Index: src/qgsdlgvectorlayerproperties.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/qgsdlgvectorlayerproperties.cpp	(revision 5106)
+++ src/qgsdlgvectorlayerproperties.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 
     if ( ! coordinateTransform )
     {
-        throw QgsCsException( string("unable to get layer coordinate transform object") );
+        throw QgsCsException( std::string("unable to get layer coordinate transform object") );
     }
 
     QgsRect myProjectedExtent = coordinateTransform->transformBoundingBox(layer->extent());
Index: src/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/qgsmapcanvas.cpp	(revision 5106)
+++ src/qgsmapcanvas.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@
 #ifdef QGISDEBUG 
             std::cout << "Throwing exception "<< __FILE__ << __LINE__ << std::endl; 
 #endif
-            throw QgsCsException( string("NO COORDINATE TRANSFORM FOUND FOR LAYER") );
+            throw QgsCsException( std::string("NO COORDINATE TRANSFORM FOUND FOR LAYER") );
         }
 
         rect = lyr->coordinateTransform()->transformBoundingBox(lyr->bBoxOfSelected());
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@
 #ifdef QGISDEBUG 
         std::cout << "Throwing exception "<< __FILE__ << __LINE__ << std::endl; 
 #endif 
-        throw QgsCsException( string("NO COORDINATE TRANSFORM FOUND FOR LAYER") );
+        throw QgsCsException( std::string("NO COORDINATE TRANSFORM FOUND FOR LAYER") );
       }
 
       std::cout << "Transformed extent" << 
@@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@
 #ifdef QGISDEBUG 
           std::cout << "Throwing exception "<< __FILE__ << __LINE__ << std::endl; 
 #endif 
-          throw QgsCsException( string("NO COORDINATE TRANSFORM FOUND FOR LAYER") );
+          throw QgsCsException( std::string("NO COORDINATE TRANSFORM FOUND FOR LAYER") );
         }
 
         updateFullExtent(lyr->coordinateTransform()->transformBoundingBox(lyr->extent()));