diff --git a/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/gnu b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/gnu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2c385d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/gnu
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+COMPILER_OPTS="CC=gcc CXX=g++ F77=gfortran FC=gfortran"
+COMPILER_VERSION_CMD="gcc -dumpversion"
diff --git a/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/intel b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/intel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..846d854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/intel
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+COMPILER_OPTS="CC=icc CXX=icpc F77=ifort FC=ifort"
+COMPILER_VERSION_CMD="icc -dumpversion"
diff --git a/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/llwm b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/llwm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9307322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/llwm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+COMPILER_OPTS="CC=clang CXX=clang++"
+COMPILER_VERSION_CMD="llvm-config --version"
diff --git a/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/pgi b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/pgi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4891bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/pgi
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+COMPILER_OPTS="CC=pgcc CXX=pgCC FC=pgf95 F90=pgf90 F77=pgf77"
+COMPILER_VERSION_CMD="pgcc -V |  awk '/pgcc/{print \$2}' | sed -e 's/-/./'"
diff --git a/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/system b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/system
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..9893768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/compiler/system
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gnu
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/package-list b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/package-list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a38ec7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/platform-configs/vulcan/package-list
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# comment line
+# also ignore blank lines
+
+# seperate different versions of a module by ','
+compiler/gnu/(4.6.3,4.7.3):
+# the following line is eqivalent to
+# compiler/gnu/4.6.3:
+# compiler/gnu/4.7.3:
+
+compiler/intel/13.1.2:
+
+mpi/openmpi/(1.6.4,1.7.1): 	compiler/gnu/(4.6.3,4.7.3)
+mpi/openmpi/(1.6.4,1.7.1):	compiler/intel/13.1.2
+# build every version with all listed compilers:
+# mpi/openmpi/1.6.4:	compiler/gnu/4.6.3
+# mpi/openmpi/1.6.4:	compiler/gnu/4.7.3
+# mpi/openmpi/1.6.4:	compiler/intel/13.1.2
+# mpi/openmpi/1.7.1:	compiler/gnu/4.6.3
+# mpi/openmpi/1.7.1:	compiler/gnu/4.7.3
+# mpi/openmpi/1.7.1:	compiler/intel/13.1.2
+
+numlib/mkl/3.3.0:		mpi/openmpi/(1.6.4,1.7.1)
+
+performance/extrae/2.3:			mpi/openmpi/1.6.4{compiler/gnu/4.6.3}  | cuda/(4.2,5.0)
+performance/extrae/2.3:			mpi/openmpi/1.7.1{compiler/intel/13.1.2}  | cuda/(4.2,5.0)
+# performance/extrae/2.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 cuda/4.2
+# performance/extrae/2.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 cuda/5.0
+# performance/extrae/2.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 cuda/4.2
+# performance/extrae/2.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 cuda/5.0
+
+performance/vampirtrace/(5.14.3,5.14.4):	mpi/openmpi/(1.6.4)  | cuda/(4.2,5.0) | numlib/mkl/3.3.0{mpi/openmpi/1.6.4{compiler/gnu/4.6.3}} | compiler/gnu/4.6.3
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 cuda/4.2
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 cuda/5.0
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 cuda/4.2
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 cuda/5.0
+performance/vampirtrace/(5.14.3,5.14.4):	mpi/openmpi/(1.7.1)  | cuda/(4.2,5.0) | numlib/mkl/3.3.0{mpi/openmpi/1.7.1{compiler/gnu/4.6.3}}
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 cuda/4.2
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3:	mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 cuda/5.0
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 cuda/4.2
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 cuda/5.0
+
+
+# Open issues for later ;)
+#
+# How to handle inherited dependencies
+# *:  mpi/openmpi/1.6.4{gnu,intel}  ????
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4->compiler/gnu/4.6.3 cuda/4.2
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4->compiler/gnu/4.7.1 cuda/4.2
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/1.6.4->compiler/intel/13.1.2 cuda/4.2
+#
+# *:  mpi/openmpi/1.6.4
+# is equivalent to
+# *:  mpi/openmpi/1.6.4{*}
+#
+# numlib/fftw/3.3.0:			mpi/openmpi/(1.6.4,1.7.1)
+# # numlib/fftw/3.3.0:			mpi/openmpi/1.6.4
+# # numlib/fftw/3.3.0:			mpi/openmpi/1.7.1
+#
+# performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:	mpi/openmpi/(1.6.4,1.7.1) | numlib/fftw/3.3.0{1.6.4,1.7.1}
+# # performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:       mpi/openmpi/1.6.4 numlib/fftw/3.3.0 mpi/openmpi/1.6.4
+# # performance/vampirtrace/5.14.4:       mpi/openmpi/1.7.1 numlib/fftw/3.3.0{mpi/openmpi/1.7.1{compiler/intel/13.1.2}}
+#
+# How to create installation paths including dependencies?
+# Current
+# --prefix=performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3/mpi/openmpi-1.6.4-gnu-4.6.3-cuda-4.2
+# --prefix=performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3/cuda/4.2/mpi/openmpi/1.6.4
+# --prefix=performance/vampirtrace/5.14.3/mpi/openmpi/1.6.4/cuda/4.2
+#
+# specify module tags in []
+# be aware of default->version association; current and past!
+# compiler/gnu/(4.6.3[testing],4.7.3[default]):
+# the following two lines are then identical:
+# mpi/openmpi/1.6.4: compiler/gnu/4.6.3
+# mpi/openmpi/1.6.4: compiler/gnu/testing
diff --git a/sit b/sit
index 813c2d4..837fa1c 100755
--- a/sit
+++ b/sit
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ else
             fi
             MPI_DIR=$MPICH_DIR
             ;;
-        laki|*)
+        laki|vulcan|*)
             if [ -z "$COMPILER_VERSION" ] ; then
                 COMPILER_MODULE=compiler/${COMPILER}
             else
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ if [ ! -z $COMPILER ] ; then
     echo "Using compiler: $COMPILER version: $COMPILER_VERSION"
 fi
 
+
 if [ ! -z "$MPI" ] ; then
     MPI_MODULE="mpi/$MPI"
     sit_info_verbose "MPI: $MPI"