diff --git a/samples/cxx/Makefile.in b/samples/cxx/Makefile.in
index 18ca914cf01..54db95cd9cd 100644
--- a/samples/cxx/Makefile.in
+++ b/samples/cxx/Makefile.in
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ clean:
 	$(RM) $(OBJS) @tmpl_progname@
 
 dist-clean: clean
-	$(RM) *~ 
+	$(RM) *~
diff --git a/samples/cxx/SConscript b/samples/cxx/SConscript
index 4e8826c4d1b..4764b041062 100644
--- a/samples/cxx/SConscript
+++ b/samples/cxx/SConscript
@@ -52,22 +52,41 @@ set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS})
     # Note: These Makefiles and SConstruct files are automatically installed
     # by the "RecursiveInstall" that grabs everything in the cxx directory.
 
-    incdirs = (localenv['ct_incroot'], localenv['sundials_include'],
-               localenv['boost_inc_dir']) + tuple(localenv['extra_inc_dirs'])
-    libdirs = ((localenv['ct_libdir'], localenv['sundials_libdir'],
-               localenv['blas_lapack_dir']) + tuple(localenv['extra_lib_dirs']))
-    # Remove sysroot and macOS min version flags in templated output files
-    # Users should compile against their local SDKs, which should be backwards
-    # compatible with the SDK used for building. This only applies to the
-    # conda package for now.
-    if env['OS'] == 'Darwin' and os.environ.get('CONDA_BUILD', False):
-        ccFlags = []
-        for flag in localenv['CCFLAGS'] + localenv['CXXFLAGS']:
-            if not flag.startswith(('-isysroot', '-mmacosx', '/App')):
-                ccFlags.append(flag)
+    incdirs = [localenv["ct_incroot"]]
+    libdirs = [localenv["ct_libdir"]]
+    if localenv["conda_build"]:
+        # Remove sysroot flags in templated output files. This only applies to the
+        # conda package for now.
+        # Users should compile against their local SDKs, which should be backwards
+        # compatible with the SDK used for building.
+        def split_compiler_flags(flags, excludes=[]):
+            """
+            Separate concatenated compiler flags in flag list.
+            Entries listed in 'exclude' are omitted.
+            """
+            flags = " ".join(flags)
+            flags = f" {flags}".split(" -")[1:]
+            # split concatenated entries
+            flags = [f"-{flag}" for flag in flags]
+            cc_flags = []
+            for flag in flags:
+                if not flag.startswith(excludes) and flag not in cc_flags:
+                    cc_flags.append(flag)
+            return cc_flags
+
+        excludes = (
+            "-isysroot", "-mmacosx", "-march", "-mtune", "-fdebug-prefix-map")
+        cc_flags = split_compiler_flags(localenv["CCFLAGS"] + localenv["CXXFLAGS"],
+            excludes)
     else:
-        ccFlags = localenv['CCFLAGS'] + localenv['CXXFLAGS']
-    localenv['tmpl_compiler_flags'] = repr(ccFlags)
+        incdirs.extend([localenv["sundials_include"], localenv["boost_inc_dir"]])
+        incdirs.extend(localenv["extra_inc_dirs"])
+        libdirs.extend([localenv["sundials_libdir"], localenv["blas_lapack_dir"]])
+        libdirs.extend(localenv["extra_lib_dirs"])
+
+        cc_flags = localenv["CCFLAGS"] + localenv["CXXFLAGS"]
+
+    localenv["tmpl_compiler_flags"] = repr(cc_flags)
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_frameworks'] = repr(localenv['FRAMEWORKS'])
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_incdirs'] = repr([x for x in incdirs if x])
     localenv['cmake_cantera_incdirs'] = ' '.join(quoted(x) for x in incdirs if x)
@@ -90,12 +109,20 @@ set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS})
         env_args.append('MSVC_VERSION={0!r}'.format(localenv['MSVC_VERSION']))
     localenv['tmpl_env_args'] = ', '.join(env_args)
 
-    # If this is a conda build on macOS, we do not want to specify the conda
-    # compilers from the build environment, because those won't be installed
-    # on the user's system.
-    if env['OS'] == 'Darwin' and os.environ.get('CONDA_BUILD', False):
-        localenv['CXX'] = 'clang++'
-        localenv['CC'] = 'clang'
+    if localenv["conda_build"]:
+        # We do not want to specify the conda compilers from the build environment,
+        # because those won't be installed on the user's system.
+        if localenv["OS"] == "Darwin":
+            localenv["CXX"] = "clang++"
+            localenv["CC"] = "clang"
+        elif env["OS"] == "Windows":
+            # compilation needs the Visual Studio Command Prompt
+            # TODO: verify
+            localenv["CXX"] = ""
+            localenv["CC"] = ""
+        else:
+            localenv["CXX"] = "g++"
+            localenv["CC"] = "gcc"
 
     sconstruct = localenv.SubstFile(pjoin(subdir, 'SConstruct'), 'SConstruct.in')
     install(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'cxx', subdir), sconstruct)
@@ -106,7 +133,7 @@ set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS})
 
     ## Generate Makefiles to be installed
     mak_path = pjoin(localenv['ct_incroot'], 'cantera', 'Cantera.mak')
-    localenv['mak_compiler_flags'] = ' '.join(ccFlags)
+    localenv["mak_compiler_flags"] = " ".join(cc_flags)
     if ' ' in mak_path:
         # There is no reasonable way to handle spaces in Makefile 'include'
         # statement, so we fall back to using the relative path instead
diff --git a/samples/f77/Makefile.in b/samples/f77/Makefile.in
index 8e53770f670..3f2f4b4593f 100644
--- a/samples/f77/Makefile.in
+++ b/samples/f77/Makefile.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ OBJS=isentropic.o demo_ftnlib.o
 all: isentropic
 
 isentropic: $(OBJS)
-	$(F77) $(LDFLAGS) -o isentropic $(OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(F77) $(LDFLAGS) -o isentropic $(OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -Wl,-rpath=$(CANTERA_LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/samples/f77/SConscript b/samples/f77/SConscript
index 541dedfb7c0..0cde60d36a6 100644
--- a/samples/f77/SConscript
+++ b/samples/f77/SConscript
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ for program_name, fortran_sources in samples:
                 LINK='$FORTRAN_LINK')
 
 # Generate SConstruct file to be installed
-incdirs = (localenv['ct_incroot'], localenv['sundials_include'],
-           localenv['boost_inc_dir']) + tuple(localenv['extra_inc_dirs'])
+incdirs = [localenv["ct_incroot"]]
+libdirs = [localenv["ct_libdir"]]
+if not localenv["conda_build"]:
+    incdirs.extend([localenv["sundials_include"], localenv["boost_inc_dir"]])
+    incdirs.extend(localenv["extra_inc_dirs"])
+    libdirs.extend([localenv["sundials_libdir"], localenv["blas_lapack_dir"]])
+    libdirs.extend(localenv["extra_lib_dirs"])
+
 libs = ['cantera_fortran'] + localenv['cantera_libs'] + env['cxx_stdlib']
-libdirs = ((localenv['ct_libdir'], localenv['sundials_libdir'],
-            localenv['blas_lapack_dir']) + tuple(localenv['extra_lib_dirs']))
 linkflags = ('-g', localenv['thread_flags'])
 
 mak_path = pjoin(localenv['ct_incroot'], 'cantera', 'Cantera.mak')
@@ -43,6 +47,19 @@ localenv['tmpl_cantera_libdirs'] = repr([x for x in libdirs if x])
 localenv['tmpl_cantera_linkflags'] = repr([x for x in linkflags if x])
 localenv['tmpl_cantera_frameworks'] = repr(localenv['FRAMEWORKS'])
 
+if localenv["conda_build"]:
+    # We do not want to specify the conda compilers from the build environment,
+    # because those won't be installed on the user's system.
+    if localenv["OS"] == "Darwin":
+        localenv["CC"] = "clang"
+    elif env["OS"] == "Windows":
+        # compilation needs the Visual Studio Command Prompt
+        # TODO: verify
+        localenv["CC"] = ""
+    else:
+        localenv["F77"] = "gfortran"
+        localenv["CC"] = "gcc"
+
 sconstruct = localenv.SubstFile('SConstruct', 'SConstruct.in')
 
 # Generate Makefile to be installed
diff --git a/samples/f90/Makefile.in b/samples/f90/Makefile.in
index 8f15129979a..7a44759bf96 100644
--- a/samples/f90/Makefile.in
+++ b/samples/f90/Makefile.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ OBJS=$(subst .f90,.o,$(SRCS))
 all: @make_target@
 
 @make_target@: $(OBJS)
-	$(F90) $(LDFLAGS) -o @make_target@ $(OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(F90) $(LDFLAGS) -o @make_target@ $(OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -Wl,-rpath=$(CANTERA_LIBS)
 
 %.o : %.f90
 	$(F90) -c $< @FORTRANMODDIRPREFIX@$(F90MODDIR) $(F90FLAGS)
diff --git a/samples/f90/SConscript b/samples/f90/SConscript
index 21a8bb80849..068d965908f 100644
--- a/samples/f90/SConscript
+++ b/samples/f90/SConscript
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ for programName, sources in samples:
                 LINK='$FORTRAN_LINK')
 
     # Generate SConstruct files to be installed
-    incdirs = [pjoin(localenv['ct_incroot'], 'cantera')] + localenv['extra_inc_dirs']
+    incdirs = [pjoin(localenv["ct_incroot"], "cantera")] # path to fortran .mod
+    libdirs = [localenv["ct_libdir"]]
+    if not localenv["conda_build"]:
+        incdirs.extend([localenv["sundials_include"], localenv["boost_inc_dir"]])
+        incdirs.extend(localenv["extra_inc_dirs"])
+        libdirs.extend([localenv["sundials_libdir"], localenv["blas_lapack_dir"]])
+        libdirs.extend(localenv["extra_lib_dirs"])
+
     libs = ['cantera_fortran'] + localenv['cantera_libs'] + env['cxx_stdlib']
-    libdirs = ((localenv['ct_libdir'], localenv['sundials_libdir'],
-                localenv['blas_lapack_dir']) + tuple(localenv['extra_lib_dirs']))
     linkflags = ('-g', localenv['thread_flags'])
 
     mak_path = pjoin(localenv['ct_incroot'], 'cantera', 'Cantera.mak')