--- scotch-5.0.6.dfsg/src/libscotchmetis/metis.h~	2007-09-03 11:14:42.000000000 -0400
+++ scotch-5.0.6.dfsg/src/libscotchmetis/metis.h	2008-08-26 15:09:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 /**                                                        **/
 /************************************************************/
 
+typedef int idxtype;
+
 /*
 **  The function prototypes.
 */