diff --git a/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverAL.f90 b/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverAL.f90
index ec5eb437f..98843dcd5 100644
--- a/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverAL.f90
+++ b/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverAL.f90
@@ -386,21 +386,24 @@ subroutine AL_formResidual(in,x_scal,f_scal,dummy,ierr)
  use IO, only: IO_intOut
 
  implicit none
- integer(pInt) :: i,j,k
  integer(pInt), save :: callNo = 3_pInt
  real(pReal), dimension(3,3)            :: temp33_Real
- logical :: report
- 
- DMDALocalInfo,         dimension(DMDA_LOCAL_INFO_SIZE) :: &
+
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+! strange syntax in the next line because otherwise macros expand beyond 132 character limit 
+ DMDALocalInfo,        dimension(&
+   DMDA_LOCAL_INFO_SIZE) :: &
    in
- PetscScalar, target,   dimension(3,3,2,XG_RANGE,YG_RANGE,ZG_RANGE) :: &
+ PetscScalar, target, dimension(3,3,2, &
+   XG_RANGE,YG_RANGE,ZG_RANGE) :: &
    x_scal
- PetscScalar, target,   dimension(3,3,2,X_RANGE,Y_RANGE,Z_RANGE) :: &
+ PetscScalar, target, dimension(3,3,2, &
+   X_RANGE,Y_RANGE,Z_RANGE) :: &
    f_scal
- PetscScalar, pointer,  dimension(:,:,:,:,:) :: &
+ PetscScalar, pointer, dimension(:,:,:,:,:) :: &
    F, &
    F_lambda, &
-   residual_F &
+   residual_F, &
    residual_F_lambda
  PetscInt :: &
    iter, &
@@ -408,10 +411,14 @@ subroutine AL_formResidual(in,x_scal,f_scal,dummy,ierr)
  PetscObject :: dummy
  PetscErrorCode :: ierr
 
- F                 => x_scal(1:3,1:3,1,XG_RANGE,YG_RANGE,ZG_RANGE)
- F_lambda          => x_scal(1:3,1:3,2,XG_RANGE,YG_RANGE,ZG_RANGE)
- residual_F        => f_scal(1:3,1:3,1,X_RANGE,Y_RANGE,Z_RANGE)
- residual_F_lambda => f_scal(1:3,1:3,2,X_RANGE,Y_RANGE,Z_RANGE)
+ F                 => x_scal(1:3,1:3,1,&
+  XG_RANGE,YG_RANGE,ZG_RANGE)
+ F_lambda          => x_scal(1:3,1:3,2,&
+  XG_RANGE,YG_RANGE,ZG_RANGE)
+ residual_F        => f_scal(1:3,1:3,1,&
+  X_RANGE,Y_RANGE,Z_RANGE)
+ residual_F_lambda => f_scal(1:3,1:3,2,&
+  X_RANGE,Y_RANGE,Z_RANGE)
  
  call SNESGetNumberFunctionEvals(snes,nfuncs,ierr); CHKERRQ(ierr)
  call SNESGetIterationNumber(snes,iter,ierr); CHKERRQ(ierr)
diff --git a/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverBasicPETSc.f90 b/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverBasicPETSc.f90
index 16222d19f..ad25d51e1 100644
--- a/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverBasicPETSc.f90
+++ b/code/DAMASK_spectral_solverBasicPETSc.f90
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ type(tSolutionState) function &
  params%timeinc = timeinc
  params%temperature = temperature_BC
 
- call SNESSolve(snes,PETSC_NULL_OBJECT,solution_vec,ierr): CHKERRQ(ierr)
+ call SNESSolve(snes,PETSC_NULL_OBJECT,solution_vec,ierr); CHKERRQ(ierr)
  call SNESGetConvergedReason(snes,reason,ierr); CHKERRQ(ierr)
  basicPETSc_solution%termIll = terminallyIll
  terminallyIll = .false.
diff --git a/code/prec.f90 b/code/prec.f90
index 6dab3612e..f28fb24b5 100644
--- a/code/prec.f90
+++ b/code/prec.f90
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ module prec
  integer,     parameter, public :: pLongInt  = 8                                                    !< integer representation 64 bit (was selected_int_kind(12), number with at least up to +- 1e12)
  real(pReal), parameter, public :: tol_math_check = 1.0e-8_pReal
  real(pReal), parameter, public :: tol_gravityNodePos = 1.0e-100_pReal
- 
 
  type, public :: p_vec
    real(pReal), dimension(:), pointer :: p
@@ -83,20 +82,15 @@ subroutine prec_init
  
  implicit none
 
-!$OMP CRITICAL (write2out)
-
- write(6,*)
- write(6,*) '<<<+-  prec init  -+>>>'
- write(6,*) '$Id$'
+ write(6,'(/,a)') '<<<+-  prec init  -+>>>'
+ write(6,'(a)') '$Id$'
 #include "compilation_info.f90"
  write(6,'(a,i3)')    ' Bytes for pReal:    ',pReal
  write(6,'(a,i3)')    ' Bytes for pInt:     ',pInt
  write(6,'(a,i3)')    ' Bytes for pLongInt: ',pLongInt
  write(6,'(a,e10.3)') ' NaN:           ',     DAMASK_NaN
- write(6,'(a,l3)')    ' NaN /= NaN:         ',DAMASK_NaN/=DAMASK_NaN
- write(6,*)
+ write(6,'(a,l3,/)')  ' NaN /= NaN:         ',DAMASK_NaN/=DAMASK_NaN
  if (DAMASK_NaN == DAMASK_NaN) call quit(9000)
-!$OMP END CRITICAL (write2out)
 
 end subroutine prec_init