diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 4eccf5e39a7..ffd457db5b1 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 1999-10-05  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
-	* ir.texi: Document LOOP_EXPR and EXIT_EXPR.
-
+	* ir.texi: Document BIND_EXPR, LOOP_EXPR, and EXIT_EXPR.
+	* dump.c (dequeue_and_dump): Dump them.
+	
 	* method.c (synthesize_method): Call setup_vtbl_ptr for destructors.
 
 	* decl.c (start_function): Set current_in_charge_parm for
diff --git a/gcc/cp/dump.c b/gcc/cp/dump.c
index 00d9e18f558..f6e15390f7f 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/dump.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/dump.c
@@ -903,6 +903,24 @@ dequeue_and_dump (di)
 	dump_child ("stmt", STMT_EXPR_STMT (t));
       break;
 
+    case BIND_EXPR:
+      if (dump_children_p)
+	{
+	  dump_child ("vars", TREE_OPERAND (t, 0));
+	  dump_child ("body", TREE_OPERAND (t, 1));
+	}
+      break;
+
+    case LOOP_EXPR:
+      if (dump_children_p)
+	dump_child ("body", TREE_OPERAND (t, 0));
+      break;
+
+    case EXIT_EXPR:
+      if (dump_children_p)
+	dump_child ("cond", TREE_OPERAND (t, 0));
+      break;
+
     case TARGET_EXPR:
       if (dump_children_p)
 	{
diff --git a/gcc/cp/ir.texi b/gcc/cp/ir.texi
index bad2aca7deb..021c679a9d4 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ir.texi
+++ b/gcc/cp/ir.texi
@@ -1466,6 +1466,7 @@ The @code{WHILE_BODY} is the body of the loop.
 @tindex CALL_EXPR
 @tindex CONSTRUCTOR
 @tindex STMT_EXPR
+@tindex BIND_EXPR
 @tindex LOOP_EXPR
 @tindex EXIT_EXPR
 @tindex ARRAY_REF
@@ -1819,6 +1820,13 @@ contained in the expression; this is always a @code{COMPOUND_STMT}.  The
 value of the expression is the value of the last sub-statement in the
 @code{COMPOUND_STMT}.
 
+@item BIND_EXPR
+These nodes represent local blocks.  The first operand is a list of
+temporary variables, connected via their @code{TREE_CHAIN} field.  These
+will never require cleanups.  The scope of these variables is just the
+body of the @code{BIND_EXPR}.  The body of the @code{BIND_EXPR} is the
+second operand.
+
 @item LOOP_EXPR
 These nodes represent ``infinite'' loops.  The @code{LOOP_EXPR_BODY}
 represents the body of the loop.  It should be executed forever, unless