diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1d6566c6..77fa96aa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7708,9 +7708,9 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		     echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
 		     cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 		      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for TR15581.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&5
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for TR15581.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&2;}
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
 fi
@@ -7779,9 +7779,9 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		     echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
 		     cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 		      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for EXTENDS.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&5
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for EXTENDS.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&2;}
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
 fi
@@ -7866,9 +7866,9 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		     echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
 		     cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 		      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for CLASS and type bound procedures.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports them, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&5
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports them, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for CLASS and type bound procedures.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports them, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&2;}
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports them, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
 fi
@@ -7939,9 +7939,9 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		     echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
 		     cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 		      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for SOURCE= allocation.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&5
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for SOURCE= allocation.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&2;}
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
 fi
@@ -8002,9 +8002,9 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		     echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
 		     cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 		      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for MOVE_ALLOC.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&5
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for MOVE_ALLOC.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&2;}
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
 fi
@@ -8064,9 +8064,9 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		     echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
 		     cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 		      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for ISO_C_BINDING.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&5
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for ISO_C_BINDING.
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6." >&2;}
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 666fbd43..5669cc1b 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -542,37 +542,37 @@ fi
 PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_TR15581( 
 	[],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for TR15581. 
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6.])]
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8.])]
 )
 
 PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_EXTENDS( 
 	[],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for EXTENDS. 
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6.])]
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8.])]
 )
 
 PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_CLASS_TBP( 
 	[],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for CLASS and type bound procedures. 
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports them, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6.])]
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports them, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8.])]
 )
 
 PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_SOURCE( 
 	[],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for SOURCE= allocation. 
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6.])]
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8.])]
 )
 
 PAC_FORTRAN_HAVE_MOVE_ALLOC(
 	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DHAVE_MOVE_ALLOC $FDEFINES"],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for MOVE_ALLOC. 
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6.])]
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8.])]
 )
 
 PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_ISO_C_BIND( 
 	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DHAVE_ISO_C_BINDING $FDEFINES"],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, cannot build PSBLAS without support for ISO_C_BINDING. 
- Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.6.])]
+ Please get a Fortran compiler that supports it, e.g. GNU Fortran 4.8.])]
 )
 
 #