I can't figure out what is right with my compiler.

[wtf]

Edit:
Well I think I got it solved for now...
But I liked the title so I'm going to pretty much post an empty threat.

[taylorc8]

I don't think it's very common for the compiler to be at fault, it probably operates as intended--though it may not follow the C++ standard perfectly.

But, I/others would gladly share some useful knowledge for using it. I like Visual Studio 2010, myself. There are some things it's easiest for a knowledgeable person to share with you rather than you figure it out yourself, that's why these forums exist. So, what's your compiler of choice?

=)

[wtf]

I would love to use & learn visual studio, but alas I don't have the requisite privelidges to install at the library. I use codeblocks with mingw32 as default as it lets me install without administrator access. The only thing the installer warns about is something like: "Could not create shortcuts for all users. Probably missing administrator rights?" with a single button for 'Continue...' so I guess its not all that bad. I guess the main problem is me not understanding each technical nit-picky detail, and also not approaching the debugging process in a very productive manner. For instance I may think I have a concept down, and then spend hours debugging every minute detail of irrelevant code in hopes that "this might be the one"... lol then when I finally find the problem, its usually simple, but I overlooked.