diff --git a/tools/gcg/ChangeLog b/tools/gcg/ChangeLog
index 5b52220d8e..099c71a379 100644
--- a/tools/gcg/ChangeLog
+++ b/tools/gcg/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Mon Dec 21 21:56:58 PST 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* fixed up ex for latest glib/gtk+
+
 1998-11-21  Lauri Alanko  <la@iki.fi>
 
 	* Added signal demarshallers. Currently they are generated for
diff --git a/tools/gcg/ex/.cvsignore b/tools/gcg/ex/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36798b86f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/gcg/ex/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+.deps
+ostream_s.c
+ostream_t.h
+ostream.h
+ostream_p.h
+ostream_i.h
+file_ostream_s.c
+file_ostream_t.h
+file_ostream.h
+file_ostream_p.h
+file_ostream_i.h
+foo
+strtest
diff --git a/tools/gcg/ex/Makefile.am b/tools/gcg/ex/Makefile.am
index 748d4a4112..5fffc31275 100644
--- a/tools/gcg/ex/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/gcg/ex/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GEN_CODE = ostream_s.c file_ostream_s.c
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libgcgexample.a
 noinst_PROGRAMS = strtest
 
-CFLAGS = -g -Wall -W -I..
+CFLAGS = -g -Wall -W -I.. @GLIB_CFLAGS@
 
 SUFFIXES = .gc .gh
 
diff --git a/tools/gcg/ex/strtest.c b/tools/gcg/ex/strtest.c
index 48cd2b7d7e..8918bb4bfa 100644
--- a/tools/gcg/ex/strtest.c
+++ b/tools/gcg/ex/strtest.c
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ void close_handler(Ostream* o, gpointer data){
 }
 
 int main(void){
-	Ostream* x = OSTREAM(file_ostream_open("foo"));
+	Ostream* x;
+	gtk_type_init();
+	x = OSTREAM(file_ostream_open("foo"));
 	ostream_connect_putstring(putstring_handler, "foo", x);
 	ostream_connect_close(close_handler, "foo", x);
 	ostream_putstring(x, "Whammo!\n");