diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 0a694de4a15..45507903fde 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-08-31  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libgcj/28698:
+	* libgcj_bc.c (DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE): New macro.  Declare primitive
+	classes.
+
 2006-08-24  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
 
 	* prims.cc (remoteDebug): New global.
diff --git a/libjava/libgcj_bc.c b/libjava/libgcj_bc.c
index 66a14682f8c..d48ce7d3049 100644
--- a/libjava/libgcj_bc.c
+++ b/libjava/libgcj_bc.c
@@ -92,3 +92,19 @@ void _Jv_CreateJavaVM () {}
 void _Jv_AttachCurrentThread () {}
 void _Jv_AttachCurrentThreadAsDaemon () {}
 void _Jv_DetachCurrentThread () {}
+
+
+/* Classes for primitive types.  */
+
+#define DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(NAME)			\
+  int _Jv_##NAME##Class;
+
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(byte)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(short)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(int)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(long)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(boolean)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(char)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(float)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(double)
+DECLARE_PRIM_TYPE(void)