diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/packages/py-hiqsimulator/cmake-glog.patch b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/packages/py-hiqsimulator/cmake-glog.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb5a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/packages/py-hiqsimulator/cmake-glog.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/Findglog.cmake b/cmake/Findglog.cmake
+index d3123c4..3425d0d 100644
+--- a/cmake/Findglog.cmake
++++ b/cmake/Findglog.cmake
+@@ -176,17 +176,8 @@ if(glog_FOUND)
+                                      gflags::gflags)
+   else()
+     # Make sure that the glog::glog target depends on gflags::gflags
+-    get_target_property(_libraries glog::glog INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+-    set(_new_libraries)
+-    foreach(_dep ${_libraries})
+-      if(_dep STREQUAL gflags)
+-        list(APPEND _new_libraries gflags::gflags)
+-      else()
+-        list(APPEND _new_libraries ${_dep})
+-      endif()
+-    endforeach()
+     set_target_properties(glog::glog
+-                          PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES ${_new_libraries})
++                          PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES gflags::gflags)
+   endif()
+ endif()
+ 
diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/packages/py-hiqsimulator/package.py b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/packages/py-hiqsimulator/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d609ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/packages/py-hiqsimulator/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright 2013-2022 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
+# Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# If you submit this package back to Spack as a pull request,
+# please first remove this boilerplate and all FIXME comments.
+#
+# This is a template package file for Spack.  We've put "FIXME"
+# next to all the things you'll want to change. Once you've handled
+# them, you can save this file and test your package like this:
+#
+#     spack install py-hiqsimulator
+#
+# You can edit this file again by typing:
+#
+#     spack edit py-hiqsimulator
+#
+# See the Spack documentation for more information on packaging.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+from spack.package import *
+
+
+class PyHiqsimulator(PythonPackage):
+    """Huawei HiQ is an open-source software framework for quantum computing. It is based on and compatible with ProjectQ.
+    It aims at providing tools which facilitate inventing, implementing, testing, debugging, and running quantum algorithms
+    using either classical hardware or actual quantum devices. You can find more about Huawei HiQ at
+    http://hiq.huaweicloud.com"""
+
+    homepage = "https://hiqsimulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html"
+
+    url = "https://github.com/Huawei-HiQ/HiQsimulator/archive/refs/heads/develop.zip"
+
+    maintainers = ["germanne"]
+
+    version('develop', git='https://github.com/Huawei-HiQ/HiQsimulator.git', submodules=True)
+
+    depends_on('py-setuptools@44.1.0', type='build')
+
+    depends_on("cmake", type="build")
+    depends_on("openmpi", type=("run", "link"))
+    depends_on("boost+mpi+program_options+numpy+python+system+thread+timer+chrono+atomic", type=("build", "run", "link"))
+    depends_on("glog", type=("build", "run", "link"))
+
+    patch('cmake-glog.patch')
+
+    def install_options(self, spec, prefix):
+        # FIXME: Add options to pass to setup.py install
+        # FIXME: If not needed, delete this function
+        options = []
+        return options
diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/repo.yaml b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/repo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8108ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/repo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+repo:
+  namespace: HiQsimulator
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/spack.yaml b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/spack.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2fba3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/spack.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+spack:
+  include:
+  - sysconfigs/config.yaml
+  - sysconfigs/compilers.yaml
+  - sysconfigs/packages.yaml
+  repos:
+  - .
+  specs: [py-hiqsimulator@develop%gcc]
diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/compilers.yaml b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/compilers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0662b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/compilers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+---
+compilers:
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/icx
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/dpcpp
+        f77: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/ifx
+        fc: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/ifx
+      spec: dpcpp@2022.1.0
+      target: x86_64
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/intel64/icc
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/intel64/icpc
+        f77: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/intel64/ifort
+        fc: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/intel64/ifort
+      spec: intel@2021.6.0
+      target: x86_64
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/icx
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/icpx
+        f77: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/ifx
+        fc: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2/compiler/2022.1.0/linux/bin/ifx
+      spec: oneapi@2022.1.0
+      target: x86_64
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/8.3.0/bin/gcc
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/8.3.0/bin/g++
+        f77: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/8.3.0/bin/gfortran
+        fc: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/8.3.0/bin/gfortran
+      spec: gcc@8.3.0
+      target: x86_64
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/12.1.0/bin/gcc
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/12.1.0/bin/g++
+        f77: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/12.1.0/bin/gfortran
+        fc: /opt/psi/Programming/gcc/12.1.0/bin/gfortran
+      spec: gcc@12.1.0
+      target: x86_64
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/clang/12.0.0_rhel7/bin/clang
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/clang/12.0.0_rhel7/bin/clang++
+        f77: null
+        fc: null
+      spec: clang@12.0.0
+      target: x86_64
+  - compiler:
+      environment: {}
+      extra_rpaths: []
+      flags: {}
+      modules: []
+      operating_system: rhel7
+      paths:
+        cc: /opt/psi/Programming/pgi/21.5/Linux_x86_64/21.5/compilers/bin/nvc
+        cxx: /opt/psi/Programming/pgi/21.5/Linux_x86_64/21.5/compilers/bin/nvc++
+        f77: /opt/psi/Programming/pgi/21.5/Linux_x86_64/21.5/compilers/bin/nvfortran
+        fc: /opt/psi/Programming/pgi/21.5/Linux_x86_64/21.5/compilers/bin/nvfortran
+      spec: nvhpc@21.5
+      target: x86_64
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/config.yaml b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a402d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config:
+  build_stage:
+    - /data/user/$USER/spack/spack-stages
+  install_tree:
+    root: /data/user/$USER/spack/spack-install
+  source_cache: /data/user/$USER/spack/spack-source_cache
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/packages.yaml b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c102e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/merlin/HiQsimulator/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+---
+packages:
+  all:
+    compiler:
+      - gcc@12.1.0
+    target:
+      - haswell
+    providers:
+      pkgconfig: [pkg-config]
+  binutils:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: binutils@2.38
+  bzip2:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: bzip2@1.0.6
+  cpio:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: cpio@2.11
+  curl:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: curl@7.29.0
+  cvs:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: cvs@1.11.23
+  diffutils:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: diffutils@3.3
+  doxygen:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: doxygen@1.8.5
+  expat:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: expat@1.6.0
+  file:
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: file@5.11
+  findutils:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: findutils@4.5.11
+  flex:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: flex@2.5.37+lex
+   # E.G: only available from already downloaded source, so I put it here
+  gams:
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /opt/psi/Tools/GAMS/31.1.1/gams31.1_linux_x64_64_sfx
+        spec: gams@31.1.1
+  gawk:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: gawk@4.0.2
+  ghostscript:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: ghostscript@9.25
+  git:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: git@1.8.3.1~tcltk
+  glew:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: glew@1.10.0
+  gmake:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: gmake@3.82
+  groff:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: groff@1.22.2
+  hcoll:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /opt/mellanox/hcoll
+        spec: hcoll@3.9.1927
+  fftw:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: fftw@3.3.3
+  intel-oneapi-mkl:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2
+        spec: intel-oneapi-mkl@2022.1.0
+  intel-oneapi-mpi:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /opt/psi/Programming/intel/22.2
+        spec: intel-oneapi-mpi@2021.6.0
+  libcroco:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libcroco@0.6.13
+  libevent:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libevent@2.0
+  libfabric:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libfabric@1.10.2
+  libfuse:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libfuse@3.6.1
+  libice:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libice@6.3.0
+  libjpeg-turbo:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libjpeg-turbo@62.1.0
+  libpthread:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libpthread@2.17
+  libpthread-stubs:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libpthread-stubs@0.4
+  libreadline:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libreadline@6.2
+  libtiff:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libtiff@5.2.0
+  libx11:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libx11@6.3.0
+  libxext:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libxext@6.4.0
+  libxft:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libxft@2.3.2
+  libxpm:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libxpm@4.11.0
+  libxt:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: libxt@6.0.0
+  m4:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: m4@1.4.16
+  # E.G: only available from already downloaded source, so I put it here
+  mxm:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /opt/psi/System/mxm/3.6.3104
+        spec: mxm@3.6.3104
+  ncurses:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: ncurses@5.9.20130511
+  nlohmann-json:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: nlohmann-json@3.10.5
+  numactl:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: numactl@2.0.14
+  openmpi:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /opt/psi/Compiler/openmpi/4.1.3_slurm/gcc/11.2.0
+        spec: openmpi@4.1.4
+  openssh:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: openssh@7.4p1
+  openssl:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: openssl@1.0.2k-fips
+  pcre:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: pcre@8.32
+  pkg-config:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: pkg-config@0.27.1
+  rsync:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: rsync@3.1.2
+  ruby:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: ruby@2.0.0p648
+  sed:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: sed@4.2.2
+  sqlite:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: sqlite@3.7.17
+  subversion:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: subversion@1.7.14
+  tar:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: tar@1.26
+  texinfo:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: texinfo@5.1
+  xerces-c:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: xerces-c@3.1
+  xz:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+      - prefix: /usr
+        spec: xz@5.2.2
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