diff --git a/fteqtv/bsd_string.h b/fteqtv/bsd_string.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9eeae2396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fteqtv/bsd_string.h
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+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+size_t strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz);
+