.16'),
+    ('Pango', '1.54.0'),
+    ('pixman', '0.43.4'),
+    ('FriBidi', '1.0.15'),
+]
+
+preconfigopts = 'PKG_CONFIG=$EBROOTPKGCONF/bin/pkgconf'
+configopts = "--with-gslib --with-x"
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/magick'],
+    'dirs': ['etc/%(name)s-%(version_major)s', 'include/%(name)s-%(version_major)s', 'lib', 'share'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    'magick --help',
+]
+
+modextravars = {'MAGICK_HOME': '%(installdir)s'}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-4.2.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-4.2.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3536532dd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-4.2.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
+
+name = 'JasPer'
+version = '4.2.4'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/'
+
+description = """
+ The JasPer Project is an open-source initiative to provide a free
+ software-based reference implementation of the codec specified in
+ the JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+github_account = 'jasper-software'
+source_urls = [GITHUB_SOURCE]
+sources = ['version-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['23a3d58cdeacf3abdf9fa1d81dcefee58da6ab330940790c0f27019703bfd2cd']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('CMake', '3.29.3'),
+]
+
+configopts = '-DJAS_ENABLE_DOC=OFF '
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/jasper', ('lib/libjasper.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib64/libjasper.%s' % SHLIB_EXT)],
+    'dirs': ['include'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = ['jasper --version']
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/LittleCMS/LittleCMS-2.16-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/LittleCMS/LittleCMS-2.16-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d55f4f005d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/LittleCMS/LittleCMS-2.16-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'LittleCMS'
+version = '2.16'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.littlecms.com/'
+description = """ Little CMS intends to be an OPEN SOURCE small-footprint color management engine,
+ with special focus on accuracy and performance. """
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcms/files/lcms/%s/' % '.'.join(version.split('.')[:2])]
+sources = ['lcms2-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['d873d34ad8b9b4cea010631f1a6228d2087475e4dc5e763eb81acc23d9d45a51']
+
+builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.42')]
+
+dependencies = [('libjpeg-turbo', '3.0.1')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/jpgicc', 'bin/linkicc', 'bin/psicc', 'bin/transicc', 'include/lcms2.h', 'include/lcms2_plugin.h',
+              'lib/liblcms2.a', 'lib/liblcms2.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib/pkgconfig/lcms2.pc'],
+    'dirs': ['share/man'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libarchive/libarchive-3.7.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libarchive/libarchive-3.7.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c959706c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libarchive/libarchive-3.7.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libarchive'
+version = '3.7.4'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.libarchive.org/'
+
+description = """
+ Multi-format archive and compression library
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.libarchive.org/downloads/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = [
+    {'libarchive-3.7.4.tar.gz': '7875d49596286055b52439ed42f044bd8ad426aa4cc5aabd96bfe7abb971d5e8'},
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+    ('XZ', '5.4.5'),
+    ('OpenSSL', '3', '', SYSTEM),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/archive.h', 'lib/libarchive.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['bin', 'share/man/man3'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libffi/libffi-3.4.5-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libffi/libffi-3.4.5-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9615a285bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libffi/libffi-3.4.5-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libffi'
+version = '3.4.5'
+
+homepage = 'https://sourceware.org/libffi/'
+description = """The libffi library provides a portable, high level programming interface to
+ various calling conventions. This allows a programmer to call any function
+ specified by a call interface description at run-time."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/libffi/libffi/releases/download/v%(version)s/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['96fff4e589e3b239d888d9aa44b3ff30693c2ba1617f953925a70ddebcc102b2']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--disable-exec-static-tramp '
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libffi.a', 'lib/libffi.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'share'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpciaccess/libpciaccess-0.18.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpciaccess/libpciaccess-0.18.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65a535912cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpciaccess/libpciaccess-0.18.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'libpciaccess'
+version = '0.18.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libpciaccess/'
+description = """Generic PCI access library."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_XZ]
+checksums = ['4af43444b38adb5545d0ed1c2ce46d9608cc47b31c2387fc5181656765a6fa76']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+    ('xorg-macros', '1.20.1'),
+]
+
+configopts = "--default-library=both"  # static and shared library
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/pciaccess.h', 'lib/libpciaccess.a'],
+    'dirs': ['lib/pkgconfig'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'system'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.43-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.43-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4896f07da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.43-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libpng'
+version = '1.6.43'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html'
+
+description = "libpng is the official PNG reference library"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = [SOURCEFORGE_SOURCE]
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['e804e465d4b109b5ad285a8fb71f0dd3f74f0068f91ce3cdfde618180c174925']
+
+builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.42')]
+
+dependencies = [('zlib', '1.3.1')]
+
+local_majminver = '%(version_major)s%(version_minor)s'
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/pngconf.h', 'include/png.h', 'include/pnglibconf.h',
+              'lib/libpng.a', 'lib/libpng.%s' % SHLIB_EXT,
+              'lib/libpng%s.a' % local_majminver,
+              'lib/libpng%s.%s' % (local_majminver, SHLIB_EXT)],
+    'dirs': ['bin', 'include/libpng%s' % local_majminver, 'share/man'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libxml2/libxml2-2.12.7-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libxml2/libxml2-2.12.7-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7c9590e34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libxml2/libxml2-2.12.7-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name = 'libxml2'
+version = '2.12.7'
+
+homepage = 'http://xmlsoft.org/'
+
+description = """
+ Libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolchain developed for the Gnome project
+ (but usable outside of the Gnome platform).
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://download.gnome.org/sources/libxml2/%(version_major_minor)s/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_XZ]
+checksums = ['24ae78ff1363a973e6d8beba941a7945da2ac056e19b53956aeb6927fd6cfb56']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('XZ', '5.4.5'),
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/Meson/Meson-1.4.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/Meson/Meson-1.4.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..73b617fd356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/Meson/Meson-1.4.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+easyblock = 'PythonPackage'
+
+name = 'Meson'
+version = '1.4.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://mesonbuild.com'
+description = "Meson is a cross-platform build system designed to be both as fast and as user friendly as possible."
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['8fd6630c25c27f1489a8a0392b311a60481a3c161aa699b330e25935b750138d']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),  # includes required 'wheel' package
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+]
+
+download_dep_fail = True
+use_pip = True
+sanity_pip_check = True
+
+options = {'modulename': 'mesonbuild'}
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/meson'],
+    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = ["meson --help"]
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/Ninja/Ninja-1.12.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/Ninja/Ninja-1.12.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..254ae13acea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/Ninja/Ninja-1.12.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+easyblock = 'CmdCp'
+
+name = 'Ninja'
+version = '1.12.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://ninja-build.org/'
+description = "Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed."
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['821bdff48a3f683bc4bb3b6f0b5fe7b2d647cf65d52aeb63328c91a6c6df285a']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Python', '3.12.3'),
+]
+
+cmds_map = [('.*', "./configure.py --bootstrap")]
+
+files_to_copy = [(['ninja'], 'bin')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/ninja'],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = ["ninja --version"]
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PCRE2/PCRE2-10.43-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PCRE2/PCRE2-10.43-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19eebed1387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PCRE2/PCRE2-10.43-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'PCRE2'
+version = '10.43'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.pcre.org/'
+description = """
+ The PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax
+ and semantics as Perl 5.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/PCRE2Project/%(namelower)s/releases/download/%(namelower)s-%(version)s']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['889d16be5abb8d05400b33c25e151638b8d4bac0e2d9c76e9d6923118ae8a34e']
+
+builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.42')]
+
+configopts = "--enable-shared --enable-jit --enable-pcre2-16 --enable-unicode"
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ["bin/pcre2-config", "bin/pcre2grep", "bin/pcre2test", "lib/libpcre2-8.a", "lib/libpcre2-16.a"],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Pango/Pango-1.54.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Pango/Pango-1.54.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72d1cb5a101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Pango/Pango-1.54.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'Pango'
+version = '1.54.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://pango.gnome.org/'
+description = """Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text, with an emphasis on internationalization.
+Pango can be used anywhere that text layout is needed, though most of the work on Pango so far has been done in the
+context of the GTK+ widget toolkit. Pango forms the core of text and font handling for GTK+-2.x."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = [FTPGNOME_SOURCE]
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_XZ]
+checksums = ['8a9eed75021ee734d7fc0fdf3a65c3bba51dfefe4ae51a9b414a60c70b2d1ed8']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+    ('GObject-Introspection', '1.80.1'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('X11', '20240607'),
+    ('GLib', '2.80.4'),
+    ('cairo', '1.18.0'),
+    ('HarfBuzz', '9.0.0'),
+    ('FriBidi', '1.0.15'),
+]
+
+configopts = "--buildtype=release --default-library=both "
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/pango-view', 'lib/libpango-1.0.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib/libpangocairo-1.0.%s' % SHLIB_EXT,
+              'lib/libpangoft2-1.0.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib/libpangoxft-1.0.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Python/Python-3.12.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Python/Python-3.12.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..219b3d38cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Python/Python-3.12.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name = 'Python'
+version = '3.12.3'
+
+homepage = 'https://python.org/'
+description = """Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems
+ more effectively."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.python.org/ftp/%(namelower)s/%(version)s/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TGZ]
+patches = ['Python-3.12.3_avoid-tkinter-build.patch']
+checksums = [
+    {'Python-3.12.3.tgz': 'a6b9459f45a6ebbbc1af44f5762623fa355a0c87208ed417628b379d762dddb0'},
+    {'Python-3.12.3_avoid-tkinter-build.patch': '34fa44ca67fc08d41c58db2e289317f12f32777a352a982dca2e63459fc089e3'},
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('UnZip', '6.0'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.8'),  # required for bz2 package in Python stdlib
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+    ('libreadline', '8.2'),
+    ('ncurses', '6.5'),
+    ('SQLite', '3.45.3'),
+    ('XZ', '5.4.5'),
+    ('libffi', '3.4.5'),
+    ('OpenSSL', '3', '', SYSTEM),
+]
+
+install_pip = True
+
+exts_default_options = {
+    'source_urls': [PYPI_SOURCE],
+    'use_pip': True,
+}
+
+# order is important!
+# package versions updated 2024-05-21
+exts_list = [
+    ('flit_core', '3.9.0', {
+        'checksums': ['72ad266176c4a3fcfab5f2930d76896059851240570ce9a98733b658cb786eba'],
+    }),
+    ('wheel', '0.43.0', {
+        'checksums': ['465ef92c69fa5c5da2d1cf8ac40559a8c940886afcef87dcf14b9470862f1d85'],
+    }),
+    ('tomli', '2.0.1', {
+        'checksums': ['de526c12914f0c550d15924c62d72abc48d6fe7364aa87328337a31007fe8a4f'],
+    }),
+    ('packaging', '24.0', {
+        'checksums': ['eb82c5e3e56209074766e6885bb04b8c38a0c015d0a30036ebe7ece34c9989e9'],
+    }),
+    ('typing_extensions', '4.11.0', {
+        'checksums': ['83f085bd5ca59c80295fc2a82ab5dac679cbe02b9f33f7d83af68e241bea51b0'],
+    }),
+    ('setuptools', '70.0.0', {
+        'checksums': ['f211a66637b8fa059bb28183da127d4e86396c991a942b028c6650d4319c3fd0'],
+    }),
+    ('setuptools_scm', '8.1.0', {
+        'checksums': ['42dea1b65771cba93b7a515d65a65d8246e560768a66b9106a592c8e7f26c8a7'],
+    }),
+    ('pip', '24.0', {
+        'checksums': ['ea9bd1a847e8c5774a5777bb398c19e80bcd4e2aa16a4b301b718fe6f593aba2'],
+    }),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'lang'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/pixman/pixman-0.43.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/pixman/pixman-0.43.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7df207200ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/pixman/pixman-0.43.4-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'pixman'
+version = '0.43.4'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.pixman.org/'
+description = """
+ Pixman is a low-level software library for pixel manipulation, providing
+ features such as image compositing and trapezoid rasterization. Important
+ users of pixman are the cairo graphics library and the X server.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://cairographics.org/releases/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['a0624db90180c7ddb79fc7a9151093dc37c646d8c38d3f232f767cf64b85a226']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libpixman-1.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.2.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.2.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d13fb41bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.2.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'pkgconf'
+version = '2.2.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf'
+
+description = """pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for development libraries.
+ It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://distfiles.ariadne.space/pkgconf/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['28f8dfc279a10ef66148befa3f6eb266e5f3570316600208ed50e9781c7269d8']
+
+builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.42')]
+
+postinstallcmds = ["cd %(installdir)s/bin && ln -s pkgconf pkg-config"]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/pkg-config', 'bin/pkgconf'],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    "pkg-config --help",
+    "pkgconf --help",
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SQLite/SQLite-3.45.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SQLite/SQLite-3.45.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2b58abb85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SQLite/SQLite-3.45.3-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'SQLite'
+version = '3.45.3'
+local_filename_version = '3450300'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.sqlite.org/'
+description = "SQLite: SQL Database Engine in a C Library"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.sqlite.org/2024/']
+sources = ['%%(namelower)s-autoconf-%s.tar.gz' % (local_filename_version)]
+checksums = ['b2809ca53124c19c60f42bf627736eae011afdcc205bb48270a5ee9a38191531']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('libreadline', '8.2'),
+    ('Tcl', '8.6.14'),
+]
+
+# enable additional APIs that provide access to meta-data about tables and queries
+# needed for GDAL when it used as a dep for QGIS
+buildopts = 'CC="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA"'
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/sqlite3', 'include/sqlite3ext.h', 'include/sqlite3.h',
+              'lib/libsqlite3.a', 'lib/libsqlite3.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['lib/pkgconfig'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    'sqlite3 --version | grep ^%(version)s',
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.14-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.14-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f61172ace3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.14-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'Tcl'
+version = '8.6.14'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.tcl.tk/'
+description = """
+ Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a very powerful but easy to learn dynamic
+ programming language, suitable for a very wide range of uses, including web
+ and desktop applications, networking, administration, testing and many more.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/%(namelower)s']
+sources = ['%(namelower)s%(version)s-src.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['5880225babf7954c58d4fb0f5cf6279104ce1cd6aa9b71e9a6322540e1c4de66']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--enable-threads EXTRA_INSTALL="install-private-headers"'
+
+runtest = 'test'
+
+start_dir = 'unix'
+
+postinstallcmds = ['ln -s %(installdir)s/bin/tclsh%(version_major)s.%(version_minor)s %(installdir)s/bin/tclsh']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/tclsh%(version_major)s.%(version_minor)s', 'bin/tclsh',
+              'include/tcl.h', 'lib/libtcl%%(version_major)s.%%(version_minor)s.%s' % SHLIB_EXT,
+              'lib/tclConfig.sh', 'man/man1/tclsh.1'],
+    'dirs': ['share'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lang'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/X11/X11-20240607-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/X11/X11-20240607-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e5bc74c94f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/X11/X11-20240607-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+easyblock = 'Bundle'
+
+name = 'X11'
+version = '20240607'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.x.org'
+description = "The X Window System (X11) is a windowing system for bitmap displays"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Autotools', '20231222'),
+    ('Bison', '3.8.2'),
+    ('gettext', '0.22.5'),
+    ('pkgconf', '2.2.0'),
+    ('intltool', '0.51.0'),
+    ('Meson', '1.4.0'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.12.1'),
+    ('Doxygen', '1.11.0'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.8'),
+    ('fontconfig', '2.15.0'),
+    ('freetype', '2.13.2'),
+    ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
+    ('xorg-macros', '1.20.1'),
+    ('libpciaccess', '0.18.1'),
+]
+
+source_urls = [
+    XORG_LIB_SOURCE,
+    XORG_PROTO_SOURCE,
+    'https://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist/',
+    'https://xkbcommon.org/download/',
+    XORG_DATA_SOURCE + '/xkeyboard-config',
+    XORG_DATA_SOURCE,
+]
+
+default_easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+default_component_specs = {
+    'sources': [SOURCE_TAR_GZ],
+    'start_dir': '%(name)s-%(version)s',
+}
+
+components = [
+    ('libpthread-stubs', '0.5', {  # 2023-07-18
+        'checksums': ['593196cc746173d1e25cb54a93a87fd749952df68699aab7e02c085530e87747'],
+    }),
+    ('xorgproto', '2024.1', {  # 2024-03-26
+        'checksums': ['4f6b9b4faf91e5df8265b71843a91fc73dc895be6210c84117a996545df296ce'],
+    }),
+    ('libXau', '1.0.11', {  # 2022-12-08
+        'checksums': ['3a321aaceb803577a4776a5efe78836eb095a9e44bbc7a465d29463e1a14f189'],
+    }),
+    ('libXdmcp', '1.1.5', {  # 2024-03-02
+        'checksums': ['31a7abc4f129dcf6f27ae912c3eedcb94d25ad2e8f317f69df6eda0bc4e4f2f3'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-proto', '1.17.0', {  # 2024-04-15
+        'checksums': ['392d3c9690f8c8202a68fdb89c16fd55159ab8d65000a6da213f4a1576e97a16'],
+    }),
+    ('libxcb', '1.17.0', {  # 2024-04-15
+        'checksums': ['2c69287424c9e2128cb47ffe92171e10417041ec2963bceafb65cb3fcf8f0b85'],
+    }),
+    ('xtrans', '1.5.0', {  # 2023-06-03
+        'checksums': ['a806f8a92f879dcd0146f3f1153fdffe845f2fc0df9b1a26c19312b7b0a29c86'],
+    }),
+    ('libxkbcommon', '1.7.0', {  # 2024-03-23
+        'easyblock': 'MesonNinja',
+        'sources': [SOURCE_TAR_XZ],
+        'checksums': ['65782f0a10a4b455af9c6baab7040e2f537520caa2ec2092805cdfd36863b247'],
+        'preconfigopts': '',
+        'configopts': '-Denable-wayland=false -Denable-docs=false ',
+    }),
+    ('libX11', '1.8.9', {  # 2024-04-05
+        'checksums': ['57ca5f07d263788ad661a86f4139412e8b699662e6b60c20f1f028c25a935e48'],
+    }),
+    ('libXext', '1.3.6', {  # 2024-02-04
+        'checksums': ['1a0ac5cd792a55d5d465ced8dbf403ed016c8e6d14380c0ea3646c4415496e3d'],
+    }),
+    ('libFS', '1.0.9', {  # 2022-08-26
+        'checksums': ['8bc2762f63178905228a28670539badcfa2c8793f7b6ce3f597b7741b932054a'],
+    }),
+    ('libICE', '1.1.1', {  # 2022-12-08
+        'checksums': ['04fbd34a11ba08b9df2e3cdb2055c2e3c1c51b3257f683d7fcf42dabcf8e1210'],
+    }),
+    ('libSM', '1.2.4', {  # 2022-12-20
+        'checksums': ['51464ce1abce323d5b6707ceecf8468617106e1a8a98522f8342db06fd024c15'],
+    }),
+    ('libXScrnSaver', '1.2.4', {  # 2022-12-05
+        'checksums': ['0656b2630475104d6df75d91ebb8e0153e61d14e9871ef1f403bcda4a62a838a'],
+    }),
+    ('libXt', '1.3.0', {  # 2023-05-09
+        'checksums': ['de4a80c4cc7785b9620e572de71026805f68e85a2bf16c386009ef0e50be3f77'],
+    }),
+    ('libXmu', '1.2.1', {  # 2024-04-16
+        'checksums': ['bf0902583dd1123856c11e0a5085bd3c6e9886fbbd44954464975fd7d52eb599'],
+    }),
+    ('libXpm', '3.5.17', {  # 2023-10-03
+        'checksums': ['959466c7dfcfcaa8a65055bfc311f74d4c43d9257900f85ab042604d286df0c6'],
+    }),
+    ('libXaw', '1.0.16', {  # 2024-03-10
+        'checksums': ['012f90adf8739f2f023d63a5fee1528949cf2aba92ef7ac1abcfc2ae9cf28798'],
+    }),
+    ('libXfixes', '6.0.1', {  # 2023-04-09
+        'checksums': ['e69eaa321173c748ba6e2f15c7cf8da87f911d3ea1b6af4b547974aef6366bec'],
+    }),
+    ('libXcomposite', '0.4.6', {  # 2022-12-04
+        'checksums': ['3599dfcd96cd48d45e6aeb08578aa27636fa903f480f880c863622c2b352d076'],
+    }),
+    ('libXrender', '0.9.11', {  # 2022-10-22
+        'checksums': ['6aec3ca02e4273a8cbabf811ff22106f641438eb194a12c0ae93c7e08474b667'],
+    }),
+    ('libXcursor', '1.2.2', {  # 2024-03-02
+        'checksums': ['98c3a30a3f85274c167d1ac5419d681ce41f14e27bfa5fe3003c8172cd8af104'],
+    }),
+    ('libXdamage', '1.1.6', {  # 2022-12-04
+        'checksums': ['2afcc139eb6eb926ffe344494b1fc023da25def42874496e6e6d3aa8acef8595'],
+    }),
+    ('libfontenc', '1.1.8', {  # 2024-03-02
+        'checksums': ['b55039f70959a1b2f02f4ec8db071e5170528d2c9180b30575dccf7510d7fb9f'],
+    }),
+    ('libXfont', '1.5.4', {  # 2017-11-28
+        'checksums': ['59be6eab53f7b0feb6b7933c11d67d076ae2c0fd8921229c703fc7a4e9a80d6e'],
+    }),
+    ('libXfont2', '2.0.6', {  # 2022-08-26
+        'checksums': ['a944df7b6837c8fa2067f6a5fc25d89b0acc4011cd0bc085106a03557fb502fc'],
+    }),
+    ('libXft', '2.3.8', {  # 2023-04-17
+        'checksums': ['32e48fe2d844422e64809e4e99b9d8aed26c1b541a5acf837c5037b8d9f278a8'],
+    }),
+    ('libXi', '1.8.1', {  # 2023-05-04
+        'checksums': ['3b5f47c223e4b63d7f7fe758886b8bf665b20a7edb6962c423892fd150e326ea'],
+    }),
+    ('libXinerama', '1.1.5', {  # 2022-10-29
+        'checksums': ['2efa855cb42dc620eff3b77700d8655695e09aaa318f791f201fa60afa72b95c'],
+    }),
+    ('libXrandr', '1.5.4', {  # 2023-10-04
+        'checksums': ['c72c94dc3373512ceb67f578952c5d10915b38cc9ebb0fd176a49857b8048e22'],
+    }),
+    ('libXres', '1.2.2', {  # 2022-12-05
+        'checksums': ['8abce597ced4a7ab89032aee91f6f784d9960adc772b2b59f17e515cd4127950'],
+    }),
+    ('libXtst', '1.2.4', {  # 2022-09-27
+        'checksums': ['01366506aeb033f6dffca5326af85f670746b0cabbfd092aabefb046cf48c445'],
+    }),
+    ('libXv', '1.0.12', {  # 2022-12-05
+        'checksums': ['ce706619a970a580a0e35e9b5c98bdd2af243ac6494c65f44608a89a86100126'],
+    }),
+    ('libXvMC', '1.0.14', {  # 2024-02-04
+        'checksums': ['3ad5d2b991219e2bf9b2f85d40b12c16f1afec038715e462f6058af73a9b5ef8'],
+    }),
+    ('libXxf86dga', '1.1.6', {  # 2022-12-05
+        'checksums': ['87c7482b1e29b4eeb415815641c4f69c00545a8138e1b73ff1f361f7d9c22ac4'],
+    }),
+    ('libXxf86vm', '1.1.5', {  # 2022-09-27
+        'checksums': ['f3f1c29fef8accb0adbd854900c03c6c42f1804f2bc1e4f3ad7b2e1f3b878128'],
+    }),
+    ('libdmx', '1.1.5', {  # 2023-06-03
+        'checksums': ['070e82cc1daa1b21ee1339aef56a909eab04cbe7d430fabfbb01ecd21b2dd9f3'],
+    }),
+    ('libxkbfile', '1.1.3', {  # 2024-02-04
+        'checksums': ['c4c2687729d1f920f165ebb96557a1ead2ef655809ab5eaa66a1ad36dc31050d'],
+    }),
+    ('libxshmfence', '1.3.2', {  # 2022-12-08
+        'checksums': ['e93a85099604beb244ee756dcaf70e18b08701c1ca84c4de0126cd71bd6c8181'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-util', '0.4.1', {  # 2022-12-20
+        'checksums': ['21c6e720162858f15fe686cef833cf96a3e2a79875f84007d76f6d00417f593a'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-util-image', '0.4.1', {  # 2022-10-18
+        'checksums': ['0ebd4cf809043fdeb4f980d58cdcf2b527035018924f8c14da76d1c81001293b'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-util-keysyms', '0.4.1', {  # 2022-10-19
+        'checksums': ['1fa21c0cea3060caee7612b6577c1730da470b88cbdf846fa4e3e0ff78948e54'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-util-renderutil', '0.3.10', {  # 2022-10-19
+        'checksums': ['e04143c48e1644c5e074243fa293d88f99005b3c50d1d54358954404e635128a'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-util-wm', '0.4.2', {  # 2022-10-19
+        'checksums': ['dcecaaa535802fd57c84cceeff50c64efe7f2326bf752e16d2b77945649c8cd7'],
+    }),
+    ('xcb-util-cursor', '0.1.5', {  # 2023-10-19
+        'checksums': ['0e9c5446dc6f3beb8af6ebfcc9e27bcc6da6fe2860f7fc07b99144dfa568e93b'],
+    }),
+    ('xkeyboard-config', '2.42', {  # 2024-06-07
+        'easyblock': 'MesonNinja',
+        'sources': [SOURCE_TAR_XZ],
+        'checksums': ['a6b06ebfc1f01fc505f2f05f265f95f67cc8873a54dd247e3c2d754b8f7e0807'],
+        # required to overrule parent preconfigopts that runs autogen.sh if configure script is missing
+        'preconfigopts': '',
+    }),
+    ('printproto', '1.0.5', {  # 2011-01-06
+        'checksums': ['e8b6f405fd865f0ea7a3a2908dfbf06622f57f2f91359ec65d13b955e49843fc'],
+    }),
+    ('libXp', '1.0.4', {  # 2022-09-12
+        'checksums': ['05e46af1ccb68f1752cca5879774a4fb9bf3b19fe088eb745034956e0c6fadba'],
+    }),
+    ('xbitmaps', '1.1.3', {  # 2023-02-23
+        'checksums': ['93b433b7ff223c4685fdba583b4bd30f2706be2413a670021084422d85b0269d'],
+    }),
+]
+
+preconfigopts = "if [ ! -f configure ]; then ./autogen.sh; fi && "
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/Xlib.h', 'include/X11/Xutil.h'],
+    'dirs': ['include/GL', 'include/X11', 'include/X11/extensions', 'lib/pkgconfig',
+             'share/pkgconfig', 'share/X11/xkb'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xorg-macros/xorg-macros-1.20.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xorg-macros/xorg-macros-1.20.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50bbd712226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xorg-macros/xorg-macros-1.20.1-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'xorg-macros'
+version = '1.20.1'
+
+homepage = 'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/util/macros'
+description = """X.org macros utilities."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/util/macros/-/archive/util-macros-%(version)s']
+sources = ['macros-util-macros-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['95c4331a2a7f4882374b9bbc845e522a4f1c77d95f495176300bf91d905c9b60']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+    ('Autotools', '20231222'),
+]
+
+preconfigopts = './autogen.sh && '
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['share/pkgconfig/xorg-macros.pc'],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'