diff --git a/src/command_line.py b/src/command_line.py
index 5c79137..da43acb 100644
--- a/src/command_line.py
+++ b/src/command_line.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ options['p'] = [ 'preprocess'   , 'Preprocess file', 1 ]
 options['t'] = [ 'touch'        , 'Display which entities are touched', 1 ]
 options['m'] = [ 'memory'       , 'Debug memory info', 0 ]
 options['z'] = [ 'openmp'       , 'Automatic openMP tasks (may not work)', 0 ]
+options['l'] = [ 'align'        , 'Align arrays using compiler directives', 1 ]
+options['r'] = [ 'no_directives', 'Ignore compiler directives !DEC$ and !DIR$', 0 ]
 
 class CommandLine(object):
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ class CommandLine(object):
     if '_defined' not in self.__dict__:
       self._defined = []
       for o,a in self.opts:
-        if o in [ "-D", options['D'][0] ]:
+        if o in [ "-D", '--'+options['D'][0] ]:
           self._defined.append(a)
     return self._defined
   defined = property(fget=defined)
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ class CommandLine(object):
     if '_preprocessed' not in self.__dict__:
       self._preprocessed = []
       for o,a in self.opts:
-        if o in [ "-p", options['p'][0] ]:
+        if o in [ "-p", '--'+options['p'][0] ]:
           self._preprocessed.append(a)
     return self._preprocessed
   preprocessed = property(fget=preprocessed)
@@ -72,11 +74,29 @@ class CommandLine(object):
     if '_touched' not in self.__dict__:
       self._touched = []
       for o,a in self.opts:
-        if o in [ "-t", options['t'][0] ]:
+        if o in [ "-t", '--'+options['t'][0] ]:
           self._touched.append(a.lower())
     return self._touched
   touched = property(fget=touched)
 
+  def align(self):
+    if '_align' not in self.__dict__:
+      self._align = 0
+      for o,a in self.opts:
+        if o in [ "-l", '--'+options['l'][0] ]:
+          self._align = int(a)
+    return self._align
+  align = property(fget=align)
+
+  def directives(self):
+    if '_directives' not in self.__dict__:
+      self._directives = True
+      for o,a in self.opts:
+        if o in [ "-r", '--'+options['r'][0] ]:
+          self._directives = False
+    return self._directives
+  directives = property(fget=directives)
+
   def usage(self):
     t = """
 $EXE - $DESCR
diff --git a/src/irpf90_t.py b/src/irpf90_t.py
index 7ff70c0..7508034 100644
--- a/src/irpf90_t.py
+++ b/src/irpf90_t.py
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ class Openmp(Line):
   def __repr__(self):
     return "%20s:%5d : %s"%("Openmp",self.i,self.text)
 
+class Directive(Line):
+  def __init__(self,i,text,filename):
+    Line.__init__(self,i,text,filename)
+  def __repr__(self):
+    return "%20s:%5d : %s"%("Directive",self.i,self.text)
+
 class Use(Line):
   def __init__(self,i,text,filename):
     Line.__init__(self,i,text,filename)
diff --git a/src/parsed_text.py b/src/parsed_text.py
index c8a0380..8902fe1 100644
--- a/src/parsed_text.py
+++ b/src/parsed_text.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def get_parsed_text():
         Begin_shell,
         End_shell,
         Openmp,
+        Directive,
         Use,
         Enddo,
         End_select,
diff --git a/src/preprocessed_text.py b/src/preprocessed_text.py
index 1dff0cb..83b4d5e 100644
--- a/src/preprocessed_text.py
+++ b/src/preprocessed_text.py
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ instead of
 
     if lower_line0[1:5] == "$omp":
      return [ Openmp(i,line,filename) ], is_doc
+    elif lower_line0[1:5] in ["dec$", "dir$"] and command_line.directives:
+     return [ Directive(i,line,filename) ], is_doc
 
     if re_decl.match(lower_line) is not None:
       if "function" in buffer[1:3]:
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ def form(text):
   re2 = re.compile(r"^\s*[!#]")
   re3 = re.compile(r"^\s*[^ 0-9]+")
   for line in text:
-    if type(line) in [ Empty_line, Doc, Openmp ]:
+    if type(line) in [ Empty_line, Doc, Openmp, Directive ]:
       pass
     else:
       if len(line.text) > 5:
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ def remove_comments(text,form):
       
   if form == Free_form:
     for line in text:
-      if type(line) in [ Openmp, Doc] :
+      if type(line) in [ Openmp, Doc, Directive] :
          result.append(line)
       elif type(line) == Empty_line:
          pass
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ def remove_comments(text,form):
     return result
   else:
     for line in text:
-      if type(line) in [ Openmp, Doc ]:
+      if type(line) in [ Openmp, Doc, Directive ]:
          result.append(line)
       elif type(line) == Empty_line:
          pass
diff --git a/src/variable.py b/src/variable.py
index 7b2e847..b1d02b5 100644
--- a/src/variable.py
+++ b/src/variable.py
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class Variable(object):
     if '_header' not in self.__dict__:
       name = self.name
       self._header = [ "  %s :: %s %s"%(self.type, name, build_dim_colons(self) ) ]
+      if self.dim != [] and command_line.align > 0:
+       self._header += ["  !DIR$ ATTRIBUTES ALIGN: %d :: %s"%(command_line.align,name)]
       if self.is_main:
        self._header += [ "  logical :: %s_is_built = .False."%(name) ]
     return self._header
@@ -458,12 +460,13 @@ class Variable(object):
           result = "    allocate(%s(%s),stat=irp_err)"
           result = result%(name,','.join(self.dim))
           if command_line.do_memory:
-            tmp = "\n   print *, 'Allocating %s(%s), (',%s,')'"
+            tmp = "\n   print *, %s, 'Allocating %s(%s), (',%s,')'"
             d = ','.join(self.dim)
+            d2 = '*'.join(self.dim)
             if ":" in d:
-              result += tmp%(name,d,"''")
+              result += tmp%('-1',name,d,"''")
             else:
-              result += tmp%(name,d,d)
+              result += tmp%(d2,name,d,d)
           return result
 
         result = [ " if (allocated (%s) ) then"%(name) ]
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index 7264fb1..2be6f8b 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.1.75"
+version = "1.2.2"