From: John D'Errico on
Hafsa <qureshi.hafsa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message <7f89c5e2-c448-44f2-a34e-43d6b980fcc5(a)q16g2000yqq.googlegroups.com>...
> based on LDL' cholesky decomposition of matrix A, I want to solve for
> alpha in A*alpha=phi
> any built-in routine for that?

So if you now have the ldl factors, use backslash to
solve for alpha. No built-in routine necessary.

John