2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/CHANGES b/cpp/CHANGES
index ee871c01bd3..2f8411c9f38 100644
--- a/cpp/CHANGES
+++ b/cpp/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes since version 1.0.1
+---------------------------
+
+- Compatibility fixes for GCC 2.96.
+
 Changes since version 1.0.0
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/Glacier/StarterI.cpp b/cpp/src/Glacier/StarterI.cpp
index 96542c6dd94..556cfec308e 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Glacier/StarterI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Glacier/StarterI.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 #include <Glacier/StarterI.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+//
+// crypt.h is necessary on older Linux distributions
+//
+#ifdef __linux__
+#   include <crypt.h>
+#endif
+
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Ice;
 using namespace Glacier;