int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
	char   *sFileName,		// This is the name of the file to pass to gcc/g++
	       *sFileExt,		//   and its file extension
	       *sOutName,		// This is the name of the output file for gcc/g++ (-o)
...

	cout << "Makefile name: ";
	cout << "DEBUG:: Breakpoint 1" << endl;
	scanf("%s", &sOutName);				// THIS IS [EDIT] NOT [\EDIT] WHERE THE SEGMENTATION FAULT IS
	cout << "DEBUG:: Breakpoint 2" << endl;
	sOutName = substr(sOutName, 0, (strchr(sOutName, '.')-sOutName));	// strip all extensions // THIS IS WHERE THE SEG. FAULT IS

  59:           cout << "Makefile name: ";
  60:           cout << "DEBUG:: Breakpoint 1" << endl;
  61:           //scanf("%s", &sOutName);
  62:           fgets( sOutName, sizeof( sOutName ), stdin );
  63:           cout << "DEBUG:: Breakpoint 2" << endl;
  64:           sOutName = substr(sOutName, 0, (strchr(sOutName, '.')-sOutName));       // strip all extensions