diff --git a/IO/Reader.cpp b/IO/Reader.cpp
index b7450d09..d6144a87 100644
--- a/IO/Reader.cpp
+++ b/IO/Reader.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 
 
+// Inline function to read line without a return argument
+static inline void fgetl( char * str, int num, FILE * stream )
+{
+    char* ptr = fgets( str, num, stream );
+    if ( 0 ) {char *temp = (char *)&ptr; temp++;}
+}
+
+
 // List the timesteps in the given directors (dumps.LBPM)
 std::vector<std::string> IO::readTimesteps( const std::string& filename )
 {
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ shared_ptr<IO::Mesh> IO::getMesh( const std::string& path, const std::string& ti
         FILE *fid = fopen(filename.c_str(),"rb");
         fseek(fid,database.offset,SEEK_SET);
         char line[1000];
-        std::fgets(line,1000,fid);
+        fgetl(line,1000,fid);
         size_t i1 = find(line,':');
         size_t i2 = find(&line[i1+1],':')+i1+1;
         size_t bytes = atol(&line[i2+1]);
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ shared_ptr<IO::Variable> IO::getVariable( const std::string& path, const std::st
     FILE *fid = fopen(filename.c_str(),"rb");
     fseek(fid,database.offset,SEEK_SET);
     char line[1000];
-    std::fgets(line,1000,fid);
+    fgetl(line,1000,fid);
     size_t i1 = find(line,':');
     size_t i2 = find(&line[i1+1],':')+i1+1;
     std::vector<std::string> values = splitList(&line[i2+1],',');
diff --git a/common/Domain.h b/common/Domain.h
index 17818a6f..07925c66 100755
--- a/common/Domain.h
+++ b/common/Domain.h
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ private:
 	}
 };
 
+// Inline function to read line without a return argument
+static inline void fgetl( char * str, int num, FILE * stream )
+{
+    char* ptr = fgets( str, num, stream );
+    if ( 0 ) {char *temp = (char *)&ptr; temp++;}
+}
+
 Domain::~Domain(){
 	delete sendData_x;
 	delete sendData_y;
@@ -775,11 +782,11 @@ inline void ReadSpherePacking(int nspheres, double *List_cx, double *List_cy, do
 	INSIST(fid!=NULL,"Error opening pack.out");
 	//.........Trash the header lines..........
 	char * line = new char[100];
-	fgets(line, 100, fid);
-	fgets(line, 100, fid);
-	fgets(line, 100, fid);
-	fgets(line, 100, fid);
-	fgets(line, 100, fid);
+	fgetl(line, 100, fid);
+	fgetl(line, 100, fid);
+	fgetl(line, 100, fid);
+	fgetl(line, 100, fid);
+	fgetl(line, 100, fid);
 	//........read the spheres..................
     // We will read until a blank like or end-of-file is reached
 	int count = 0;
diff --git a/common/Utilities.cpp b/common/Utilities.cpp
index 491c8283..0075986a 100644
--- a/common/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/common/Utilities.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@
     #include <execinfo.h>
     #include <dlfcn.h>
     #include <mach/mach.h>
+    #include <unistd.h>
 #elif defined(__linux) || defined(__unix) || defined(__posix)
     #define USE_LINUX
     #include <sys/time.h>
     #include <execinfo.h>
     #include <dlfcn.h>
     #include <malloc.h>
+    #include <unistd.h>
 #else
     #error Unknown OS
 #endif