--- a/src/utils/pathut.h
+++ b/src/utils/pathut.h
@@ -16,32 +16,39 @@
  */
 #ifndef _PATHUT_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _PATHUT_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: pathut.h,v 1.8 2006-03-29 11:18:15 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: pathut.h,v 1.9 2006-10-23 15:00:31 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
 
+#ifndef NO_NAMESPACES
+using std::string;
+using std::list;
+#endif
+
 /// Add a / at the end if none there yet.
-extern void path_catslash(std::string &s);
+extern void path_catslash(string &s);
 /// Concatenate 2 paths
-extern std::string path_cat(const std::string &s1, const std::string &s2);
+extern string path_cat(const string &s1, const string &s2);
 /// Get the simple file name (get rid of any directory path prefix
-extern std::string path_getsimple(const std::string &s);
+extern string path_getsimple(const string &s);
 /// Simple file name + optional suffix stripping
-extern std::string path_basename(const std::string &s, const std::string &suff="");
+extern string path_basename(const string &s, const string &suff="");
 /// Get the father directory
-extern std::string path_getfather(const std::string &s);
+extern string path_getfather(const string &s);
 /// Get the current user's home directory
-extern std::string path_home();
+extern string path_home();
 /// Expand ~ at the beginning of string 
-extern std::string path_tildexpand(const std::string &s);
+extern string path_tildexpand(const string &s);
 /// Clean up path by removing duplicated / and resolving ../
-extern std::string path_canon(const std::string &s);
+extern string path_canon(const string &s);
 /// Use glob(3) to return a list of file names matching pattern inside dir
-extern std::list<std::string> path_dirglob(const std::string &dir, 
-					   const std::string pattern);
+extern list<string> path_dirglob(const string &dir, 
+					   const string pattern);
 /// Encode according to rfc 1738
-extern std::string url_encode(const std::string url, 
-			      std::string::size_type offs);
+extern string url_encode(const string url, 
+			      string::size_type offs);
+/// Stat parameter and check if it's a directory
+extern bool path_isdir(const string& path);
 
 #endif /* _PATHUT_H_INCLUDED_ */