diff --git a/src/common/filefn.cpp b/src/common/filefn.cpp
index 52af1f7b4c..64391f01e3 100644
--- a/src/common/filefn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/filefn.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@
 #include <dir.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/setup.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_FNMATCH_H
+#include   "fnmatch.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 #include "windows.h"
 #endif
@@ -1393,6 +1398,17 @@ bool wxIsWild( const wxString& pattern )
 };
 
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FNMATCH_H
+{
+   // dot_special: what is it supposed to do?
+   return fnmatch(pat.c_str(), text.c_str(), FNM_PERIOD) == 0;
+}
+#else
+
+#pragma error Broken implementation of wxMatchWild() -- needs fixing!
+   /*
+    * WARNING: this code is broken!
+    */
 bool wxMatchWild( const wxString& pat, const wxString& text, bool dot_special )
 {
   wxString tmp1 = pat;
@@ -1527,4 +1543,5 @@ bool wxMatchWild( const wxString& pat, const wxString& text, bool dot_special )
 	pattern++;
     return ((*str == '\0') && (*pattern == '\0'));
 };
+#endif
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/utilsgtk.cpp b/src/gtk/utilsgtk.cpp
index 4a6dbc728d..0199458470 100644
--- a/src/gtk/utilsgtk.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/utilsgtk.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Purpose:
 // Author:      Robert Roebling
 // Created:     01/02/97
-// Id:
+// Id:          $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 Robert Roebling, Julian Smart and Markus Holzem
 // Licence:   	wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+
 #ifdef __SVR4__
 #include <sys/systeminfo.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gtk1/utilsgtk.cpp b/src/gtk1/utilsgtk.cpp
index 4a6dbc728d..0199458470 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/utilsgtk.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/utilsgtk.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Purpose:
 // Author:      Robert Roebling
 // Created:     01/02/97
-// Id:
+// Id:          $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 Robert Roebling, Julian Smart and Markus Holzem
 // Licence:   	wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+
 #ifdef __SVR4__
 #include <sys/systeminfo.h>
 #endif