diff --git a/backports/libmedc/APKBUILD b/backports/libmedc/APKBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c243f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backports/libmedc/APKBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Contributor: Aiden Grossman <agrossman154@yahoo.com>
+# Maintainer:
+pkgname=libmedc
+pkgver=4.1.1
+pkgrel=4
+pkgdesc="Open source library for numerical simulation"
+url="https://www.salome-platform.org/"
+arch="all"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+makedepends="cmake hdf5-dev swig python3-dev samurai"
+options="!check" #test suite is nonfunctional with python bindings
+subpackages="$pkgname-dev $pkgname-doc $pkgname-python-pyc $pkgname-python:_py"
+source="
+	https://www.code-saturne.org/releases/external/med-$pkgver.tar.gz
+	hdf5.patch
+	cmake-config-dir.patch
+	"
+builddir="$srcdir"/med-${pkgver}_SRC
+
+build() {
+	cmake -B build -G Ninja \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None \
+		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+		-DMEDFILE_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+		-DMEDFILE_BUILD_PYTHON=ON
+	cmake --build build
+}
+
+package() {
+	DESTDIR="$pkgdir" cmake --install build
+}
+
+_py() {
+	pkgdesc="Python bindings for libmedc"
+	depends="python3"
+	amove usr/lib/python3*
+}
+
+sha512sums="
+8917e7ecfe30e1259b0927c8e1c3d6efd86ed2386813f6d90217bd95589199478e587f0815031ab65cacf7901a30b77a6307414f9073caffe6e7f013e710d768  med-4.1.1.tar.gz
+68d9291e73a68d674081314028c0fce7bbd4a7b78b93b7e5078117ce62f2d07318bc33ec95091ce677148ec3926c1ce653d0760c34e74b29257a7be59210f040  hdf5.patch
+8d0f58cd67d205fbacaff0e6da76e2ee5473457b478ede13a551ebe5853c0716c7406b74c3792e1ace33a34d352fccca8dd2940f063a7c060a12529d060a991a  cmake-config-dir.patch
+"
diff --git a/backports/libmedc/cmake-config-dir.patch b/backports/libmedc/cmake-config-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f43a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backports/libmedc/cmake-config-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
+ IF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
+    SET(INSTALL_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR cmake)
+ ELSE()
+-   SET(INSTALL_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR share/cmake/medfile-${MED_STR_VERSION})
++   SET(INSTALL_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/cmake/medfile-${MED_STR_VERSION})
+ ENDIF()
+ SET(INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR include)
+ 
diff --git a/backports/libmedc/hdf5.patch b/backports/libmedc/hdf5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc4764b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backports/libmedc/hdf5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+Originally from https://gist.github.com/jedbrown/527ef81ff59a0dccf833da40fdd15a47
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/config/cmake_files/medMacros.cmake med-4.1.0-new/config/cmake_files/medMacros.cmake
+--- med-4.1.0/config/cmake_files/medMacros.cmake	2021-12-03 09:35:30.675827163 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/config/cmake_files/medMacros.cmake	2021-12-03 09:32:31.894994147 +0100
+@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ MACRO(MED_FIND_HDF5)
+     ##
+     ## Requires 1.10.x version
+     ##
+-    IF (NOT HDF_VERSION_MAJOR_REF EQUAL 1 OR NOT HDF_VERSION_MINOR_REF EQUAL 10 OR NOT HDF_VERSION_RELEASE_REF GREATER 1)
++    IF (HDF5_VERSION VERSION_LESS 1.10.2)
+         MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "HDF5 version is ${HDF_VERSION_REF}. Only versions >= 1.10.2 are supported.")
+     ENDIF()
+     ##
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/src/ci/MEDfileCompatibility.c med-4.1.0-new/src/ci/MEDfileCompatibility.c
+--- med-4.1.0/src/ci/MEDfileCompatibility.c	2021-12-03 09:35:30.676827162 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/src/ci/MEDfileCompatibility.c	2021-12-03 09:33:26.292942149 +0100
+@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ MEDfileCompatibility(const char* const f
+   _hversionMMR=10000*_hmajeur+100*_hmineur+_hrelease;
+   /* ISCRUTE(_hversionMMR); */
+   /* ISCRUTE(HDF_VERSION_NUM_REF); */
+-  if ( (_hversionMMR >= HDF_VERSION_NUM_REF) && (_hmineur == HDF_VERSION_MINOR_REF) ) *hdfok = MED_TRUE;
++  if (_hversionMMR >= HDF_VERSION_NUM_REF) *hdfok = MED_TRUE;
+ 
+   /* TODO : Vérifier si la version mineure HDF du fichier est supérieure
+      à la version mineure de la bibliothèque HDF utilisée :
+@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ MEDfileCompatibility(const char* const f
+ #if MED_NUM_MAJEUR != 4
+ #error "Don't forget to update the test version here when you change the major version of the library !"
+ #endif
+-#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
+ #error "Don't forget to check the compatibility version of the library, depending on the internal hdf model choice !"
+ #error "Cf. _MEDfileCreate ..."
+ #endif
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDfileCreate.c med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDfileCreate.c
+--- med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDfileCreate.c	2021-12-03 09:35:30.677827161 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDfileCreate.c	2021-12-03 09:32:31.894994147 +0100
+@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ med_idt _MEDfileCreate(const char * cons
+    * En HDF5-1.10.0p1 cela n'a aucun effet ! 
+    * Un test autoconf permet de fixer un intervalle de version HDF à MED.
+    */
+-#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
+ #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
+ #endif
+    
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDfileOpen.c med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDfileOpen.c
+--- med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDfileOpen.c	2021-12-03 09:35:30.677827161 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDfileOpen.c	2021-12-03 09:32:31.894994147 +0100
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ med_idt _MEDfileOpen(const char * const
+ 
+    •   The creation order tracking property, H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED, has been set in the group creation property list (see H5Pset_link_creation_order). 
+   */
+-#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
+ #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
+ #endif
+ /* L'avantage de bloquer le modèle interne HDF5 
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDmemFileOpen.c med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDmemFileOpen.c
+--- med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDmemFileOpen.c	2021-12-03 09:35:30.678827160 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDmemFileOpen.c	2021-12-03 09:32:31.894994147 +0100
+@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ med_idt _MEDmemFileOpen(const char * con
+     goto ERROR;
+   }
+ 
+-#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
+ #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
+ #endif
+   if ( H5Pset_libver_bounds( _fapl, H5F_LIBVER_18, H5F_LIBVER_18) ) {
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileCreate.c med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileCreate.c
+--- med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileCreate.c	2021-12-03 09:35:30.678827160 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileCreate.c	2021-12-03 09:32:31.894994147 +0100
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ med_idt _MEDparFileCreate(const char * c
+    * En HDF5-1.10.0p1 cela n'a aucun effet ! 
+    * Un test autoconf permet de fixer un intervalle de version HDF à MED.
+    */
+-#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
+ #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
+ #endif
+    
+diff -rupN med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileOpen.c med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileOpen.c
+--- med-4.1.0/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileOpen.c	2021-12-03 09:35:30.679827159 +0100
++++ med-4.1.0-new/src/hdfi/_MEDparFileOpen.c	2021-12-03 09:32:31.894994147 +0100
+@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ med_idt _MEDparFileOpen(const char * con
+     MED_ERR_(_fid,MED_ERR_INIT,MED_ERR_PROPERTY,MED_ERR_PARALLEL_MSG);
+     goto ERROR;
+   }
+-#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 10
++#if H5_VERS_MINOR > 14
+ #error "Don't forget to change the compatibility version of the library !"
+ #endif
+   if ( H5Pset_libver_bounds( _fapl, H5F_LIBVER_18, H5F_LIBVER_18 ) ) {