diff --git a/var/spack/packages/cube/package.py b/var/spack/packages/cube/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d97cd25636c35e63980a0b9fdf1171bfb9bed6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/packages/cube/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# FIXME: Add copyright statement
+#
+from spack import *
+from contextlib import closing
+
+class Cube(Package):
+    """Cube the profile viewer for Score-P and Scalasca profiles. It 
+       displays a multi-dimensional performance space consisting 
+       of the dimensions (i) performance metric, (ii) call path, 
+       and (iii) system resource."""
+
+    homepage = "http://www.scalasca.org/software/cube-4.x/download.html"
+    url      = "http://apps.fz-juelich.de/scalasca/releases/cube/4.2/dist/cube-4.2.3.tar.gz"
+
+    version('4.2.3', '8f95b9531f5a8f8134f279c2767c9b20')
+
+    version('4.3TP1', 'a2090fbc7b2ba394bd5c09ba971e237f', 
+            url = 'http://apps.fz-juelich.de/scalasca/releases/cube/4.3/dist/cube-4.3-TP1.tar.gz')
+
+    # Using CC as C++ compiler provides quirky workaround for a Score-P build system attempt 
+    # to guess a matching C compiler when configuring scorep-score
+    backend_user_provided = """\
+CC=cc
+CXX=CC
+F77=f77
+FC=f90
+#CFLAGS=-fPIC
+#CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+    frontend_user_provided = """\
+CC_FOR_BUILD=cc
+CXX_FOR_BUILD=CC
+F77_FOR_BUILD=f70
+FC_FOR_BUILD=f90
+"""
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        # Use a custom compiler configuration, otherwise the score-p
+        # build system messes with spack's compiler settings.
+        # Create these three files in the build directory
+
+        with closing(open("vendor/common/build-config/platforms/platform-backend-user-provided", "w")) as backend_file:
+            backend_file.write(self.backend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("vendor/common/build-config/platforms/platform-frontend-user-provided", "w")) as frontend_file:
+            frontend_file.write(self.frontend_user_provided)
+
+        configure_args = ["--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                          "--with-custom-compilers",
+                          "--without-paraver", 
+                          "--without-gui"]
+
+        configure(*configure_args)
+
+        make(parallel=False)
+        make("install", parallel=False)
diff --git a/var/spack/packages/opari2/package.py b/var/spack/packages/opari2/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..daaee61e3a383eaa86783056edcf3a6921ec9455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/packages/opari2/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# FIXME: Add copyright statement here 
+
+from spack import *
+from contextlib import closing
+
+class Opari2(Package):
+    """OPARI2 is a source-to-source instrumentation tool for OpenMP and 
+       hybrid codes. It surrounds OpenMP directives and runtime library 
+       calls with calls to the POMP2 measurement interface.
+       OPARI2 will provide you with a new initialization method that allows 
+       for multi-directory and parallel builds as well as the usage of 
+       pre-instrumented libraries. Furthermore, an efficient way of 
+       tracking parent-child relationships was added. Additionally, we 
+       extended OPARI2 to support instrumentation of OpenMP 3.0 
+       tied tasks. """
+
+    homepage = "http://www.vi-hps.org/projects/score-p"
+    url      = "http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/opari2/opari2-1.1.2.tar.gz"
+
+    version('1.1.2', '9a262c7ca05ff0ab5f7775ae96f3539e')
+
+    backend_user_provided = """\
+CC=cc
+CXX=c++
+F77=f77
+FC=f90
+CFLAGS=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+    frontend_user_provided = """\
+CC_FOR_BUILD=cc
+CXX_FOR_BUILD=c++
+F77_FOR_BUILD=f70
+FC_FOR_BUILD=f90
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=-fPIC
+"""
+    mpi_user_provided = """\
+MPICC=mpicc
+MPICXX=mpicxx
+MPIF77=mpif77
+MPIFC=mpif90
+MPI_CFLAGS=-fPIC
+MPI_CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        # Use a custom compiler configuration, otherwise the score-p
+        # build system messes with spack's compiler settings.
+        # Create these three files in the build directory
+        with closing(open("platform-backend-user-provided", "w")) as backend_file:
+            backend_file.write(self.backend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("platform-frontend-user-provided", "w")) as frontend_file:
+            frontend_file.write(self.frontend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("platform-mpi-user-provided", "w")) as mpi_file:
+            mpi_file.write(self.mpi_user_provided)            
+
+        # FIXME: Modify the configure line to suit your build system here.
+        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                  "--with-custom-compilers",
+                  "--enable-shared")
+
+        # FIXME: Add logic to build and install here
+        make()
+        make("install")
diff --git a/var/spack/packages/otf2/package.py b/var/spack/packages/otf2/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa0a5898b6d8155f2e023dfceb1ef4fa63dc07b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/packages/otf2/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# FIXME: Add copyright
+
+from spack import *
+from contextlib import closing
+import os
+
+class Otf2(Package):
+    """The Open Trace Format 2 is a highly scalable, memory efficient event
+       trace data format plus support library."""
+
+    homepage = "http://www.vi-hps.org/score-p"
+    url      = "http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/otf2/otf2-1.4.tar.gz"
+
+    version('1.4',   'a23c42e936eb9209c4e08b61c3cf5092',
+            url="http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/otf2/otf2-1.4.tar.gz")
+    version('1.3.1', 'd0ffc4e858455ace4f596f910e68c9f2',
+            url="http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/otf2/otf2-1.3.1.tar.gz")
+    version('1.2.1', '8fb3e11fb7489896596ae2c7c83d7fc8',
+            url="http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/otf2/otf2-1.2.1.tar.gz")
+
+    backend_user_provided = """\
+CC=cc
+CXX=c++
+F77=f77
+FC=f90
+CFLAGS=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+    frontend_user_provided = """\
+CC_FOR_BUILD=cc
+CXX_FOR_BUILD=c++
+F77_FOR_BUILD=f70
+FC_FOR_BUILD=f90
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=-fPIC
+"""
+    mpi_user_provided = """\
+MPICC=cc
+MPICXX=c++
+MPIF77=f77
+MPIFC=f90
+MPI_CFLAGS=-fPIC
+MPI_CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+
+    @when('@:1.2.1')
+    def version_specific_args(self):
+        return ["--with-platform=disabled", "CC=cc", "CXX=c++", "F77=f77", "F90=f90", "CFLAGS=-fPIC", "CXXFLAGS=-fPIC"]
+
+    @when('@1.3:')
+    def version_specific_args(self):
+        # TODO: figure out what scorep's build does as of otf2 1.3
+        return ["--with-custom-compilers"]
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        # Use a custom compiler configuration, otherwise the score-p
+        # build system messes with spack's compiler settings.
+        # Create these three files in the build directory
+        with closing(open("platform-backend-user-provided", "w")) as backend_file:
+            backend_file.write(self.backend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("platform-frontend-user-provided", "w")) as frontend_file:
+            frontend_file.write(self.frontend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("platform-mpi-user-provided", "w")) as mpi_file:
+            mpi_file.write(self.mpi_user_provided)            
+
+        configure_args=["--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                        "--enable-shared"]
+
+        configure_args.extend(self.version_specific_args())
+
+        configure(*configure_args)
+
+        make()
+        make("install")
diff --git a/var/spack/packages/scalasca/package.py b/var/spack/packages/scalasca/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b76d0a7df5c347c67bce0a8360246a5a154ed378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/packages/scalasca/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# FIXME: Add copyright
+
+from spack import *
+
+class Scalasca(Package):
+    """Scalasca is a software tool that supports the performance optimization
+       of parallel programs by measuring and analyzing their runtime behavior. 
+       The analysis identifies potential performance bottlenecks - in 
+       particular those concerning communication and synchronization - and 
+       offers guidance in exploring their causes."""
+
+    # FIXME: add a proper url for your package's homepage here.
+    homepage = "http://www.scalasca.org"
+    url      = "http://apps.fz-juelich.de/scalasca/releases/scalasca/2.1/dist/scalasca-2.1-rc2.tar.gz"
+
+    version('2.1-rc2', '1a95a39e5430539753e956a7524a756b')
+
+    depends_on("mpi")
+    depends_on("otf2@1.4")
+    depends_on("cube")
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        configure_args = ["--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                          "--with-otf2=%s" % spec['otf2'].prefix.bin,
+                          "--with-cube=%s" % spec['cube'].prefix.bin,
+                          "--enable-shared"]
+
+        if spec.satisfies('%gcc'):
+            configure_args.append('--with-nocross-compiler-suite=gcc')
+        if spec.satisfies('%intel'):
+            configure_args.append('--with-nocross-compiler-suite=intel')
+
+        configure(*configure_args)
+
+        make()
+        make("install")
+
+        # FIXME: Modify the configure line to suit your build system here.
+        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
+
+        # FIXME: Add logic to build and install here
+        make()
+        make("install")
diff --git a/var/spack/packages/scorep/package.py b/var/spack/packages/scorep/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..32a772e3dbeedf850a934caf3fb13c1fce16082d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/packages/scorep/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# FIXME: Add copyright statement
+
+from spack import *
+from contextlib import closing
+
+class Scorep(Package):
+    """The Score-P measurement infrastructure is a highly scalable and 
+       easy-to-use tool suite for profiling, event tracing, and online 
+       analysis of HPC applications."""
+
+    # FIXME: add a proper url for your package's homepage here.
+    homepage = "http://www.vi-hps.org/projects/score-p"
+    url      = "http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/scorep/scorep-1.2.3.tar.gz"
+
+    version('1.3', '9db6f957b7f51fa01377a9537867a55c',
+            url = 'http://www.vi-hps.org/upload/packages/scorep/scorep-1.3.tar.gz')
+
+    version('1.2.3', '4978084e7cbd05b94517aa8beaea0817')
+
+    depends_on("mpi")
+    depends_on("papi")
+    # depends_on("otf2@1.2:1.2.1") # only Score-P 1.2.x
+    depends_on("otf2") 
+    depends_on("opari2")
+    depends_on("cube@4.2:4.2.3")
+
+    backend_user_provided = """\
+CC=cc
+CXX=c++
+F77=f77
+FC=f90
+CFLAGS=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+    frontend_user_provided = """\
+CC_FOR_BUILD=cc
+CXX_FOR_BUILD=c++
+F77_FOR_BUILD=f70
+FC_FOR_BUILD=f90
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=-fPIC
+"""
+    mpi_user_provided = """\
+MPICC=mpicc
+MPICXX=mpicxx
+MPIF77=mpif77
+MPIFC=mpif90
+MPI_CFLAGS=-fPIC
+MPI_CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
+"""
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        # Use a custom compiler configuration, otherwise the score-p
+        # build system messes with spack's compiler settings.
+        # Create these three files in the build directory
+        with closing(open("platform-backend-user-provided", "w")) as backend_file:
+            backend_file.write(self.backend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("platform-frontend-user-provided", "w")) as frontend_file:
+            frontend_file.write(self.frontend_user_provided)
+        with closing(open("platform-mpi-user-provided", "w")) as mpi_file:
+            mpi_file.write(self.mpi_user_provided)            
+
+        configure_args = ["--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                          "--with-custom-compilers",
+                          "--with-otf2=%s" % spec['otf2'].prefix.bin,
+                          "--with-opari2=%s" % spec['opari2'].prefix.bin,
+                          "--with-cube=%s" % spec['cube'].prefix.bin,
+                          "--with-papi-header=%s" % spec['papi'].prefix.include,
+                          "--with-papi-lib=%s" % spec['papi'].prefix.lib,
+                          "--enable-shared"]
+
+        configure(*configure_args)
+
+        make()
+        make("install")