diff -Nur commoncpp2-1.8.1/src/applog.cpp commoncpp2-1.8.1.new/src/applog.cpp
--- commoncpp2-1.8.1/src/applog.cpp	2010-11-01 00:11:55.000000000 +0100
+++ commoncpp2-1.8.1.new/src/applog.cpp	2011-08-09 22:01:39.837000079 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
 
 // TODO sc: test if has to move up now that it is into commoncpp
 // NOTE: the order of inclusion is important do not move following include line