--- trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/OOPSEMinimizer.cpp	2004/06/04 19:30:05	1248
+++ trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/OOPSEMinimizer.cpp	2004/06/04 21:00:20	1250
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ int OOPSEMinimizer::doLineSearch(vector<double>& direc
   lsTol = paramSet->getLineSearchTol();
         
   //calculate the derivative at a = 0 
+  slopeA = 0;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < ndim; i++)
     slopeA += curG[i]*direction[i];