--- trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/OOPSEMinimizer.cpp	2004/04/12 20:32:20	1097
+++ trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/OOPSEMinimizer.cpp	2004/05/01 18:52:38	1144
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ OOPSEMinimizer::OOPSEMinimizer( SimInfo *theInfo, Forc
 OOPSEMinimizer::OOPSEMinimizer( SimInfo *theInfo, ForceFields* the_ff ,
                                               MinimizerParameterSet * param)
                      :RealIntegrator(theInfo, the_ff), bVerbose(false), bShake(true){
+  dumpOut = NULL;
+  statOut = NULL;
 
   tStats = new Thermo(info);
-  dumpOut = new DumpWriter(info);
-  statOut = new StatWriter(info);
+
   
   paramSet = param;
 
@@ -21,8 +22,10 @@ OOPSEMinimizer::~OOPSEMinimizer(){
 
 OOPSEMinimizer::~OOPSEMinimizer(){
   delete tStats;
-  delete dumpOut;
-  delete statOut;
+  if(dumpOut)
+    delete dumpOut;
+  if(statOut)
+    delete statOut;
   delete paramSet;
 }
 
@@ -483,7 +486,7 @@ void OOPSEMinimizer::printMinimizerInfo(){
 
 /**
  * In thoery, we need to find the minimum along the search direction
- * However, function evaluation is too expensive. I
+ * However, function evaluation is too expensive. 
  * At the very begining of the problem, we check the search direction and make sure
  * it is a descent direction
  * we will compare the energy of two end points,
@@ -692,6 +695,9 @@ void OOPSEMinimizer::minimize(){
   
   if (bVerbose)
     printMinimizerInfo();
+
+  dumpOut = new DumpWriter(info);
+  statOut = new StatWriter(info);
   
   init();