      SUBROUTINE lnsrch(n,xold,fold,g,p,x,f,stpmax,check,func)
      INTEGER n
      LOGICAL check
      REAL f,fold,stpmax,g(n),p(n),x(n),xold(n),func,ALF,TOLX
      PARAMETER (ALF=1.e-4,TOLX=1.e-7)
      EXTERNAL func
CU    USES func
      INTEGER i
      REAL a,alam,alam2,alamin,b,disc,f2,fold2,rhs1,rhs2,slope,sum,temp,
     *test,tmplam
      check=.false.
      sum=0.
      do 11 i=1,n
        sum=sum+p(i)*p(i)
11    continue
      sum=sqrt(sum)
      if(sum.gt.stpmax)then
        do 12 i=1,n
          p(i)=p(i)*stpmax/sum
12      continue
      endif
      slope=0.
      do 13 i=1,n
        slope=slope+g(i)*p(i)
13    continue
      test=0.
      do 14 i=1,n
        temp=abs(p(i))/max(abs(xold(i)),1.)
        if(temp.gt.test)test=temp
14    continue
      alamin=TOLX/test
      alam=1.
1     continue
        do 15 i=1,n
          x(i)=xold(i)+alam*p(i)
15      continue
        f=func(x)
        if(alam.lt.alamin)then
          do 16 i=1,n
            x(i)=xold(i)
16        continue
          check=.true.
          return
        else if(f.le.fold+ALF*alam*slope)then
          return
        else
          if(alam.eq.1.)then
            tmplam=-slope/(2.*(f-fold-slope))
          else
            rhs1=f-fold-alam*slope
            rhs2=f2-fold2-alam2*slope
            a=(rhs1/alam**2-rhs2/alam2**2)/(alam-alam2)
            b=(-alam2*rhs1/alam**2+alam*rhs2/alam2**2)/(alam-alam2)
            if(a.eq.0.)then
              tmplam=-slope/(2.*b)
            else
              disc=b*b-3.*a*slope
              if(disc.lt.0.) pause 'roundoff problem in lnsrch'
              tmplam=(-b+sqrt(disc))/(3.*a)
            endif
            if(tmplam.gt..5*alam)tmplam=.5*alam
          endif
        endif
        alam2=alam
        f2=f
        fold2=fold
        alam=max(tmplam,.1*alam)
      goto 1
      END
