I can check for spaces but that wouldn't explain why the binary distribution exe works fine but the one I compile doesn't.
..and yes, I'm absolutely positive I'm compiling the right source. I've downloaded it 4 times on 4 different machines, its the 0.3.1.1 source at this link:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e...1.1-source.zip
Also, here's someone else with the same problem:
http://www.eqemu.net/forums/showthre...;threadid=1830