diff -ruN bidwatcher-1.3.17/helpers.cpp bidwatcher-1.3.17-patched/helpers.cpp
--- bidwatcher-1.3.17/helpers.cpp	2005-02-17 20:46:49.000000000 -0800
+++ bidwatcher-1.3.17-patched/helpers.cpp	2007-09-10 06:39:09.000000000 -0700
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_SSTREAM
 #  include <sstream>
 #else