diff --git a/rtl/unix/bunxh.inc b/rtl/unix/bunxh.inc
index d8212ae855..bafd6b3738 100644
--- a/rtl/unix/bunxh.inc
+++ b/rtl/unix/bunxh.inc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Type TGrpArr = Array [0..0] of TGid;		{ C style array workarounds}
     Function  FpLseek	   (fd : cInt; offset : TOff; whence : cInt): TOff;
     Function  FpTime	   (var tloc : TTime): TTime;
     Function  FpFtruncate  (fd : cInt; flength : TOff): cInt;
+    Function  FPSigaction  (sig: cInt; act : pSigActionRec; oact : pSigActionRec): cint; 
 
     Function  FpGetEnv	   (name : pChar): pChar;
     Function  FpGetEnv	   (name : String): pChar;
@@ -106,7 +107,10 @@ Type TGrpArr = Array [0..0] of TGid;		{ C style array workarounds}
 
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.2  2003-01-05 19:11:32  marco
+  Revision 1.3  2003-06-01 16:28:41  marco
+   * Enhancements to make the compiler baseunix using.
+
+  Revision 1.2  2003/01/05 19:11:32  marco
    * small changes originating from introduction of Baseunix to FreeBSD
 
   Revision 1.1  2002/12/18 16:49:02  marco
diff --git a/rtl/unix/bunxovl.inc b/rtl/unix/bunxovl.inc
index 5f5674bc49..bb226721a7 100644
--- a/rtl/unix/bunxovl.inc
+++ b/rtl/unix/bunxovl.inc
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
  **********************************************************************}
 
+{$I textrec.inc}
+{$I filerec.inc}
 
 Function  FpLink (existing : AnsiString; newone : AnsiString): cInt;
 Begin
@@ -100,12 +102,51 @@ Begin
   FpAccess:=FpAccess(pchar(pathname),amode);
 End;
 
+Function  FPFStat(var F:Text;Var Info:stat):Boolean;
+{
+  Get all information on a text file, and return it in info.
+}
+begin
+  FPFStat:=FPFstat(TextRec(F).Handle,INfo)>0;
+end;
+
+Function  FPFStat(var F:File;Var Info:stat):Boolean;
+{
+  Get all information on a untyped file, and return it in info.
+}
+begin
+  FPFStat:=FPFstat(FileRec(F).Handle,Info)>0;
+end;
+
+Function FpSignal(signum:longint;Handler:signalhandler):signalhandler;
+
+var sa,osa : sigactionrec;
+
+begin
+     sa.sa_handler:=handler;
+     FillChar(sa.sa_mask,sizeof(sigset),#0);
+     sa.sa_flags := 0;
+{     if (sigintr and signum) =0 then
+ {restart behaviour needs libc}
+      sa.sa_flags :=sa.sa_flags or SA_RESTART;
+}
+     FPSigaction(signum,@sa,@osa);
+     if getErrNo<>0 then
+       fpsignal:=NIL
+     else
+       fpsignal:=osa.sa_handler;
+end;
+
+
+
 {
  $Log$
- Revision 1.1  2002-12-18 16:49:02  marco
+ Revision 1.2  2003-06-01 16:28:41  marco
+  * Enhancements to make the compiler baseunix using.
+
+ Revision 1.1  2002/12/18 16:49:02  marco
   * New RTL. Linux system unit and baseunix operational.
 
 
 }
 
- 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rtl/unix/bunxovlh.inc b/rtl/unix/bunxovlh.inc
index 8cc38700bc..eeca5bb31c 100644
--- a/rtl/unix/bunxovlh.inc
+++ b/rtl/unix/bunxovlh.inc
@@ -32,9 +32,20 @@ Function  FpRename (old  : AnsiString;newpath: AnsiString): cInt;
 Function  FpStat (path: AnsiString; var buf : stat): cInt;
 Function  FpAccess (pathname : AnsiString; aMode : cInt): cInt; 
 
+Function  FPFStat(var F:Text;Var Info:stat):Boolean;
+Function  FPFStat(var F:File;Var Info:stat):Boolean;
+
+// added. Is a depreciated POSIX function that can be considered alias to
+// sigaction
+Function FpSignal(signum:longint;Handler:signalhandler):signalhandler;
+
+
 {
  $Log$
- Revision 1.1  2002-12-18 16:49:02  marco
+ Revision 1.2  2003-06-01 16:28:41  marco
+  * Enhancements to make the compiler baseunix using.
+
+ Revision 1.1  2002/12/18 16:49:02  marco
   * New RTL. Linux system unit and baseunix operational.
 
 
diff --git a/rtl/unix/gensigset.inc b/rtl/unix/gensigset.inc
index 82ea227217..8c2e77d6b5 100644
--- a/rtl/unix/gensigset.inc
+++ b/rtl/unix/gensigset.inc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 **********************************************************************}
 
-function fpsigaddset(var nset : sigset_t;signo:cint): cint;
+function fpsigaddset(var nset : tsigset;signo:cint): cint;
 
 Begin
    if (signo<=0) or (signo > SIG_MAXSIG) Then
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Begin
    fpsigaddset:=0;
 End;   
 
-function fpsigdelset(var nset : sigset_t;signo:cint): cint;
+function fpsigdelset(var nset : tsigset;signo:cint): cint;
 
 Begin
    if (signo<=0) or (signo > SIG_MAXSIG) Then
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Begin
    fpsigdelset:=0;
 End;
 
-function fpsigemptyset(var nset : sigset_t):cint;
+function fpsigemptyset(var nset : tsigset):cint;
 
 var i :longint;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Begin
   fpsigemptyset:=0;
 End;
 
-function fpsigfillset(var nset : sigset_t):cint;
+function fpsigfillset(var nset : tsigset):cint;
 
 var i :longint;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Begin
   fpsigfillset:=0;
 End;
 
-function fpsigismember(const nset : sigset_t;signo:cint): cint;
+function fpsigismember(const nset : tsigset;signo:cint): cint;
 
 Begin
    if (signo<=0) or (signo > SIG_MAXSIG) Then
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ End;
 
 {
    $Log$
-   Revision 1.2  2002-12-18 16:50:39  marco
+   Revision 1.3  2003-06-01 16:28:41  marco
+    * Enhancements to make the compiler baseunix using.
+
+   Revision 1.2  2002/12/18 16:50:39  marco
     * Unix RTL generic parts. Linux working, *BSD will follow shortly
 
    Revision 1.1  2002/11/14 12:20:30  marco