diff --git a/xvaga/incstr.cpp b/xvaga/incstr.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4ce11bd12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xvaga/incstr.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <incstr.h>
+
+istream & eatwhite(istream & i)
+{
+	char c;
+	while (i.get(c))
+	{
+		if (!isspace(c))
+		{
+			i.putback(c);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return i;
+}
diff --git a/xvaga/incstr.h b/xvaga/incstr.h
index 2327f216f..f96f7c15a 100755
--- a/xvaga/incstr.h
+++ b/xvaga/incstr.h
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 #ifndef __INCSTR_H
 #define __INCRSTR_H
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 #ifndef _INC_FSTREAM
 #include <fstream.h>
 #endif
 #include <strstrea.h>
-#else
+
+istream & eatwhite(istream & i) { i.eatwhite(); }
+
+#else // WIN32
 #include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 using namespace std;
-#endif
+
+istream & eatwhite(istream & i);
+#endif //WIN32
+ 
 #endif