diff --git a/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.10.0-patch1-intel-2017a.eb b/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.10.0-patch1-intel-2017a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8955f7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.10.0-patch1-intel-2017a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name = 'HDF5'
+version = '1.10.0-patch1'
+
+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': 'intel', 'version': '2017a'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True, 'usempi': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-%(version_major_minor)s/hdf5-%(version)s/src']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['9180ff0ef8dc2ef3f61bd37a7404f295']
+
+buildopts = 'CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK"'
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.2.11', '', True),
+    ('Szip', '2.1', '', True),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'data'
diff --git a/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.17-intel-2017a.eb b/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.17-intel-2017a.eb
index a9545c9e..dc911fae 100644
--- a/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.17-intel-2017a.eb
+++ b/h/HDF5/HDF5-1.8.17-intel-2017a.eb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ patches = [
 buildopts = 'CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK"'
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
-    ('Szip', '2.1'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.11', '', True),
+    ('Szip', '2.1', '', True),
 ]
 
 moduleclass = 'data'
diff --git a/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.5.eb b/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.5.eb
index bd7e88ee..97fe1140 100644
--- a/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.5.eb
+++ b/t/Tcl/Tcl-8.6.5.eb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ source_urls = ["http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl"]
 sources = ['%(namelower)s%(version)s-src.tar.gz']
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('zlib', '1.2.8'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
 ]
 
 configopts = '--enable-threads EXTRA_INSTALL="install-private-headers"'
diff --git a/u/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.eb b/u/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f05be0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/u/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'util-linux'
+version = '2.29'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux'
+description = """Set of Linux utilities"""
+
+# Problem with GCC/ICC (toolchain intel-2015b)
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': 'dummy'}
+
+source_urls = ['%s/v%%(version_major_minor)s' % homepage]
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+# disable account related utilities (they need OS dependant pam-devel files)
+# disable wall and friends (requires group changing permissions for install user)
+# install systemd service files in install dir
+# install bash completion files in install dir
+configopts = '--disable-chfn-chsh --disable-login --disable-su '
+configopts += '--disable-wall --disable-use-tty-group '
+configopts += '--disable-makeinstall-chown --disable-makeinstall-setuid '
+configopts += "--with-systemdsystemunitdir='${prefix}/systemd' "
+configopts += "--with-bashcompletiondir='${prefix}/share/bash-completion/completions' "
+# disable building Python bindings (since we don't include Python as a dep)
+configopts += "--without-python "
+
+dependencies = [
+     ('ncurses', '6.0', '', True),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/lib%s.a' % x for x in ['blkid' , 'mount', 'uuid']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'bin', 'share', 'sbin'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'