diff --git a/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/001-rem_qt5deps.patch b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/001-rem_qt5deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..478d627bf282e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/001-rem_qt5deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--- /CMakeLists.txt
++++ /CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
+ if(NOT WIN32)
+   set(CPACK_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY 1)
+   install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/man/" DESTINATION man)
+-  set(qt_plugin_term "PLUGIN")
++  #set(qt_plugin_term "PLUGIN")
+ endif()
+ 
+ if(WIN32)
+   set(CPACK_NSIS_MODIFY_PATH 1)
+-  set(qt_plugin_term "LIBRARY")
++  #set(qt_plugin_term "LIBRARY")
+ 
+   # Set RAYPATH on install
+   set(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS
+@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@
+ include(CPack)
+ 
+ if(NOT BUILD_HEADLESS)
+-  find_package(Qt5Widgets)
+-  get_target_property(QT_LIBRARY_DIR Qt5::Core LOCATION)
+-  get_filename_component(QT_LIBRARY_DIR ${QT_LIBRARY_DIR} PATH)
+-  get_filename_component(QT_LIBRARY_DIR "${QT_LIBRARY_DIR}/.." ABSOLUTE)
++  #  find_package(Qt5Widgets)
++  #get_target_property(QT_LIBRARY_DIR Qt5::Core LOCATION)
++  #get_filename_component(QT_LIBRARY_DIR ${QT_LIBRARY_DIR} PATH)
++  #get_filename_component(QT_LIBRARY_DIR "${QT_LIBRARY_DIR}/.." ABSOLUTE)
+   find_package(X11)
+   if(APPLE)
+      include_directories(${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
+@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
+ 
+ set(test_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/test data")
+ 
+-add_subdirectory(resources)
++#add_subdirectory(resources)
+ 
+ install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/"
+   DESTINATION "lib"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/002-rem_qt5deps.patch b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/002-rem_qt5deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a25bf02239e1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/002-rem_qt5deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- /InstallRules/CMakeLists.txt
++++ /InstallRules/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
+ 
+ if(NOT BUILD_HEADLESS)
+   #plugins loaded by rvu at runtime
++ 
++
++  if(WIN32)
+   get_target_property(GIF_PLUGIN Qt5::QGifPlugin LOCATION)
+   get_target_property(ICO_PLUGIN Qt5::QICOPlugin LOCATION)
+   get_target_property(JPEG_PLUGIN Qt5::QJpegPlugin LOCATION)
+@@ -25,12 +28,11 @@
+   get_filename_component(JPEG_PLUGIN_NAME "${JPEG_PLUGIN}" NAME)
+   get_filename_component(TIFF_PLUGIN_NAME "${TIFF_PLUGIN}" NAME)
+ 
+-  if(WIN32)
+     get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QWindowsIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
+   elseif(APPLE)
+     get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
+   elseif(UNIX)
+-    get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QXcbIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
++    #  get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QXcbIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
+   endif()
+   get_filename_component(QPA_PLUGIN_NAME "${QPA_PLUGIN}" NAME)
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/003-rem_qt5deps.patch b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/003-rem_qt5deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1dc092d8189a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/003-rem_qt5deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+--- /src/rt/CMakeLists.txt
++++ /src/rt/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -147,27 +147,28 @@
+ )
+ 
+ #install qt.conf & Qt plugins loaded by rvu at runtime. Ignore if we are building as headless
+-if(NOT BUILD_HEADLESS)
+-  get_target_property(GIF_PLUGIN Qt5::QGifPlugin LOCATION)
+-  get_target_property(ICO_PLUGIN Qt5::QICOPlugin LOCATION)
+-  get_target_property(JPEG_PLUGIN Qt5::QJpegPlugin LOCATION)
+-  get_target_property(TIFF_PLUGIN Qt5::QTiffPlugin LOCATION)
+-  install(PROGRAMS "${GIF_PLUGIN}" "${ICO_PLUGIN}" "${JPEG_PLUGIN}" "${TIFF_PLUGIN}"
+-    DESTINATION "bin/plugins/imageformats"
+-  )
+-  install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/InstallRules/qt.conf"
+-    DESTINATION "bin"
+-  )
++#if(NOT BUILD_HEADLESS)
++  #    if(WIN32)
+ 
+-  if(WIN32)
+-    get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QWindowsIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
+-  elseif(APPLE)
+-    get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
+-  elseif(UNIX)
+-    get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QXcbIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
+-  endif()
++  # get_target_property(GIF_PLUGIN Qt5::QGifPlugin LOCATION)
++  #get_target_property(ICO_PLUGIN Qt5::QICOPlugin LOCATION)
++  #get_target_property(JPEG_PLUGIN Qt5::QJpegPlugin LOCATION)
++  #get_target_property(TIFF_PLUGIN Qt5::QTiffPlugin LOCATION)
++  #install(PROGRAMS "${GIF_PLUGIN}" "${ICO_PLUGIN}" "${JPEG_PLUGIN}" "${TIFF_PLUGIN}"
++  #  DESTINATION "bin/plugins/imageformats"
++  #)
++  #install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/InstallRules/qt.conf"
++  #  DESTINATION "bin"
++  #)
+ 
+-  install(PROGRAMS "${QPA_PLUGIN}"
+-    DESTINATION "bin/plugins/platforms"
+-  )
+-endif()
++  #  get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QWindowsIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
++  # elseif(APPLE)
++    # get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
++    # elseif(UNIX)
++    #    get_target_property(QPA_PLUGIN Qt5::QXcbIntegrationPlugin LOCATION)
++    #endif()
++
++  #  install(PROGRAMS "${QPA_PLUGIN}"
++  # DESTINATION "bin/plugins/platforms"
++    # )
++#endif()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/004-rem_qt5deps.patch b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/004-rem_qt5deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..fd68230c011555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/radiance/patches/004-rem_qt5deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- /InstallRules/dependencies.cmake.in
++++ /InstallRules/dependencies.cmake.in
+@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
+   set(path "@executable_path" PARENT_SCOPE)
+ endfunction()
+ 
+-include(BundleUtilities)
++#include(BundleUtilities)
+ 
+-set(plugins "")
+-list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@GIF_PLUGIN_NAME@")
+-list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@ICO_PLUGIN_NAME@")
+-list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@JPEG_PLUGIN_NAME@")
+-list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@TIFF_PLUGIN_NAME@")
+-list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/platforms/@QPA_PLUGIN_NAME@")
++#set(plugins "")
++#list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@GIF_PLUGIN_NAME@")
++#list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@ICO_PLUGIN_NAME@")
++#list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@JPEG_PLUGIN_NAME@")
++#list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/imageformats/@TIFF_PLUGIN_NAME@")
++#list(APPEND plugins "$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/plugins/platforms/@QPA_PLUGIN_NAME@")
+ 
+-fixup_bundle("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/rvu@CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX@" "${plugins}" "@QT_LIBRARY_DIR@;@X11_LIBRARY_DIR@")
++#fixup_bundle("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/rvu@CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX@" "${plugins}" "@QT_LIBRARY_DIR@;@X11_LIBRARY_DIR@")
diff --git a/srcpkgs/radiance/template b/srcpkgs/radiance/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c001893918aaea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/radiance/template
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Template file for 'radiance'
+pkgname=radiance
+version=5.2
+revision=1
+#archs="i686 x86_64"
+wrksrc=Radiance-5.2
+#create_wrksrc=yes
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="
+-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND
+-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE=-lGLU
+"
+patch_args="-Np1"
+#make_build_args=""
+#make_install_args=""
+#conf_files=""
+#make_dirs="/var/log/dir 0755 root root"
+hostmakedepends=""
+makedepends="tiff-devel slurm libglvnd-devel freetype-devel fontconfig-devel glu-devel"
+depends="tiff freetype fontconfig glu"
+short_desc="Radiance is a suite of programs for the analysis and visualization of lighting in design."
+maintainer="Sander Boer <sanderboer@mauc.nl>"
+license="Radiance Software License, Version 1.0"
+homepage="https://www.radiance-online.org"
+
+distfiles="https://github.com/NREL/Radiance/archive/5.2.tar.gz"
+checksum=1a962d19680e9146f0d6d79e60fb81d6850b7aca83b4e238dc176cac873049c2
+
+post_install(){
+echo "export RAYPATH=.:/usr/lib" > /etc/profile.d/radiance.sh
+mkdir ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
+mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/man ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+  }