diff --git a/Misc/fgstream.hxx b/Misc/fgstream.hxx
index 46cd6e5d..1e79e5b3 100644
--- a/Misc/fgstream.hxx
+++ b/Misc/fgstream.hxx
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include "Include/fg_stl_config.h"
+_FG_USING_NAMESPACE(std);
+
 #include "zfstream.hxx"
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ istream& skipcomment( istream& in );
 #endif /* _FGSTREAM_HXX */
 
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.3  1998/10/13 00:10:06  curt
+// More portability changes to help with windoze compilation problems.
+//
 // Revision 1.2  1998/09/24 15:22:18  curt
 // Additional enhancements.
 //
diff --git a/Misc/strutils.hxx b/Misc/strutils.hxx
index 1dba49e3..7acd7f9b 100644
--- a/Misc/strutils.hxx
+++ b/Misc/strutils.hxx
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
 #define STRUTILS_H
 
 #include <string>
-#include <cstdlib>
+// #include <cstdlib>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "Include/fg_stl_config.h"
+_FG_USING_NAMESPACE(std);
 
 // Default characters to remove.
-const string whitespace = " \n\r\t";
+extern const string whitespace;
 
 // Returns a string with trailing characters removed.
 string trimleft( const string& s, const string& trimmings = whitespace );
@@ -56,6 +60,9 @@ atoi( const string& str )
 #endif // STRUTILS_H
 
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.2  1998/10/13 00:10:07  curt
+// More portability changes to help with windoze compilation problems.
+//
 // Revision 1.1  1998/09/01 19:06:31  curt
 // Initial revision.
 //