diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check.cmake
index caecd973c6..bf7a53db94 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check.cmake
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_CHECK FORTRAN_TYPE C_TYPE TYPE_LIST EXPECTED_SIZE)
         ENDIF(ofc_have_type)
 
       ENDIF(NOT ${ofc_expected_size} STREQUAL "-1" AND NOT ${ofc_type_size} EQUAL "${ofc_expected_size}")
-    ENDIF(ofc_have_type)
+      SET(F77_SETUP_${TYPE_NAME}_DONE TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "F77 ${TYPE_NAME} check done or not.")
+     ENDIF(ofc_have_type)
 
     # We always need these defines -- even if we don't have a given type,
     # there are some places in the code where we have to have *something*.
@@ -89,8 +90,6 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_CHECK FORTRAN_TYPE C_TYPE TYPE_LIST EXPECTED_SIZE)
       SET(ompi_fortran_${TYPE_NAME_L}_t ${ofc_c_type} CACHE INTERNAL "ompi_fortran_${TYPE_NAME_L}_t")
     ENDIF(NOT "${TYPE_LIST}" STREQUAL "")
 
-    SET(F77_SETUP_${TYPE_NAME}_DONE TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "F77 ${TYPE_NAME} check done or not.")
-
     #MESSAGE("OMPI_HAVE_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME}:${OMPI_HAVE_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME}}")
     #MESSAGE("OMPI_SIZEOF_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME}:${OMPI_SIZEOF_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME}}")
     #MESSAGE("OMPI_ALIGNMENT_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME}:${OMPI_ALIGNMENT_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME}}")
@@ -108,9 +107,9 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_CHECK FORTRAN_TYPE C_TYPE TYPE_LIST EXPECTED_SIZE)
 
   ENDIF(OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS AND NOT DEFINED F77_SETUP_${TYPE_NAME}_DONE)
 
-OMPI_DEF_VAR(OMPI_HAVE_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME} "Whether we have Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}' or not." 0 1)
-OMPI_DEF_VAR(OMPI_SIZEOF_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME} "Size of Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}'." 0 1)
-OMPI_DEF_VAR(OMPI_ALIGNMENT_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME} "Alignment of Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}'." 0 1)
-OMPI_DEF_VAR(ompi_fortran_${TYPE_NAME_L}_t "C type corresponding to Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}'." 0 1)
+  OMPI_DEF_VAR(OMPI_HAVE_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME} "Whether we have Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}' or not." 0 1)
+  OMPI_DEF_VAR(OMPI_SIZEOF_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME} "Size of Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}'." 0 1)
+  OMPI_DEF_VAR(OMPI_ALIGNMENT_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME} "Alignment of Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}'." 0 1)
+  OMPI_DEF_VAR(ompi_fortran_${TYPE_NAME_L}_t "C type corresponding to Fortran 77 `${FORTRAN_TYPE}'." 0 1)
 
 ENDMACRO(OMPI_F77_CHECK FORTRAN_TYPE C_TYPE TYPE_LIST EXPECTED_SIZE)
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check_type.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check_type.cmake
index ba29cb1042..e52fb61edf 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check_type.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_check_type.cmake
@@ -15,25 +15,29 @@
 
 MACRO(OMPI_F77_CHECK_TYPE TYPE HAVE_TYPE)
 
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check if Fortran 77 compiler supports ${TYPE}...")
+  IF(NOT OMPI_HAVE_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME})
 
-  FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/check_fortran_type.f
-       "\t program main \n"
-       "\t ${TYPE} bogus_variable \n"
-       "\t END \n")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check if Fortran 77 compiler supports ${TYPE}...")
 
-  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} check_fortran_type.f
-                  WORKING_DIRECTORY  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp
-                  OUTPUT_VARIABLE    OUTPUT
-                  RESULT_VARIABLE    RESULT
-                  ERROR_VARIABLE     ERROR)
+    FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/check_fortran_type.f
+      "\t program main \n"
+      "\t ${TYPE} bogus_variable \n"
+      "\t END \n")
 
-  IF(RESULT)
-    SET(${HAVE_TYPE} 0)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check if Fortran 77 compiler supports ${TYPE}...failed")
-  ELSE(RESULT)
-    SET(${HAVE_TYPE} 1)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check if Fortran 77 compiler supports ${TYPE}...done")
-  ENDIF(RESULT)
+    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} check_fortran_type.f
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE    OUTPUT
+      RESULT_VARIABLE    RESULT
+      ERROR_VARIABLE     ERROR)
+
+    IF(RESULT)
+      SET(${HAVE_TYPE} 0 CACHE INTERNAL "have Fortran ${TYPE}")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "Check if Fortran 77 compiler supports ${TYPE}...failed")
+    ELSE(RESULT)
+      SET(${HAVE_TYPE} 1 CACHE INTERNAL "have Fortran ${TYPE}")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "Check if Fortran 77 compiler supports ${TYPE}...done")
+    ENDIF(RESULT)
+
+  ENDIF(NOT OMPI_HAVE_FORTRAN_${TYPE_NAME})
 
 ENDMACRO(OMPI_F77_CHECK_TYPE TYPE HAVE_TYPE)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_find_ext_symbol_convention.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_find_ext_symbol_convention.cmake
index b8c1563937..f4ec1f5f85 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_find_ext_symbol_convention.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_find_ext_symbol_convention.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
 MACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
-  IF(OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS AND NOT DEFINED SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE)
+  IF(NOT SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE)
     SET(OMPI_F77_DOUBLE_UNDERSCORE 0
       CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - double underscore")
     SET(OMPI_F77_SINGLE_UNDERSCORE 0
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
       CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - plain")
 
     # make sure we know our linking convention...
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} external symbol convention...")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check ${F77} external symbol convention...")
     FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/conftest.f
       "\t subroutine FOO_bar(a) \n"
       "\t integer a \n"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
       "\t return \n"
       "\t end \n")
     
-    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} ${OMPI_F77_OPTION_COMPILE} conftest.f ${OMPI_F77_OUTPUT_OBJ}conftest.lib
+    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} ${F77_OPTION_COMPILE} conftest.f ${F77_OUTPUT_OBJ}conftest.lib
       WORKING_DIRECTORY  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE    OUTPUT
       RESULT_VARIABLE    RESULT
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
       SET(ompi_cv_f77_external_symbol "unknow")
     ENDIF(NOT DOUBLE_UNDERSCORE STREQUAL "")
 
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} external symbol convention...${ompi_cv_f77_external_symbol}")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check ${F77} external symbol convention...${ompi_cv_f77_external_symbol}")
 
     # now test if we can link the library with c program
     FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/conftest_c.c 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
     FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/CMakeLists.txt
       "CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.4.6 FATAL_ERROR)\n"
       "PROJECT(conftest_c C)\n"
-      "LINK_DIRECTORIES(\"${OMPI_F77_LIB_PATH}\")\n"
+      "LINK_DIRECTORIES(\"${F77_LIB_PATH}\")\n"
       "ADD_EXECUTABLE(conftest_c conftest_c.c)\n"
       "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(conftest_c ${OUTPUT_OBJ_FILE})\n")
 
@@ -115,24 +115,15 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
 
     #MESSAGE("MY_OUTPUT:${MY_OUTPUT}")
 
-    IF(NOT TEST_OK)
-      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "C and Fortran 77 compilers are not link compatible.  Can not continue.")
-    ENDIF(NOT TEST_OK)
-
     SET(SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "Symbol convention check done.")
 
-  ELSEIF(NOT OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS)
-    SET(OMPI_F77_DOUBLE_UNDERSCORE 0
-      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - double underscore")
-    SET(OMPI_F77_SINGLE_UNDERSCORE 0
-      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - single underscore")
-    SET(OMPI_F77_CAPS 0
-      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - captital")
-    SET(OMPI_F77_PLAIN 0
-      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - plain")
+    IF(NOT TEST_OK)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "C and Fortran 77 compilers are not link compatible.  Can not continue.")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "*** Probably you have to setup the library path of the Fortran compiler.")
+      UNSET(SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE CACHE)
+    ENDIF(NOT TEST_OK)
 
-    UNSET(SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE CACHE)
-  ENDIF(OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS AND NOT DEFINED SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE)
+  ENDIF(NOT SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE)
 
 ENDMACRO(OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION)
 
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_get_sizeof.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_get_sizeof.cmake
index 24c127215e..61006a80a2 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_get_sizeof.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/f77_get_sizeof.cmake
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ MACRO(OMPI_F77_GET_SIZEOF TYPE OUTPUT_VARIABLE)
 
   # generate the Fortran object file
   # some Fortran compilers don't allow to compile and link in one step. :-(
-  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} ${OMPI_F77_OPTION_COMPILE} conftest.f ${OMPI_F77_OUTPUT_OBJ}conftest.obj
+  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} ${F77_OPTION_COMPILE} conftest.f ${F77_OUTPUT_OBJ}conftest.obj
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT
     RESULT_VARIABLE RESULT
     ERROR_VARIABLE ERROR)
 
   # link the C and Fortran object files.
-  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} conftest.obj conftest_c.obj ${OMPI_F77_OUTPUT_EXE}conftest.exe
+  EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${F77} conftest.obj conftest_c.obj ${F77_OUTPUT_EXE}conftest.exe
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT
     RESULT_VARIABLE RESULT
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_check_Microsoft.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_check_Microsoft.cmake
index 0cd1682bb2..3ae50cc30b 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_check_Microsoft.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_check_Microsoft.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MACRO(OMPI_MICROSOFT_COMPILER)
     MESSAGE( STATUS "Start Microsoft specific detection....")
 
     # search for Microsoft VC tools 
-    SET(VC_BIN_PATH ${VC_BIN_PATH} 
+    SET(CHECK_PATHS ${CHECK_PATHS} 
       "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/bin" 
       "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/bin" 
       "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/BIN" 
@@ -36,21 +36,22 @@ MACRO(OMPI_MICROSOFT_COMPILER)
       "$ENV{VS90COMNTOOLS}../../VC/bin" 
       "$ENV{VS80COMNTOOLS}../../VC/bin")
 
-    FIND_PROGRAM(CL_EXE cl PATHS ${VC_BIN_PATH})
+    FIND_PROGRAM(CL_EXE cl PATHS ${CHECK_PATHS})
 
     # Set up VS environments.
-    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(CL_EXE_PATH ${CL_EXE} PATH)
-    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(CC ${CL_EXE} NAME CACHE)
-    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(CXX ${CL_EXE} NAME CACHE)
+    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VC_BIN_PATH ${CL_EXE} PATH)
+    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(COMPILER_NAME ${CL_EXE} NAME)
+    SET(CC ${COMPILER_NAME} CACHE INTERNAL "C compiler executable")
+    SET(CXX ${COMPILER_NAME} CACHE INTERNAL "CXX compiler executable")
     GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(SDK_ROOT_PATH
       "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows;CurrentInstallFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
-    SET(VS_ROOT_DIR ${CL_EXE_PATH}/../../)
+    SET(VS_ROOT_DIR ${VC_BIN_PATH}/../../)
     SET(VS_COMMON_TOOLS_DIR ${VS_ROOT_DIR}/Common7/Tools)
     SET(VS_IDE_DIR ${VS_ROOT_DIR}/Common7/IDE)
     SET(VC_INCLUDE_DIR ${VS_ROOT_DIR}/VC/INCLUDE)
     SET(VC_LIB_DIR ${VS_ROOT_DIR}/VC/LIB)
 
-    SET(ENV{PATH} "${CL_EXE_PATH};${SDK_ROOT_PATH}/bin;$ENV{PATH}")
+    SET(ENV{PATH} "${VC_BIN_PATH};${SDK_ROOT_PATH}/bin;${VS_IDE_DIR};$ENV{PATH}")
     SET(ENV{INCLUDE} "${VC_INCLUDE_DIR};$ENV{INCLUDE}")
     SET(ENV{LIB} "${VC_LIB_DIR};${SDK_ROOT_PATH}/lib;$ENV{LIB}")
     SET(ENV{LIBPATH} "${VC_LIB_DIR};${SDK_ROOT_PATH}/lib;$ENV{LIBPATH}")
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ MACRO(OMPI_MICROSOFT_COMPILER)
     SET(OMPI_C_OUTPUT_EXE "/Fe" CACHE INTERNAL
       "C compiler option for setting executable file name.")
 
-    SET(DUMP_UTIL "dumpbin.exe" CACHE INTERNAL "the dumpbin application.")
+    SET(DUMP_UTIL "${VC_BIN_PATH}/dumpbin.exe" CACHE INTERNAL "the dumpbin application.")
 
     FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/cl_test.c
       "int main() {return 0;}")
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/setup_f77.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/setup_f77.cmake
index 76c7f6afbc..3948194cc1 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/setup_f77.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/setup_f77.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-
 # first try to find a f77 compiler, will be checked when f77 support is enabled.
 
 # There might be a bug in CMake, the CMAKE_GENERATOR_FC is set to "ifort" by default,
@@ -18,32 +17,49 @@ SET(CMAKE_GENERATOR_FC "")
 include(CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler)
 include(CMakeFortranInformation)
 
-GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(F77 ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} NAME_WE)
-GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(F77_PATH ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} PATH)
-
-# Default compiler settings.
-SET(OMPI_F77_OPTION_COMPILE "-c" CACHE STRING
-  "Fortran compiler option for compiling without linking.")
-SET(OMPI_F77_OUTPUT_OBJ "-o" CACHE STRING
-  "Fortran compiler option for setting object file name.")
-SET(OMPI_F77_OUTPUT_EXE "-o" CACHE STRING
-  "Fortran compiler option for setting executable file name.")
-SET(OMPI_F77_LIB_PATH "" CACHE PATH
-  "Library path for the fortran compiler")
-SET(OMPI_F77_INCLUDE_PATH "" CACHE PATH
-  "Include path for the fortran compiler")
-
-INCLUDE(F77_find_ext_symbol_convention)
-# make sure we know the linking convention
-# this macro will also test linking with C code
-OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION()
-
 IF(OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS AND NOT F77_SETUP_DONE)
 
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(F77 ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} NAME_WE)
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(F77_PATH ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} PATH)
+
+  # Default compiler settings.
+  IF(${F77} STREQUAL "ifort")
+    #settings for Intel Fortran
+    SET(F77_OPTION_COMPILE "/c" CACHE INTERNAL
+      "Fortran compiler option for compiling without linking.")
+    SET(F77_OUTPUT_OBJ "/Fo" CACHE INTERNAL
+      "Fortran compiler option for setting object file name.")
+    SET(F77_OUTPUT_EXE "/Fe" CACHE INTERNAL
+      "Fortran compiler option for setting executable file name.")
+    FIND_LIBRARY(F77_IFCONSOL_LIB ifconsol.lib PATHS ${F77_PATH}/../../)
+    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(F77_LIB_PATH ${F77_IFCONSOL_LIB} PATH)
+    UNSET(F77_IFCONSOL_LIB CACHE)
+  ELSEIF(${F77} STREQUAL "g95")
+    #settings for G95
+    SET(F77_OPTION_COMPILE "-c" CACHE INTERNAL
+      "Fortran compiler option for compiling without linking.")
+    SET(F77_OUTPUT_OBJ "-o" CACHE INTERNAL
+      "Fortran compiler option for setting object file name.")
+    SET(F77_OUTPUT_EXE "-o" CACHE INTERNAL
+      "Fortran compiler option for setting executable file name.")
+  ELSE(${F77} STREQUAL "ifort")
+    # in other case, let user specify their fortran configrations.
+    SET(F77_OPTION_COMPILE "-c" CACHE STRING
+      "Fortran compiler option for compiling without linking.")
+    SET(F77_OUTPUT_OBJ "-o" CACHE STRING
+      "Fortran compiler option for setting object file name.")
+    SET(F77_OUTPUT_EXE "-o" CACHE STRING
+      "Fortran compiler option for setting executable file name.")
+    SET(F77_LIB_PATH "" CACHE PATH
+      "Library path for the fortran compiler")
+    SET(F77_INCLUDE_PATH "" CACHE PATH
+      "Include path for the fortran compiler")
+  ENDIF(${F77} STREQUAL "ifort")
+
   # Export env variables for fortran compiler.
   SET(ENV{PATH} "${F77_PATH};$ENV{PATH}")
-  SET(ENV{LIB} "${OMPI_F77_LIB_PATH};$ENV{LIB}")
-  SET(ENV{INCLUDE} "${OMPI_F77_INCLUDE_PATH};$ENV{INCLUDE}")
+  SET(ENV{LIB} "${F77_LIB_PATH};$ENV{LIB}")
+  SET(ENV{INCLUDE} "${F77_INCLUDE_PATH};$ENV{INCLUDE}")
 
   # make sure the compiler actually works, if not cross-compiling
   MESSAGE(STATUS "Checking for working Fortran compiler...")
@@ -62,11 +78,33 @@ IF(OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS AND NOT F77_SETUP_DONE)
   IF(RESULT)
     MESSAGE("Fortran compiler ${F77} can't compile a simple fortran program.")
     MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot continue. Please check Fortran compiler installation, or disable Fortran 77 support.")
+    SET(F77_SETUP_DONE FALSE CACHE INTERNAL "f77 setup done.")
   ELSE(RESULT)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "Checking for working Fortran compiler...${F77}")
+    SET(F77_SETUP_DONE TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "f77 setup done.")
   ENDIF(RESULT)
 
+  INCLUDE(F77_find_ext_symbol_convention)
+  # make sure we know the linking convention
+  # this macro will also test linking with C code
+  OMPI_F77_FIND_EXT_SYMBOL_CONVENTION()
 
-  SET(F77_SETUP_DONE TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "f77 setup done.")
-
+ELSEIF(NOT OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS)
+    SET(OMPI_F77_DOUBLE_UNDERSCORE 0
+      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - double underscore")
+    SET(OMPI_F77_SINGLE_UNDERSCORE 0
+      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - single underscore")
+    SET(OMPI_F77_CAPS 0
+      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - captital")
+    SET(OMPI_F77_PLAIN 0
+      CACHE INTERNAL "external symbol convention - plain")
+    
+    UNSET(SYMBOL_CONVENTION_CHECK_DONE CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_OPTION_COMPILE CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_OUTPUT_OBJ CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_OUTPUT_EXE CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_LIB_PATH CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_INCLUDE_PATH CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_IFCONSOL_LIB CACHE)
+    UNSET(F77_SETUP_DONE CACHE)
 ENDIF(OMPI_WANT_F77_BINDINGS AND NOT F77_SETUP_DONE)