Language: C++

#include <iostream>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;


int main(){
    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
    cin.tie(0);
    
  int a, b;
  cin >> a >> b;
  
  string s1 = "";
  string s2 = "";
  for(int i=0; i<a; i++) s1.append(b);
  for(int i=0; i<b; i++) s2.append(a);
  
  if(s1<s2) cout << s1;
  else cout << s2;
	return 0;
}

Compiler output:
a.cc: In function 'int main()':
a.cc:15:35: error: no matching function for call to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::append(int&)'
   15 |   for(int i=0; i<a; i++) s1.append(b);
      |                          ~~~~~~~~~^~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/string:54,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/locale_classes.h:40,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/ios_base.h:41,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/ios:44,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/ostream:40,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/iostream:41,
                 from a.cc:1:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1480:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _CharT*) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]' (near match)
 1480 |       append(const _CharT* __s)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1480:7: note:   conversion of argument 1 would be ill-formed:
a.cc:15:36: error: invalid conversion from 'int' to 'const char*' [-fpermissive]
   15 |   for(int i=0; i<a; i++) s1.append(b);
      |                                    ^
      |                                    |
      |                                    int
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1529:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _InputIterator, class> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(_InputIterator, _InputIterator) [with <template-parameter-2-2> = _InputIterator; _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1529 |         append(_InputIterator __first, _InputIterator __last)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1529:9: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1541:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _Tp&) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1541 |         append(const _Tp& __svt)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1541:9: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/move.h:37,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/exception_ptr.h:41,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/exception:166,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/ios:41:
/usr/include/c++/14/type_traits: In substitution of 'template<bool _Cond, class _Tp> using std::enable_if_t = typename std::enable_if::type [with bool _Cond = false; _Tp = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>&]':
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:149:8:   required by substitution of 'template<class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Alloc> template<class _Tp, class _Res> using std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv = std::enable_if_t<((bool)std::__and_<std::is_convertible<const _Tp&, std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits> >, std::__not_<std::is_convertible<const _Tp*, const std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>*> >, std::__not_<std::is_convertible<const _Tp&, const _CharT*> > >::value), _Res> [with _Tp = int; _Res = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>&; _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
  149 |         using _If_sv = enable_if_t<
      |               ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1541:9:   required by substitution of 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::append(const _Tp&) [with _Tp = int]'
 1541 |         append(const _Tp& __svt)
      |         ^~~~~~
a.cc:15:35:   required from here
   15 |   for(int i=0; i<a; i++) s1.append(b);
      |                          ~~~~~~~~~^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/type_traits:2711:11: error: no type named 'type' in 'struct std::enable_if<false, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>&>'
 2711 |     using enable_if_t = typename enable_if<_Cond, _Tp>::type;
      |           ^~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1557:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _Tp&, size_type, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1557 |         append(const _Tp& __svt, size_type __pos, size_type __n = npos)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1557:9: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1435:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1435 |       append(const basic_string& __str)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1435:34: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'int' to 'const std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>&'
 1435 |       append(const basic_string& __str)
      |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1453:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&, size_type, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 1453 |       append(const basic_string& __str, size_type __pos, size_type __n = npos)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1453:7: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1466:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _CharT*, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 1466 |       append(const _CharT* __s, size_type __n)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1466:7: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1498:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(size_type, _CharT) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 1498 |       append(size_type __n, _CharT __c)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1498:7: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1509:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(std::initializer_list<_Tp>) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1509 |       append(initializer_list<_CharT> __l)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1509:39: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'int' to 'std::initializer_list<char>'
 1509 |       append(initializer_list<_CharT> __l)
      |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~
a.cc:16:35: error: no matching function for call to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::append(int&)'
   16 |   for(int i=0; i<b; i++) s2.append(a);
      |                          ~~~~~~~~~^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1480:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _CharT*) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]' (near match)
 1480 |       append(const _CharT* __s)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1480:7: note:   conversion of argument 1 would be ill-formed:
a.cc:16:36: error: invalid conversion from 'int' to 'const char*' [-fpermissive]
   16 |   for(int i=0; i<b; i++) s2.append(a);
      |                                    ^
      |                                    |
      |                                    int
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1529:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _InputIterator, class> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(_InputIterator, _InputIterator) [with <template-parameter-2-2> = _InputIterator; _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1529 |         append(_InputIterator __first, _InputIterator __last)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1529:9: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1541:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _Tp&) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1541 |         append(const _Tp& __svt)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1541:9: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1557:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::append(const _Tp&, size_type, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1557 |         append(const _Tp& __svt, size_type __pos, size_type __n = npos)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1557:9: note:   ca