2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc b/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
index 73ccbfbbbf..cdb574fc01 100644
--- a/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ Path::Path(const std::string& p)
 Path::Path(const char *StrStart, unsigned StrLen)
   : path(StrStart, StrLen) {}
 
+Path&
+Path::operator=(const std::string &that) {
+  path = that;
+  return *this;
+}
+
 bool 
 Path::isValid() const {
   // Check some obvious things
diff --git a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
index bb1252cfdd..ff96e33dfa 100644
--- a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ Path::Path(const char *StrStart, unsigned StrLen)
   FlipBackSlashes(path);
 }
 
+Path&
+Path::operator=(const std::string &that) {
+  path = that;
+  FlipBackSlashes(path);
+  return *this;
+}
+
 bool
 Path::isValid() const {
   if (path.empty())