diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/include/importPhase.h b/Cantera/cxx/include/importPhase.h
index 89bc01b3c..94e86f4be 100644
--- a/Cantera/cxx/include/importPhase.h
+++ b/Cantera/cxx/include/importPhase.h
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 #include "kernel/ThermoPhase.h"
 #include "kernel/ThermoFactory.h"
 
+/*
+ * The Definitions for these functions are all located in 
+ * libctxx.a
+ */
 namespace Cantera {
+   ThermoPhase* importPhase(std::string infile, std::string id="");
 
-    ThermoPhase* importPhase(std::string infile, std::string id="") {
-        ThermoPhase* p = newPhase(infile, id);
-        return p;
-    }
+   std::string report(const ThermoPhase& th, bool show_thermo);
+   std::string formatCompList(const Phase& mix, int xyc);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/src/Makefile.in b/Cantera/cxx/src/Makefile.in
index b9440d8ac..5efa87258 100644
--- a/Cantera/cxx/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/cxx/src/Makefile.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SUFFIXES= .cpp .d .o
 PIC_FLAG=@PIC@
 CXX_FLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ $(CXX_OPT) $(PIC_FLAG)
 
-OBJS = cxxutils.o 
+OBJS = cxxutils.o importPhase.o
 
 DEPENDS = $(OBJS:.o=.d)
 
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/src/cxxutils.cpp b/Cantera/cxx/src/cxxutils.cpp
index 24fae7a45..70eb60ecd 100644
--- a/Cantera/cxx/src/cxxutils.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/cxx/src/cxxutils.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
     /**
      * Format a summary of the mixture state for output.
      */           
-    string report(const ThermoPhase& th, bool show_thermo) {
+    std::string report(const ThermoPhase& th, bool show_thermo) {
 
         try {
         char p[200];
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ namespace Cantera {
         return s;
         }
         catch (CanteraError) {
-            return string("<error>");
+            return std::string("<error>");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Format a composition list for output.
      */           
-    string formatCompList(const Phase& mix, int xyc) {
+    std::string formatCompList(const Phase& mix, int xyc) {
 
         const doublereal Threshold = 1.e-20;
 
         char p[200];
-        string s = "";
+        std::string s = "";
         int kk = mix.nSpecies();
         array_fp zz(kk);
         switch (xyc) {