diff --git a/code/setup/compile_SpectralSolver.py b/code/setup/compile_SpectralSolver.py
index ed64211d3..592ac12e5 100755
--- a/code/setup/compile_SpectralSolver.py
+++ b/code/setup/compile_SpectralSolver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import os,string
+import os,string,subprocess
 from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup, Option, SUPPRESS_HELP
 import damask
 
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ parser.add_option('-c', '--compile', dest='spectralCompile', action='store_true'
                   help='compiles the spectral solver [%default]')
 parser.add_option('-o', '--options', dest='makeOptions', action='extend', type='string', \
                   metavar="KEY=VALUE", \
-                  help='comma-separated list of options passed to Makefile when compiling spectral code %default')
-parser.set_defaults(spectralCompile = True)
-parser.set_defaults(makeOptions = ['F90=ifort'])
+                  help='comma-separated list of options passed to Makefile when compiling spectral code')
 
+parser.set_defaults(spectralCompile = False)
+parser.set_defaults(makeOptions = ['F90='+{True:'ifort',False:'gfortran'}[\
+                                             subprocess.call(['which', 'ifort'],\
+                                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE) == 0]])
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
 damaskEnv = damask.Environment('../../')          # script location relative to root
diff --git a/code/setup/symlink_Code.py b/code/setup/symlink_Code.py
index 51ae09558..dd2b393ec 100755
--- a/code/setup/symlink_Code.py
+++ b/code/setup/symlink_Code.py
@@ -13,17 +13,11 @@ baseDir = damaskEnv.relPath('code/')
 
 for dir in bin_link:
   for file in bin_link[dir]:
-    print baseDir
-    print dir
-    print file
     src = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(baseDir,dir,file))
-    print src
-    os.path.exists(src)
     if os.path.exists(src): 
       sym_link = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(damaskEnv.binDir(),\
                                               {True: dir,
                                                False:os.path.splitext(file)[0]}[file == '']))
-      if os.path.lexists(sym_link):
-        os.remove(sym_link)
+      if os.path.lexists(sym_link): os.remove(sym_link)
       os.symlink(src,sym_link)
       print sym_link,'-->',src
diff --git a/processing/setup/compile_CoreModule.py b/processing/setup/compile_CoreModule.py
index eef2700e5..3f3f06139 100755
--- a/processing/setup/compile_CoreModule.py
+++ b/processing/setup/compile_CoreModule.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Sets up the pre and post processing tools of DAMASK
 compilers = ['intel','ifort','intel32','gfortran','gnu95']
 
 parser.add_option('--F90', '--f90',     dest='compiler', type='string', \
-                                        help='name of F90 compiler')
+                                        help='name of F90 [%default]')
 parser.set_defaults(compiler  = {True:'ifort',False:'gfortran'}[\
                                  subprocess.call(['which', 'ifort'],\
                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE) == 0])