#include "math.h"
  #include "stdio.h"
  int chol(a,n,det)
  int n;
  double a[],*det;
  { int i,j,k,u,v,l;
    double d;
    if ((a[0]+1.0==1.0)||(a[0]<0.0))
      { printf("fail\n"); return(-2);}
    a[0]=sqrt(a[0]);
    d=a[0];
    for (i=1; i<=n-1; i++)
      { u=i*n; a[u]=a[u]/a[0];}
    for (j=1; j<=n-1; j++)
      { l=j*n+j;
        for (k=0; k<=j-1; k++)
          { u=j*n+k; a[l]=a[l]-a[u]*a[u];}
        if ((a[l]+1.0==1.0)||(a[l]<0.0))
          { printf("fail\n"); return(-2);}
        a[l]=sqrt(a[l]);
        d=d*a[l];
        for (i=j+1; i<=n-1; i++)
          { u=i*n+j;
            for (k=0; k<=j-1; k++)
              a[u]=a[u]-a[i*n+k]*a[j*n+k];
            a[u]=a[u]/a[l];
          }
      }
    *det=d*d;
    for (i=0; i<=n-2; i++)
    for (j=i+1; j<=n-1; j++)
      a[i*n+j]=0.0;
    return(2);
  }