diff --git a/devel/kdevelop/files/patch-vcs_clearcase-clearcasemanipulator.cpp b/devel/kdevelop/files/patch-vcs_clearcase-clearcasemanipulator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c55a9b87834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/kdevelop/files/patch-vcs_clearcase-clearcasemanipulator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- vcs/clearcase/clearcasemanipulator.cpp.orig	Tue Mar  4 17:09:11 2008
++++ vcs/clearcase/clearcasemanipulator.cpp	Tue Mar  4 17:09:35 2008
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+ #include <libgen.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+ 
+-#if defined(Q_OS_MACX) || defined(MACOSX) || defined(Q_OS_SOLARIS)
++#if defined(Q_OS_MACX) || defined(MACOSX) || defined(Q_OS_SOLARIS) || defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD)
+ //this function is taken from GNU libc
+ //it does not exist on macos
+ int getline(char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream)