diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index fe895c4972..ca9acb8003 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-12-17  Tom Rix  <trix@porter.hsv.redhat.com>
+
+	* coffcode.h (sec_to_styp_flags): Add STYP_EXCEPT and STYP_TYPCHK for 
+	xcoff.
+
 2001-12-17  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* elf-bfd.h (elf_discarded_section): Define.
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index c2a2950a43..d759115be0 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -428,6 +428,14 @@ sec_to_styp_flags (sec_name, sec_flags)
     {
       styp_flags = STYP_LOADER;
     }
+  else if (!strcmp (sec_name, _EXCEPT))
+    {
+      styp_flags = STYP_EXCEPT;
+    }
+  else if (!strcmp (sec_name, _TYPCHK))
+    {
+      styp_flags = STYP_TYPCHK;
+    }
 #endif
   /* Try and figure out what it should be */
   else if (sec_flags & SEC_CODE)
diff --git a/include/coff/ChangeLog b/include/coff/ChangeLog
index 969299b0fb..6e14207e18 100644
--- a/include/coff/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/coff/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 2001-12-17  Tom Rix  <trix@redhat.com>
 
-	* xcoff.h :  Add .except and .typchk section string.  
+	* xcoff.h :  Add .except and .typchk section string and styp flags.
 	Fix xcoff_big_format_p macro.  
 
 2001-12-16  Tom Rix  <trix@redhat.com>
diff --git a/include/coff/xcoff.h b/include/coff/xcoff.h
index b8fc378a08..e9dbaf212a 100644
--- a/include/coff/xcoff.h
+++ b/include/coff/xcoff.h
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@
    another section header with STYP_OVRFLO set.  */
 #define STYP_OVRFLO 0x8000
 
+/* Specifies an exception section.  A section of this type provides 
+   information to identify the reason that a trap or ececptin occured within 
+   and executable object program */
+#define STYP_EXCEPT 0x0100
+
+/* Specifies a type check section.  A section of this type contains parameter 
+   argument type check strings used by the AIX binder.  */
+#define STYP_TYPCHK 0x4000
+
 #define	RS6K_AOUTHDR_OMAGIC 0x0107 /* old: text & data writeable */
 #define	RS6K_AOUTHDR_NMAGIC 0x0108 /* new: text r/o, data r/w */
 #define	RS6K_AOUTHDR_ZMAGIC 0x010B /* paged: text r/o, both page-aligned */