diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index 3bd4df68f..a2b4f53f2 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -43,25 +43,42 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init()
  use, intrinsic :: &
    iso_fortran_env
 #include <petsc/finclude/petscsys.h>
+#if defined(__GFORTRAN__) &&  __GNUC__ < 5
+===================================================================================================
+  5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
+===================================================================================================
+==================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES gfortran > 5.0  ==============================
+======================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES gfortran > 5.0  ==========================
+=========================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES gfortran > 5.0  =======================
+===================================================================================================
+  5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
+===================================================================================================
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && __INTEL_COMPILER < 1600
+===================================================================================================
+  16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 
+===================================================================================================
+==================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES ifort > 16.0  ================================
+======================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES ifort > 16.0   ===========================
+=========================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES ifort > 16.0   ========================
+===================================================================================================
+  16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 
+===================================================================================================
+#endif
+
 #if PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR!=3 || PETSC_VERSION_MINOR!=10
 ===================================================================================================
  3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x
 ===================================================================================================
-=======   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ==========================================
-==========   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   =======================================
-=============   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ====================================
-================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   =================================
 ===================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ==============================
 ======================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ===========================
 =========================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ========================
-============================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   =====================
-===============================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ==================
-==================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ===============
-=====================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ============
 ===================================================================================================
  3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x
 ===================================================================================================
 #endif
+
  use PETScSys
  use system_routines, only: &
    getHostName, &