Throw the compiler on the the tracks instead. Solved. :-)
Hehe... I do feel better letting off steam here. It's just so frustrating, and the way I'm working is a little like using waldos to work inside a "hot" room. I'm coding on my machine, copying the code, pasting it into VI through an SSH client talking to several computers at school, and then using unix commands to compile the garbage.
Ruthy, what I just said means I'm having a miserable time and everything takes three times longer than it should.