2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/raw_convert.cc b/src/lib/raw_convert.cc
index 93807ded2..bbfd4375d 100644
--- a/src/lib/raw_convert.cc
+++ b/src/lib/raw_convert.cc
@@ -35,3 +35,10 @@ raw_convert<string, char const *> (char const * v, int)
 {
 	return v;
 }
+
+template <>
+string
+raw_convert<string, char*> (char * v, int)
+{
+	return v;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/raw_convert.h b/src/lib/raw_convert.h
index 623b1c525..46b7d0dff 100644
--- a/src/lib/raw_convert.h
+++ b/src/lib/raw_convert.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ raw_convert<std::string, char const *> (char const * v, int);
 
 template <>
 std::string
+raw_convert<std::string, char*> (char* v, int);
+
+template <>
+std::string
 raw_convert<std::string, std::string> (std::string v, int);
 
 #endif