diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f8058b7fd..2b47a88a2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 * Processed pull requests #444-683 from nov14 to sep16:
-  #693: Reactivated ctest in simplified form
-  #444 rejected (won't compile)
-  #446 rejected (won't compile)
-  #493 rejected (not clear this is the right way to deal with illegal Unicode)
-
+  #693 reactivate ctest in simplified form
+  #555 fix windows path issue
+* Rejected the following old pull requests:
+  #444 won't compile
+  #446 won't compile
+  #493 not clear this is the right way to deal with illegal Unicode
 
 v0.14.6
 2015.07.22
diff --git a/src/util/path.cc b/src/util/path.cc
index 5abc7a590..0bf16609f 100644
--- a/src/util/path.cc
+++ b/src/util/path.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <cstring>
-
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include "path.h"
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
@@ -114,12 +114,18 @@ bool is_truetype_suffix(const string & suffix)
 
 string get_filename (const string & path)
 {
+   char* s= basename(strdup(path.c_str()));
+   std::string str(s);
+   return str;
+    
+    /*
     size_t idx = path.rfind('/');
     if(idx == string::npos)
         return path;
     else if (idx == path.size() - 1)
         return "";
     return path.substr(idx + 1);
+    */
 }
 
 string get_suffix(const string & path)