diff --git a/config/pac.m4 b/config/pac.m4
index 5f636928..27419db3 100644
--- a/config/pac.m4
+++ b/config/pac.m4
@@ -600,6 +600,63 @@ cd ..
 rm -fr tmpdir_$i])
 
 
+dnl @synopsis PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_GENERICS( [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+dnl
+dnl Will try to compile a program checking the GENERIC Fortran support.
+dnl
+dnl Will use MPIFC, otherwise '$FC'.
+dnl
+dnl If the test passes, will execute ACTION-IF-FOUND. Otherwise, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND.
+dnl Note : This file will be likely to induce the compiler to create a module file
+dnl (for a module called conftest).
+dnl Depending on the compiler flags, this could cause a conftest.mod file to appear
+dnl in the present directory, or in another, or with another name. So be warned!
+dnl
+dnl @author Michele Martone <michele.martone@uniroma2.it>
+dnl @author Salvatore Filippone <salvatore.filippone@uniroma2.it>
+AC_DEFUN(PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_GENERICS,
+ac_objext='.o'
+ac_ext='f90'
+ac_compile='${MPIFC-$FC} -c -o conftest${ac_objext} $FCFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext  1>&5'
+dnl Warning : square brackets are EVIL!
+[AC_MSG_CHECKING([test GENERIC interfaces])
+i=0
+while test \( -f tmpdir_$i \) -o \( -d tmpdir_$i \) ; do
+  i=`expr $i + 1`
+done
+mkdir tmpdir_$i
+cd tmpdir_$i
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+module iface
+
+  interface foo 
+    subroutine i_sub_foo(v)
+      integer, intent(inout) :: v(:)
+    end subroutine i_sub_foo
+  end interface foo
+
+  interface bar
+    procedure i_sub_foo
+  end interface bar
+
+end module iface
+EOF
+if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_compile) && test -s conftest${ac_objext}; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+  ifelse([$1], , :, [
+  $1])
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&AC_FD_CC
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&AC_FD_CC
+ifelse([$2], , , [  
+  $2
+])dnl
+fi
+cd ..
+rm -fr tmpdir_$i])
+
+
 
 dnl @synopsis PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_EXTENDS( [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
 dnl
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 839c67a8..3ed080fc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ FINCLUDES
 CINCLUDES
 METIS_LIBS
 AMD_LIBS
+INSTALL_SAMPLESDIR
 INSTALL_DOCSDIR
 INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR
 INSTALL_LIBDIR
@@ -2141,8 +2142,12 @@ case $docsdir in
    \/* )   eval "INSTALL_DOCSDIR=$docsdir";;
    * ) eval "INSTALL_DOCSDIR=$INSTALL_DIR/docs";;
 esac
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $INSTALL_DIR $INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR $INSTALL_LIBDIR $INSTALL_DOCSDIR" >&5
-$as_echo "$INSTALL_DIR $INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR $INSTALL_LIBDIR $INSTALL_DOCSDIR" >&6; }
+case $samplesdir in
+   \/* )   eval "INSTALL_SAMPLESDIR=$samplesdir";;
+   * ) eval "INSTALL_SAMPLESDIR=$INSTALL_DIR/samples";;
+esac
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $INSTALL_DIR $INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR $INSTALL_LIBDIR $INSTALL_DOCSDIR $INSTALL_SAMPLESDIR" >&5
+$as_echo "$INSTALL_DIR $INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR $INSTALL_LIBDIR $INSTALL_DOCSDIR $INSTALL_SAMPLESDIR" >&6; }
 
 # Note that the following line won't save from troubles.
 ac_ext=${ac_fc_srcext-f}
@@ -7839,6 +7844,52 @@ fi
 cd ..
 rm -fr tmpdir_$i
 
+ac_objext='.o'
+ac_ext='f90'
+ac_compile='${MPIFC-$FC} -c -o conftest${ac_objext} $FCFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext  1>&5'
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking test GENERIC interfaces" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking test GENERIC interfaces... " >&6; }
+i=0
+while test \( -f tmpdir_$i \) -o \( -d tmpdir_$i \) ; do
+  i=`expr $i + 1`
+done
+mkdir tmpdir_$i
+cd tmpdir_$i
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+module iface
+
+  interface foo
+    subroutine i_sub_foo(v)
+      integer, intent(inout) :: v(:)
+    end subroutine i_sub_foo
+  end interface foo
+
+  interface bar
+    procedure i_sub_foo
+  end interface bar
+
+end module iface
+EOF
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && test -s conftest${ac_objext}; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+  :
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+  FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DBAD_GENERICS $FDEFINES"
+
+fi
+cd ..
+rm -fr tmpdir_$i
+
 ac_exeext=''
 ac_ext='f90'
 ac_link='${MPIFC-$FC} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $FCFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
@@ -10929,6 +10980,7 @@ UTILLIBNAME=libpsb_util.a
 
 
 
+
 
 
 PSBLASRULES='
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dfedf8c7..36def0b9 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -582,6 +582,11 @@ PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_VOLATILE(
 	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DHAVE_VOLATILE $FDEFINES"],
 )
 
+PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_GENERICS( 
+	[],
+	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DBAD_GENERICS $FDEFINES"]
+)
+
 PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_FLUSH( 
 	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DHAVE_FLUSH_STMT $FDEFINES"],
 )