export F77_GETARGDECL=" " export FC="/usr/local/gfortran/bin/gfortran" export F90="/usr/local/gfortran/bin/gfortran" export CC="/usr/local/gfortran/bin/gcc" ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mpich-gfortran works for me with 1.2.5.2 and 1.2.6. -- Salvatore Filippone Università di Roma Tor Vergata