@@ -2385,6 +2385,11 @@ namespace simplecpp {
 namespace simplecpp {
 
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
+    static bool startsWith(const std::string &s, const std::string &p)
+    {
+        return (s.size() >= p.size()) && std::equal(p.begin(), p.end(), s.begin());
+    }
+
     std::string convertCygwinToWindowsPath(const std::string &cygwinPath)
     {
         std::string windowsPath;