diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index ded5d9b318f..7ec5cb1185f 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2000-05-31  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
+
+	* prims.cc (DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE): Define a vtable as well.
+	(_Jv_PrimClass): Set `methods' by calling _Jv_FindArrayClass.
+	* include/jvm.h (struct _Jv_ArrayVTable): Declare.
+	(NUM_OBJECT_METHODS): New define.
+	* java/lang/natClassLoader.cc (_Jv_FindArrayClass): Added
+	`array_vtable' parameter.  Added assertion.
+	* java/lang/Class.h (_Jv_FindArrayClass): Added `array_vtable'
+	parameter.
+
 2000-05-31  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
 
 	* gcj/cni.h: Include <string.h>.
diff --git a/libjava/include/jvm.h b/libjava/include/jvm.h
index 57f449b7b5a..ad187c090b0 100644
--- a/libjava/include/jvm.h
+++ b/libjava/include/jvm.h
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ struct _Jv_VTable
   void *method[1];
 };
 
+// Number of virtual methods on object.  FIXME: it sucks that we have
+// to keep this up to date by hand.
+#define NUM_OBJECT_METHODS 5
+
+// This structure is the type of an array's vtable.
+struct _Jv_ArrayVTable
+{
+  jclass clas;
+  // `+1' because there is an extra slot for C++ RTTI compatibility.
+  void *method[NUM_OBJECT_METHODS + 1];
+};
+
 union _Jv_word
 {
   jobject o;
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/Class.h b/libjava/java/lang/Class.h
index 31f143ac577..9ea375976a4 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/Class.h
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/Class.h
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ private:
   friend jclass _Jv_FindClassInCache (_Jv_Utf8Const *name,
 				      java::lang::ClassLoader *loader);
   friend jclass _Jv_FindArrayClass (jclass element,
-				    java::lang::ClassLoader *loader);
+				    java::lang::ClassLoader *loader,
+				    _Jv_VTable *array_vtable = 0);
   friend jclass _Jv_NewClass (_Jv_Utf8Const *name, jclass superclass,
 			      java::lang::ClassLoader *loader);
 
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/natClassLoader.cc b/libjava/java/lang/natClassLoader.cc
index aa8782ddf0d..b4a9e49b71c 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/natClassLoader.cc
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/natClassLoader.cc
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ _Jv_NewClass (_Jv_Utf8Const *name, jclass superclass,
 }
 
 jclass
-_Jv_FindArrayClass (jclass element, java::lang::ClassLoader *loader)
+_Jv_FindArrayClass (jclass element, java::lang::ClassLoader *loader,
+		    _Jv_VTable *array_vtable)
 {
   _Jv_Utf8Const *array_name;
   int len;
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ _Jv_FindArrayClass (jclass element, java::lang::ClassLoader *loader)
 
       // Note that `vtable_method_count' doesn't include the initial
       // NULL slot.
+      JvAssert (ObjectClass.vtable_method_count == NUM_OBJECT_METHODS);
       int dm_count = ObjectClass.vtable_method_count + 1;
 
       // Create a new vtable by copying Object's vtable (except the
@@ -569,7 +571,11 @@ _Jv_FindArrayClass (jclass element, java::lang::ClassLoader *loader)
       // GC.
       int size = (sizeof (_Jv_VTable) +
 		  ((dm_count - 1) * sizeof (void *)));
-      _Jv_VTable *vtable = (_Jv_VTable *) _Jv_AllocBytes (size);
+      _Jv_VTable *vtable;
+      if (array_vtable)
+	vtable = array_vtable;
+      else
+	vtable = (_Jv_VTable *) _Jv_AllocBytes (size);
       vtable->clas = array_class;
       memcpy (vtable->method, ObjectClass.vtable->method,
 	      dm_count * sizeof (void *));
@@ -607,5 +613,3 @@ _Jv_FindArrayClass (jclass element, java::lang::ClassLoader *loader)
 
   return array_class;
 }
-
-
diff --git a/libjava/prims.cc b/libjava/prims.cc
index 4279b09f6ab..3a022f0380a 100644
--- a/libjava/prims.cc
+++ b/libjava/prims.cc
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ class _Jv_PrimClass : public java::lang::Class
 public:
   // FIXME: calling convention is weird.  If we use the natural types
   // then the compiler will complain because they aren't Java types.
-  _Jv_PrimClass (jobject cname, jbyte sig, jint len)
+  _Jv_PrimClass (jobject cname, jbyte sig, jint len, jobject array_vtable)
     {
       using namespace java::lang::reflect;
 
@@ -545,11 +545,21 @@ public:
       interface_count = 0;
       state = JV_STATE_NOTHING;
       thread = NULL;
+
+      // Note that we have to set `methods' to NULL.
+      if (sig != 'V')
+	_Jv_FindArrayClass (this, NULL, (_Jv_VTable *) array_vtable);
     }
 };
 
+// We use this to define both primitive classes and the vtables for
+// arrays of primitive classes.  The latter are given names so that we
+// can refer to them from the compiler, allowing us to construct
+// arrays of primitives statically.
 #define DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(NAME, SIG, LEN) \
-  _Jv_PrimClass _Jv_##NAME##Class((jobject) #NAME, (jbyte) SIG, (jint) LEN)
+  _Jv_ArrayVTable _Jv_##NAME##VTable; \
+  _Jv_PrimClass _Jv_##NAME##Class((jobject) #NAME, (jbyte) SIG, (jint) LEN, \
+                                  (jobject) &_Jv_##NAME##VTable)
 
 DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(byte, 'B', 1);
 DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(short, 'S', 2);