Hello,
Looks like a bug; did I miss something ? My environment: ################################################### [mbozzore@tyan04 openmpi-1.2.4]$ echo $CFLAGS -I/home/mbozzore/pvfs-2.6.3/include [mbozzore@tyan04 openmpi-1.2.4]$ echo $FFLAGS [mbozzore@tyan04 openmpi-1.2.4]$ echo $LIBS -lpvfs2 -lpthread [mbozzore@tyan04 openmpi-1.2.4]$ echo $LDFLAGS -L/export/pvfs-2.6.3/lib/ ################################################### Open MPI version : 1.2.4; same behaviour expected with 1.2.6 arguments given to configure: ./configure --prefix=/export/ompi-124-pvfs263 --with-io-romio-flags=--with-file-system=pvfs+nfs config.log: #################################################################### configure:36703: checking if Fortran compiler works configure:36759: gfortran -o conftest -L/export/pvfs-2.6.3/lib/ conftest.f -lpvfs2 -lpthread >&5 configure:36762: $? = 0 configure:36768: ./conftest configure:36771: $? = 0 configure:36793: result: yes configure:36819: checking whether gfortran and gfortran compilers are compatible configure:36844: gfortran -c conftestf90.f configure:36851: $? = 0 configure:36861: gfortran -c conftestf77.f configure:36868: $? = 0 configure:36878: gfortran -o conftest conftestf90.o conftestf77.o -lpvfs2 -lpthread /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpvfs2 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status configure:36885: $? = 1 configure:36912: here is the F77 program: subroutine Conf1_test() end configure:36925: here is the F90 program: program main call Conf1_test() end configure:36950: result: no configure:36952: WARNING: *** Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 compilers are not link compatible configure:36954: WARNING: *** Disabling MPI Fortran 90/95 bindings configure:36994: checking for extra arguments to build a shard library configure:37017: result: none needed configure:37416: checking if Fortran 90 compiler supports LOGICAL configure:37418: result: skipped configure:37780: checking if Fortran 90 compiler supports INTEGER configure:37782: result: skipped #################################################################### With an updated configure script: #################################################################### [mbozzore@tyan04 openmpi-1.2.4]$ diff -U4 configure.orig configure.new --- configure.orig 2008-08-21 09:49:01.000000000 -0400 +++ configure.new 2008-08-21 11:10:31.000000000 -0400 @@ -36874,10 +36874,10 @@ # 1 is the command # 2 is actions to do if success # 3 is actions to do if fail -echo "configure:36878: $OMPI_F90 $FCFLAGS -o conftest conftestf90.o conftestf77.o $LIBS" >&5 -$OMPI_F90 $FCFLAGS -o conftest conftestf90.o conftestf77.o $LIBS 1>&5 2>&1 +#echo "NEW configure:36878: $OMPI_F90 $FCFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o conftest conftestf90.o conftestf77.o $LIBS" >&5 +$OMPI_F90 $FCFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o conftest conftestf90.o conftestf77.o $LIBS 1>&5 2>&1 ompi_status=$? # 1 is the message # 2 is whether to put a prefix or not #################################################################### config.log: #################################################################### NEW configure:36878: gfortran -L/export/pvfs-2.6.3/lib/ -o conftest conftestf90.o conftestf77.o -lpvfs2 -lpthread configure:36885: $? = 0 configure:36956: result: yes #################################################################### >From the FAQ: http://www.open-mpi.org/faq/?category=building#build-compiler-flags LDFLAGS: Flags passed to the linker (not language-specific). This flag is rarely required; Open MPI will usually pick up all LDFLAGS that it needs by itself. Mehdi Mehdi Bozzo-Rey <mailto:mbozz...@platform.com> Open Source Solution Developer Platform OCS5 <http://www.platform.com/Products/platform-open-cluster-stack5> Platform computing Phone: +1 905 948 4649