Language: C++

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

int main() {
    int H=0, W=0;
    cin >> H >> W;
    vector<vector<char>> pic(H, vector<char>(W, 'e'));
    for(int i=0; i<H; i++){
        for(int j=0; j<W; j++){
            cin >> pic.at(i).at(j);
        }
    }

    //compress hight
    if(W == 1){
        for(int i=0; i<H; i++){
            if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
                cout << '#';
            }
        }
        cout << endl;
        return 0;
    }
    for(int i=0; i<pic.size(); i++){
        int check = 0;
        for(int j=1; j<W; j++){
            if(pic.at(i).at(0) == '.' && pic.at(i).at(0) == pic.at(i).at(j))
                check++;
        }
        if(check == W-1){
            for(int k=i; k<pic.size()-1; k++){
                swap(pic.at(k), pic.at(k+1));
            }
            pic.pop_back();
            i--;
        }
    }

/*    //output
    cout << endl;
    for(int i=0; i<pic.size(); i++){
        for(int j=0; j<pic.at(0).size(); j++){
            cout << pic.at(i).at(j);
        }
        cout << endl;
    }*/

    //compress width
    if(pic.size() == 1){
        for(int j=0; j<W; j++){
            if(pic.at(0).at(j) == '#')
                cout << '#';
        }
        cout << endl;
    }else{
        for(int j=0; j<pic.at(0).size(); j++){
            int check = 0;
            for(int i=1; i<pic.size(); i++){
                if(pic.at(0).at(j) == '.' && pic.at(0).at(j) == pic.at(i).at(j))
                    check++;
            }
            if(check == pic.size()-1){
                int wi = pic.at(0).size();
                for(int i=0; i<pic.size(); i++){
                    for(int k=j; k<wi-1; k++){
                        swap(pic.at(i).at(k), pic.at(i).at(k+1));
                    }
                    pic.at(i).pop_back();
                }
                j--;
            }
        }

    //output
    cout << endl;
    for(int i=0; i<pic.size(); i++){
        for(int j=0; j<pic.at(0).size(); j++){
            cout << pic.at(i).at(j);
        }
        cout << endl;
    }
    }
}

Compiler output:
a.cc: In function 'int main()':
a.cc:17:26: error: no match for 'operator==' (operand types are '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} and 'char')
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                ~~~~~~~~~ ^~ ~~~
      |                      |      |
      |                      |      char
      |                      __gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type {aka std::vector<char>}
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/regex:68,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:181,
                 from a.cc:1:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1103:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _BiIter> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1103 |     operator==(const sub_match<_BiIter>& __lhs, const sub_match<_BiIter>& __rhs)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1103:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1199:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter, class _Ch_traits, class _Ch_alloc> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(__sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>&, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1199 |     operator==(const __sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1199:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'std::__cxx11::__sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1274:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter, class _Ch_traits, class _Ch_alloc> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, __sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>&)'
 1274 |     operator==(const sub_match<_Bi_iter>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1274:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1366:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type*, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1366 |     operator==(typename iterator_traits<_Bi_iter>::value_type const* __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1366:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   mismatched types 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>' and 'char'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1441:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type*)'
 1441 |     operator==(const sub_match<_Bi_iter>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1441:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1534:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type&, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1534 |     operator==(typename iterator_traits<_Bi_iter>::value_type const& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1534:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   mismatched types 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>' and 'char'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1613:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type&)'
 1613 |     operator==(const sub_match<_Bi_iter>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1613:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:2186:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter, class _Alloc> bool std::__cxx11::operator==(const match_results<_BiIter, _Alloc>&, const match_results<_BiIter, _Alloc>&)'
 2186 |     operator==(const match_results<_Bi_iter, _Alloc>& __m1,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:2186:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::match_results<_BiIter, _Alloc>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:64,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/algorithm:60,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:51:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_pair.h:1033:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _T1, class _T2> constexpr bool std::operator==(const pair<_T1, _T2>&, const pair<_T1, _T2>&)'
 1033 |     operator==(const pair<_T1, _T2>& __x, const pair<_T1, _T2>& __y)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_pair.h:1033:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::pair<_T1, _T2>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:67:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:441:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Iterator> constexpr bool std::operator==(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&, const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&)'
  441 |     operator==(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:441:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:486:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> constexpr bool std::operator==(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&, const reverse_iterator<_IteratorR>&)'
  486 |     operator==(const reverse_iterator<_IteratorL>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:486:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1667:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> constexpr bool std::operator==(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&, const move_iterator<_IteratorR>&)'
 1667 |     operator==(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1667:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::move_iterator<_IteratorL>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1737:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Iterator> constexpr bool std::operator==(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&, const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&)'
 1737 |     operator==(const move_iterator<_Iterator>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1737:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<char> >, std::vector<char> >::value_type' {aka 'std::vector<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::move_iterator<_IteratorL>'
   17 |             if(pic.at(i) == '#'){
      |                             ^~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/char_traits.h:42,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/string:42,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bitset:52,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:52:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/postypes.h:192:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _StateT> bool std::operator==(const fpos<_StateT>&, const fpos<_StateT>&)'
  192 |     operator==(const fpos<_StateT>& __lhs, const fpos<_StateT>& __rhs)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/postypes.h:192:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:17:29: note:   '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<std::vector<cha