When I installed HPL I used mpicc as the compiler (CC) and mpif77 as the linker. I guess those wrapper compilers have most of the flags that are necessary. Below is my makefile, which works fine for me.
Cheers
Leonardo.
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - shell --------------------------------------------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
SHELL = /bin/sh
#
CD = cd
CP = cp
LN_S = ln -s
MKDIR = mkdir
RM = /bin/rm -f
TOUCH = touch
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - Platform identifier ------------------------------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
ARCH = Linux_PII_CBLAS
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - HPL Directory Structure / HPL library ------------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
TOPdir = $(HOME)/mpi/hpl
INCdir = $(TOPdir)/include
BINdir = $(TOPdir)/bin/$(ARCH)
LIBdir = $(TOPdir)/lib/$(ARCH)
#
HPLlib = $(LIBdir)/libhpl.a
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - Compilers / linkers - Optimization flags ---------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
CC = $(HOME)/mpi/mpich1.2.5.2/bin/mpicc
NOOPT =
CCFLAGS = -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -funroll-loops -mpilog -nofor_main
#
# On some platforms, it is necessary to use the Fortran linker to find
# the Fortran internals used in the BLAS library.
#
LINKER = $(HOME)/mpi/mpich1.2.5.2/bin/mpif77
LINKFLAGS = $(CCFLAGS) -static-libcxa
#
ARCHIVER = ar
ARFLAGS = r
RANLIB = echo
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - Message Passing library (MPI) --------------------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# MPinc tells the C compiler where to find the Message Passing library
# header files, MPlib is defined to be the name of the library to be
# used. The variable MPdir is only used for defining MPinc and MPlib.
#
MPdir = $(HOME)/mpi/mpich1.2.5.2
MPinc = -I$(MPdir)/include
MPlib = $(MPdir)/lib/libmpich.a
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - F77 / C interface --------------------------------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# You can skip this section if and only if you are not planning to use
# a BLAS library featuring a Fortran 77 interface. Otherwise, it is
# necessary to fill out the F2CDEFS variable with the appropriate
# options. **One and only one** option should be chosen in **each** of
# the 3 following categories:
#
# 1) name space (How C calls a Fortran 77 routine)
#
# -DAdd_ : all lower case and a suffixed underscore (Suns,
# Intel, ...),
# -DNoChange : all lower case (IBM RS6000),
# -DUpCase : all upper case (Cray),
# -Df77IsF2C : the FORTRAN compiler in use is f2c.
#
# 2) C and Fortran 77 integer mapping
#
# -DF77_INTEGER=int : Fortran 77 INTEGER is a C int,
# -DF77_INTEGER=long : Fortran 77 INTEGER is a C long,
# -DF77_INTEGER=short : Fortran 77 INTEGER is a C short.
#
# 3) Fortran 77 string handling
#
# -DStringSunStyle : The string address is passed at the string loca-
# tion on the stack, and the string length is then
# passed as an F77_INTEGER after all explicit
# stack arguments,
# -DStringStructPtr : The address of a structure is passed by a
# Fortran 77 string, and the structure is of the
# form: struct {char *cp; F77_INTEGER len;},
# -DStringStructVal : A structure is passed by value for each Fortran
# 77 string, and the structure is of the form:
# struct {char *cp; F77_INTEGER len;},
# -DCrayStyle : Special option for Cray machines, which uses
# Cray fcd (fortran character descriptor) for
# interoperation.
#
F2CDEFS =
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - Linear Algebra library (BLAS or VSIPL) -----------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LAinc tells the C compiler where to find the Linear Algebra library
# header files, LAlib is defined to be the name of the library to be
# used. The variable LAdir is only used for defining LAinc and LAlib.
#
LAdir = $(HOME)/mpi/ATLAS/lib/Linux_PIIISSE1
LAinc =
LAlib = $(LAdir)/libcblas.a $(LAdir)/libatlas.a
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# - HPL includes / libraries / specifics -------------------------------
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HPL_INCLUDES = -I$(INCdir) -I$(INCdir)/$(ARCH) $(LAinc) $(MPinc)
HPL_LIBS = $(HPLlib) $(LAlib) $(MPlib)
#
# - Compile time options -----------------------------------------------
#
# -DHPL_COPY_L force the copy of the panel L before bcast;
# -DHPL_CALL_CBLAS call the cblas interface;
# -DHPL_CALL_VSIPL call the vsip library;
# -DHPL_DETAILED_TIMING enable detailed timers;
#
# By default HPL will:
# *) not copy L before broadcast,
# *) call the BLAS Fortran 77 interface,
# *) not display detailed timing information.
#
HPL_OPTS = -DHPL_CALL_CBLAS
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HPL_DEFS = $(F2CDEFS) $(HPL_OPTS) $(HPL_INCLUDES)
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
