diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HDF/HDF-4.2.16-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/h/HDF/HDF-4.2.16-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
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+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'HDF'
+version = '4.2.16'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.hdfgroup.org/products/hdf4/'
+
+description = """
+ HDF (also known as HDF4) is a library and multi-object file format for
+ storing and managing data between machines.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '12.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF/releases/HDF%(version)s/src/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['2bd48dcefb5ab4829fba27dca6fad20b842d495dfd64944b2412b2b0968bf167']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.40'),
+    ('Bison', '3.8.2'),
+    ('flex', '2.6.4'),
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('libjpeg-turbo', '2.1.5.1'),
+    ('Szip', '2.1.1'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.13'),
+    ('libtirpc', '1.3.3'),
+]
+
+local_common_configopts = '--with-szlib=$EBROOTSZIP CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$EBROOTLIBTIRPC/include/tirpc" '
+local_common_configopts += '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/%(namelower)s '
+configopts = [
+    local_common_configopts,
+    # netcdf must be disabled to allow HDF to be used by GDAL
+    local_common_configopts + "--enable-shared --disable-netcdf",
+]
+
+modextrapaths = {'CPATH': 'include/hdf'}
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/h4cc', 'bin/ncdump', 'lib/libdf.a', 'lib/libhdf4.settings', 'lib/libmfhdf.a',
+              'lib/libmfhdf.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['include/hdf'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    "h4cc --help",
+    "ncdump -V",
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'data'