Language: C++

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

int main() {
  int N; string S; cin >> N >> S;
  int a = 0;
  for( int i = 0; i < N; i++ ) {
    if( S.at(i) == '.' ) 
      a++;
    if( a >  S.size() / 2 )
      a = S - a;
  }
  
  for( int i = 0; i < N; i++ ) {
    int b = 0;
    for( int j = 0; j < i; j++ ) {
      if( S.at(i) != '.' )
        b++;
    }
    for( int j = i; j < N; j++ ) {
      if( S.at(i) != '#' )
        b++;
    }
  }
  a = min(a,b);
  cout << a << endl;
}

Compiler output:
a.cc: In function 'int main()':
a.cc:11:13: error: no match for 'operator-' (operand types are 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} and 'int')
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |           ~ ^ ~
      |           |   |
      |           |   int
      |           std::string {aka std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>}
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:67,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/algorithm:60,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:51,
                 from a.cc:1:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:618:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> constexpr decltype ((__y.base() - __x.base())) std::operator-(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&, const reverse_iterator<_IteratorR>&)'
  618 |     operator-(const reverse_iterator<_IteratorL>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:618:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1790:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> constexpr decltype ((__x.base() - __y.base())) std::operator-(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&, const move_iterator<_IteratorR>&)'
 1790 |     operator-(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1790:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::move_iterator<_IteratorL>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/ccomplex:39,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:127:
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:370:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::complex<_Tp> std::operator-(const complex<_Tp>&, const complex<_Tp>&)'
  370 |     operator-(const complex<_Tp>& __x, const complex<_Tp>& __y)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:370:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::complex<_Tp>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:379:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::complex<_Tp> std::operator-(const complex<_Tp>&, const _Tp&)'
  379 |     operator-(const complex<_Tp>& __x, const _Tp& __y)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:379:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::complex<_Tp>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:388:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::complex<_Tp> std::operator-(const _Tp&, const complex<_Tp>&)'
  388 |     operator-(const _Tp& __x, const complex<_Tp>& __y)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:388:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   mismatched types 'const std::complex<_Tp>' and 'int'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:465:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::complex<_Tp> std::operator-(const complex<_Tp>&)'
  465 |     operator-(const complex<_Tp>& __x)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/complex:465:5: note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/valarray:605,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:166:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Dom1, class _Dom2> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_Expr, std::_Expr, _Dom1, _Dom2>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, typename _Dom1::value_type>::result_type> std::operator-(const _Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>&, const _Expr<_Dom2, typename _Dom2::value_type>&)'
  406 |     _DEFINE_EXPR_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, struct std::__minus)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::_Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Dom> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_Expr, std::_Constant, _Dom, typename _Dom::value_type>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, typename _Dom1::value_type>::result_type> std::operator-(const _Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>&, const typename _Dom::value_type&)'
  406 |     _DEFINE_EXPR_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, struct std::__minus)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::_Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Dom> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_Constant, std::_Expr, typename _Dom::value_type, _Dom>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, typename _Dom1::value_type>::result_type> std::operator-(const typename _Dom::value_type&, const _Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>&)'
  406 |     _DEFINE_EXPR_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, struct std::__minus)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   mismatched types 'const std::_Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>' and 'int'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Dom> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_Expr, std::_ValArray, _Dom, typename _Dom::value_type>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, typename _Dom1::value_type>::result_type> std::operator-(const _Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>&, const valarray<typename _Dom::value_type>&)'
  406 |     _DEFINE_EXPR_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, struct std::__minus)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::_Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Dom> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_ValArray, std::_Expr, typename _Dom::value_type, _Dom>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, typename _Dom1::value_type>::result_type> std::operator-(const valarray<typename _Dom::value_type>&, const _Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>&)'
  406 |     _DEFINE_EXPR_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, struct std::__minus)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/valarray_after.h:406:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   mismatched types 'const std::_Expr<_Dom1, typename _Dom1::value_type>' and 'int'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/valarray:1197:1: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_ValArray, std::_ValArray, _Tp, _Tp>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, _Tp>::result_type> std::operator-(const valarray<_Tp>&, const valarray<_Tp>&)'
 1197 | _DEFINE_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, __minus)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/valarray:1197:1: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::valarray<_Tp>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/valarray:1197:1: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_ValArray, std::_Constant, _Tp, _Tp>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, _Tp>::result_type> std::operator-(const valarray<_Tp>&, const typename valarray<_Tp>::value_type&)'
 1197 | _DEFINE_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, __minus)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/valarray:1197:1: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::valarray<_Tp>'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
/usr/include/c++/14/valarray:1197:1: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::_Expr<std::__detail::_BinClos<std::__minus, std::_Constant, std::_ValArray, _Tp, _Tp>, typename std::__fun<std::__minus, _Tp>::result_type> std::operator-(const typename valarray<_Tp>::value_type&, const valarray<_Tp>&)'
 1197 | _DEFINE_BINARY_OPERATOR(-, __minus)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/valarray:1197:1: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:15: note:   mismatched types 'const std::valarray<_Tp>' and 'int'
   11 |       a = S - a;
      |               ^
a.cc:25:13: error: 'b' was not declared in this scope
   25 |   a = min(a,b);
      |             ^