diff --git a/graphic/openexr/gcc43-add-string-header.patch b/graphic/openexr/gcc43-add-string-header.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d5de027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphic/openexr/gcc43-add-string-header.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../openexr/gcc43-add-string-header.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+--- openexr-1.6.1/exrenvmap/main.cpp.orig	2010-07-23 13:49:22.256507913 +0200
++++ openexr-1.6.1/exrenvmap/main.cpp	2010-07-23 13:50:13.948007519 +0200
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
+ #include <iostream>
+ #include <exception>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ 
+ using namespace Imf;
+ using namespace std;
+--- openexr-1.6.1/exrmaketiled/main.cpp.orig	2010-07-23 13:49:44.216007533 +0200
++++ openexr-1.6.1/exrmaketiled/main.cpp	2010-07-23 13:50:59.152007675 +0200
+@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
+ #include <exception>
+ #include <string>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ 
+ using namespace Imf;
+ using namespace std;