Problem (and possible fix) with gcc 4.0.2

If the line: std::string stdtext; is changed to std::string

    > stdtest = "";

    > then it seems to work fine.

Hmm, that's surprising. Does the standard define what the default
initialization value for std::string should be. Me thinks it would be
""; In any case, I made the change. Can't hurt.

Thanks,
JDH