diff --git a/libobjc/ChangeLog b/libobjc/ChangeLog
index 6e41008b78c..d4666fad732 100644
--- a/libobjc/ChangeLog
+++ b/libobjc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-11-07  Aldy Hernandez  <aldyh@redhat.com>
+
+	 * objc/objc-api.h (_C_VECTOR): New.
+
+	 * encoding.c (VECTOR_TYPE): New.
+
 Mon Oct 29 21:29:21 2001  Nicola Pero  <n.pero@mi.flashnet.it>
 
 	* class.c: Rewritten the class table to use optimized, lock-free
diff --git a/libobjc/encoding.c b/libobjc/encoding.c
index 50d0ec91a97..1ed521afa74 100644
--- a/libobjc/encoding.c
+++ b/libobjc/encoding.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 #define REAL_TYPE       _C_DBL
 
+#define VECTOR_TYPE	_C_VECTOR
+
 #define TYPE_FIELDS(TYPE)     objc_skip_typespec (TYPE)
 
 #define DECL_MODE(TYPE) *(TYPE)
diff --git a/libobjc/objc/objc-api.h b/libobjc/objc/objc-api.h
index d0e3bb7fefb..a0b404dc9ae 100644
--- a/libobjc/objc/objc-api.h
+++ b/libobjc/objc/objc-api.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct objc_method_description
 #define _C_UNION_E  ')'
 #define _C_STRUCT_B '{'
 #define _C_STRUCT_E '}'
+#define _C_VECTOR   '!'
 
 
 /*