diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7da86d6e8..a0f754b61 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # CMAKE for build the Material subroutine for BVP solution
 ########################################################################################
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+# PROJECT DEFINITION HAS TO BE ON TOP
+# //The rest of the script relies on it to figure out relative position
+project (DAMASK Fortran C)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Find PETSc because the entire build will rely on it
@@ -14,8 +17,10 @@ endif (NOT DEFINED PETSC_DIR)
 # https://github.com/jedbrown/cmake-modules/blob/master/FindPETSc.cmake
 set(petsc_conf_variables "${PETSC_DIR}/lib/petsc/conf/variables")
 set(petsc_conf_rules     "${PETSC_DIR}/lib/petsc/conf/rules"    )
-# A temporary makefile to probe the PETSc configuration
-set (petsc_config_makefile "/home/m/DAMASK/build/Makefile.petsc")                #MD: don't know how get the path here
+# Generate a temporary makerfile to probe the PETSc configuration
+# This file will be deleted once the setting from PETSc is parsed
+# into CMake
+set (petsc_config_makefile "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Makefile.petsc")
 file (WRITE "${petsc_config_makefile}"
 "## This file was auto generated by CMake
 # PETSC_DIR  = ${PETSC_DIR}
@@ -23,10 +28,11 @@ file (WRITE "${petsc_config_makefile}"
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 include ${petsc_conf_rules}
 include ${petsc_conf_variables}
-INCLUDE_DIRS := \${PETSC_FC_INCLUDES}
-LIBRARIES    := \${PETSC_WITH_EXTERNAL_LIB}
-COMPILERNAME ?= \${FC}
-LINKERNAME   ?= \${FLINKER}
+INCLUDE_DIRS   := \${PETSC_FC_INCLUDES}
+LIBRARIES      := \${PETSC_WITH_EXTERNAL_LIB}
+COMPILERF      ?= \${FC}
+LINKERNAME     ?= \${FLINKER}
+COMPILERC      ?= \${CC}
 
 includes:
 \t@echo \${INCLUDE_DIRS}
@@ -34,16 +40,84 @@ includes:
 extlibs:
 \t@echo \${LIBRARIES}
 
-compiler:
-\t@echo \${COMPILERNAME}
+compilerf:
+\t@echo \${COMPILERF}
+
+compilerc:
+\t@echo \${COMPILERC}
 
 linker:
-\t@echo \${LINKERNAME}
+\t@echo \${LINKERNAME}")
 
-")
-# https://cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ#How_do_I_use_a_different_compiler.3F
-set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER "/opt/petsc/gfortran/bin/mpif90")                #MD: https://github.com/jedbrown/cmake-modules/blob/master/FindPETSc.cmake might help
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "/opt/petsc/gfortran/bin/mpicc")                       #MD: https://github.com/jedbrown/cmake-modules/blob/master/FindPETSc.cmake might help
+# CMake will execute each target in the ${petsc_config_makefile}
+# to acquire corresponding PETSc Variables.
+# The include path and linking libraries in PETSc usually contains
+# duplicated entries, which is cleaned up later using CMake list.
+find_program (MAKE_EXECUTABLE NAMES make gmake)
+# Find the PETSc includes directory settings
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "includes"
+                RESULT_VARIABLE PETSC_INCLUDES_RETURN
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE petsc_includes
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+# Find the PETSc external linking directory settings
+# //required for final linking, must be appended after the executable
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "extlibs"
+                RESULT_VARIABLE PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB_RETURN
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE petsc_external_lib
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+# The MPI compiler specified in PETSc
+# //its version information is used to identify whether it is INTEL FORTRAN
+# //or GNU FORTRAN,
+# //e.g. for PETSc configured with INTEL FORTRAN compiler
+# //   >>${MPIEXEC} -v
+# //     ifort version 14.0.3  --> This line is captured and parsed by CMake
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "compilerf"
+                RESULT_VARIABLE MPIEXEC_RETURN
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE MPIEXEC
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+# The option OUTPUT_QUIET sometimes fails to suppress the output from
+# ${MPIEXEC} -v, thus the MPIF90 version information may show up in the terminal.
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MPIEXEC} --version OUTPUT_QUIET
+                RESULT_VARIABLE MPINAME_RETURN
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE MPINAME
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+# PETSc specified linker (MPIF90 + PETSc linking flags)
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "linker"
+                RESULT_VARIABLE PETSC_LINKER_RETURN
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE PETSC_LINKER
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+# Get MPI C compiler name from PETSc
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "compilerc"
+                RESULT_VARIABLE CMPIEXEC_RETURN
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMPIEXEC
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+# Remove temporary makefile, no need to keep it anymore.
+file (REMOVE ${petsc_config_makefile})
+
+# REMOVE DUPLICATE FLAGS FOR COMPILER AND LINKING
+string( REGEX MATCHALL "-I([^\" ]+)" TMP_LIST "${petsc_includes}")
+list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES TMP_LIST)
+foreach (dir ${TMP_LIST})
+    set(PETSC_INCLUDES "${PETSC_INCLUDES} ${dir}")
+endforeach(dir)
+string( REGEX MATCHALL "-[lLW]([^\" ]+)" TMP_LIST "${petsc_external_lib}")
+list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES TMP_LIST)
+foreach (exlib ${TMP_LIST})
+    set(PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB "${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB} ${exlib}")
+endforeach(exlib)
+
+message("***Found PETSC_DIR:\n${PETSC_DIR}\n"                  )
+message("***Found PETSC_INCLUDES:\n${PETSC_INCLUDES}\n"        )
+message("***Found PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB:\n${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB}\n")
+message("***Found PETSC_LINKER:\n${PETSC_LINKER}\n"            )
+message("***Found FORTRAN MPI COMPILER:\n${MPIEXEC}\n"         )
+message("***Found C MPI COMPILER:\n${CMPIEXEC}\n"               )
+
+set (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER "${MPIEXEC}" )
+set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER       "${CMPIEXEC}")
+# # https://cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ#How_do_I_use_a_different_compiler.3F
+# set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER "/opt/petsc/gfortran/bin/mpif90")                #MD: https://github.com/jedbrown/cmake-modules/blob/master/FindPETSc.cmake might help
+# set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "/opt/petsc/gfortran/bin/mpicc")                       #MD: https://github.com/jedbrown/cmake-modules/blob/master/FindPETSc.cmake might help
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Now start to care about DAMASK
 
@@ -51,8 +125,6 @@ set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "/opt/petsc/gfortran/bin/mpicc")                       #MD:
 set (DAMASK_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set (DAMASK_VERSION_MINOR ${DAMASK_V})
 
-project (DAMASK Fortran C)
-
 # COMPILE VARIABLES
 add_definitions(-DDAMASKVERSION="${DAMASK_V}")
 add_definitions(-DPETSc)
@@ -80,50 +152,6 @@ if ("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "FEM")
     add_definitions(-DFEM)
 endif("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "FEM")
 
-
-find_program (MAKE_EXECUTABLE NAMES make gmake)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "includes"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE PETSC_INCLUDES_RETURN
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE petsc_includes
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "extlibs"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB_RETURN
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE petsc_external_lib
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "linker"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE PETSC_LINKER_RETURN
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE PETSC_LINKER
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -f ${petsc_config_makefile} "compiler"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE MPIEXEC_RETURN
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE MPIEXEC
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${MPIEXEC} -v OUTPUT_QUIET
-                RESULT_VARIABLE MPINAME_RETURN
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE MPINAME
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-file (REMOVE ${petsc_config_makefile})
-
-# REMOVE DUPLICATE FLAGS FOR COMPILER AND LINKING
-string( REGEX MATCHALL "-I([^\" ]+)" TMP_LIST "${petsc_includes}")
-list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES TMP_LIST)
-foreach (dir ${TMP_LIST})
-    set(PETSC_INCLUDES "${PETSC_INCLUDES} ${dir}")
-endforeach(dir)
-string( REGEX MATCHALL "-[lLW]([^\" ]+)" TMP_LIST "${petsc_external_lib}")
-list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES TMP_LIST)
-foreach (exlib ${TMP_LIST})
-    set(PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB "${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB} ${exlib}")
-endforeach(exlib)
-
-
-message("***Found PETSC_DIR:\n${PETSC_DIR}\n")
-message("***Found PETSC_INCLUDES:\n${PETSC_INCLUDES}\n")
-message("***Found PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB:\n${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB}\n")
-message("***Found PETSC_LINKER:\n${PETSC_LINKER}\n")
-message("***Found PETSC_MPIEXEC:\n${MPIEXEC}\n")
-
-
 set (DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS "${DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS} ${PETSC_INCLUDES}"          )
 set (DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS "${DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS} -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib")
 
@@ -386,7 +414,7 @@ if (MPINAME MATCHES "(^ifort)*")
 
     set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${DEBUG_OPTIONS_ifort}"   )
     #
-elseif (MPINAME MATCHES "(^gfortran)*")
+elseif (MPINAME MATCHES "(^GNU)*")
     message("GNU fortran used for MPIF90\n")
     set (GNU_FORTRAN ON)
     # for RELEASE
@@ -413,7 +441,6 @@ else (MPINAME MATCHES "(^ifort)*")
 endif (MPINAME MATCHES "(^ifort)*")
 
 # Finalizing
-set (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER        "${MPIEXEC}")
 set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE   "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE}    ${DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS}")
 set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG     "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG}      ${DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS}")
 set (CMAKE_LINKER                  "${PETSC_LINKER}")