+## Save compiler flags preset with environment variables CFLAGS or CXXFLAGS;
+## they will used within smpicc, smpicxx.
+## Do it early so that we get their genuine values. The same will be done later for Fortran.
+set(SMPI_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+set(SMPI_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+