diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/inputproto/inputproto-2.3.1-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/inputproto/inputproto-2.3.1-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..323816dd0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/inputproto/inputproto-2.3.1-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'inputproto'
+version = '2.3.1'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """X.org InputProto protocol headers."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = ['http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/proto/']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/extensions/%s' % x for x in ['XI2.h', 'XI.h',  'XIproto.h', 'XI2proto.h']],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/k/kbproto/kbproto-1.0.7-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/k/kbproto/kbproto-1.0.7-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29d6a6987af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/k/kbproto/kbproto-1.0.7-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'kbproto'
+version = '1.0.7'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """X.org KBProto protocol headers."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = ['http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/proto/']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/extensions/%s' % x for x in ['XKBgeom.h', 'XKB.h',  'XKBproto.h', 'XKBsrv.h', 'XKBstr.h']],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libX11/libX11-1.6.3-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libX11/libX11-1.6.3-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5df5e13e438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libX11/libX11-1.6.3-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libX11'
+version = '1.6.3'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """X11 client-side library"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = [XORG_LIB_SOURCE]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('xextproto', '7.3.0'),
+    ('xcb-proto', '1.11', '', True),
+    ('inputproto', '2.3.1'),
+    ('xproto', '7.0.28'),
+    ('libpthread-stubs', '0.3'),
+    ('kbproto', '1.0.7'),
+    ('xtrans', '1.3.5'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('libxcb', '1.11.1'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/%s' % x for x in [
+        'cursorfont.h', 'ImUtil.h', 'Xcms.h', 'XKBlib.h', 'XlibConf.h', 'Xlib.h', 'Xlibint.h', 'Xlib-xcb.h',
+        'Xlocale.h', 'Xregion.h', 'Xresource.h', 'Xutil.h',
+    ]
+    ],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libXau/libXau-1.0.8-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libXau/libXau-1.0.8-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..243dbd6f22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libXau/libXau-1.0.8-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libXau'
+version = '1.0.8'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """The libXau package contains a library implementing the X11 Authorization Protocol.
+This is useful for restricting client access to the display."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+toolchainopts = {'optarch': True}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = ['http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/lib/']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('xproto', '7.0.28'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libXau.a', 'lib/libXau.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libXdmcp/libXdmcp-1.1.2-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libXdmcp/libXdmcp-1.1.2-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24fc239d5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libXdmcp/libXdmcp-1.1.2-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libXdmcp'
+version = '1.1.2'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """The libXdmcp package contains a library implementing the X Display Manager Control Protocol. This is
+useful for allowing clients to interact with the X Display Manager.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+toolchainopts = {'optarch': True}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = ['http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/lib/']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('xproto', '7.0.28'),
+]
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/%(name)s.a', 'lib/%%(name)s.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpthread-stubs/libpthread-stubs-0.3-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpthread-stubs/libpthread-stubs-0.3-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afc12256908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpthread-stubs/libpthread-stubs-0.3-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libpthread-stubs'
+version = '0.3'
+
+homepage = 'http://xcb.freedesktop.org/'
+description = """The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) is a replacement for Xlib featuring a small footprint,
+latency hiding, direct access to the protocol, improved threading support, and extensibility."""
+
+source_urls = ['http://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/pkgconfig/pthread-stubs.pc'],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libxcb/libxcb-1.11.1-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libxcb/libxcb-1.11.1-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..098e8569bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libxcb/libxcb-1.11.1-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libxcb'
+version = '1.11.1'
+
+homepage = 'http://xcb.freedesktop.org/'
+description = """The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) is a replacement for Xlib featuring a small footprint,
+latency hiding, direct access to the protocol, improved threading support, and extensibility."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+source_urls = ['http://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('xcb-proto', '1.11', '', True),
+    ('xproto', '7.0.28'),
+    ('libpthread-stubs', '0.3'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('libXau', '1.0.8'),
+    ('libXdmcp', '1.1.2'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libxcb%s.a' % x for x in ['', '-composite', '-damage', '-dpms', '-dri2', '-glx',
+                                             '-randr', '-record', '-render', '-res', '-screensaver',
+                                             '-shape', '-shm', '-sync', '-xevie', '-xf86dri', '-xfixes',
+                                             '-xinerama', '-xprint', '-xtest', '-xv', '-xvmc']],
+    'dirs': ['include/xcb', 'lib/pkgconfig'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xcb-proto/xcb-proto-1.11.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xcb-proto/xcb-proto-1.11.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a306d862ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xcb-proto/xcb-proto-1.11.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'xcb-proto'
+version = '1.11'
+
+homepage = 'http://xcb.freedesktop.org/'
+description = """The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) is a replacement for Xlib featuring a small footprint,
+latency hiding, direct access to the protocol, improved threading support, and extensibility."""
+
+# even though xcb-proto is installed with configure-make-make install, nothing is actually built;
+# only .py files are installed using Python, and some .xlm flies copied, so OK to use dummy toolchain
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': 'dummy'}
+
+source_urls = ['http://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+allow_system_deps = [('Python', SYS_PYTHON_VERSION)]
+
+pyshortver = '.'.join(SYS_PYTHON_VERSION.split('.')[0:2])
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/pkgconfig/xcb-proto.pc'],
+    'dirs': ['lib/python%s/site-packages/xcbgen' % pyshortver]
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xextproto/xextproto-7.3.0-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xextproto/xextproto-7.3.0-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af65fa2a9dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xextproto/xextproto-7.3.0-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'xextproto'
+version = '7.3.0'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """XExtProto protocol headers."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = ['http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/proto/']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/extensions/%s' % x for x in [
+        'agproto.h', 'cupproto.h', 'dbeproto.h', 'dpmsproto.h', 'EVIproto.h', 'geproto.h', 'lbxproto.h',
+        'mitmiscproto.h', 'multibufproto.h', 'securproto.h', 'shapeproto.h', 'shm.h', 'shmstr.h', 'syncproto.h',
+        'xtestconst.h', 'xtestext1proto.h'
+    ]
+    ],
+    'dirs': []
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xproto/xproto-7.0.28-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xproto/xproto-7.0.28-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d3df458a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xproto/xproto-7.0.28-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'xproto'
+version = '7.0.28'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = "X protocol and ancillary headers"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = ['http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/proto/']
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/%s' % x for x in ['ap_keysym.h', 'HPkeysym.h', 'keysym.h', 'Xalloca.h',
+                                             'Xatom.h', 'XF86keysym.h', 'Xfuncs.h', 'Xmd.h', 'Xos.h', 'Xpoll.h', 'Xprotostr.h',
+                                             'Xw32defs.h', 'Xwindows.h', 'DECkeysym.h', 'keysymdef.h', 'Sunkeysym.h', 'Xarch.h',
+                                             'Xdefs.h', 'Xfuncproto.h', 'X.h', 'Xosdefs.h', 'Xos_r.h', 'Xproto.h', 'Xthreads.h',
+                                             'XWDFile.h', 'Xwinsock.h']],
+    'dirs': []
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xtrans/xtrans-1.3.5-intel-2016a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xtrans/xtrans-1.3.5-intel-2016a.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb8657a96c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/xtrans/xtrans-1.3.5-intel-2016a.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'xtrans'
+version = '1.3.5'
+
+homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs"
+description = """xtrans includes a number of routines to make X implementations transport-independent;
+ at time of writing, it includes support for UNIX sockets, IPv4, IPv6, and DECnet.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = [XORG_LIB_SOURCE]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/X11/Xtrans/%s' % x for x in ['transport.c', 'Xtrans.c', 'Xtrans.h', 'Xtransint.h', 
+                                                    'Xtranslcl.c', 'Xtranssock.c', 'Xtransutil.c']],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'