Index: src/Map.cxx
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/atlas/Atlas/src/Map.cxx,v
retrieving revision 1.64
diff -u -p -r1.64 Map.cxx
--- src/Map.cxx	24 Aug 2012 23:36:35 -0000	1.64
+++ src/Map.cxx	14 Sep 2016 19:52:03 -0000
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ void print_help() 
     printf("  --help             Print this message\n");
 }
 
+// set path
+void SGPath::set( const string& p ) {
+    path = p;
+    fix();
+    _cached = false;
+    _rwCached = false;
+}
+
 bool parse_arg(char* arg) 
 {
     if (strncmp(arg, "--fg-root=", 10) == 0) {
Index: src/Preferences.cxx
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/atlas/Atlas/src/Preferences.cxx,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -p -r1.29 Preferences.cxx
--- src/Preferences.cxx	26 Nov 2012 19:51:16 -0000	1.29
+++ src/Preferences.cxx	14 Sep 2016 19:52:03 -0000
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ inline bool TypedPrefVector<T>::save(ost
 // SGPath
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// set path
+void SGPath::set( const string& p ) {
+    path = p;
+    fix();
+    _cached = false;
+    _rwCached = false;
+}
+
 // operator>> for SGPath
 istream& operator>> (istream& is, SGPath& p)
 {
Index: src/Subbucket.cxx
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/atlas/Atlas/src/Subbucket.cxx,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -p -r1.21 Subbucket.cxx
--- src/Subbucket.cxx	2 Oct 2014 00:39:17 -0000	1.21
+++ src/Subbucket.cxx	14 Sep 2016 19:58:15 -0000
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ bool Subbucket::load(Bucket::Projection 
     // http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/BTG_File_Format
 
     SGBinObject btg;
-    if (!btg.read_bin(_path.c_str())) {
+    if (!btg.read_bin(_path)) {
 	// EYE - throw an error?
 	// EYE - will the cache continue to call load() then?
 	return false;