diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index bd9c78c6c..45cc110f5 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ libguile_la_SOURCES = \
     feature.c filesys.c fports.c gc.c gdbint.c genio.c gh_data.c gh_eval.c \
     gh_funcs.c gh_init.c gh_io.c gh_list.c gh_predicates.c gsubr.c hash.c \
     hashtab.c init.c ioext.c kw.c list.c load.c mallocs.c markers.c \
-    mbstrings.c net_db.c numbers.c objprop.c options.c pairs.c ports.c \
-    posix.c print.c procprop.c procs.c ramap.c read.c root.c scmsigs.c \
-    script.c simpos.c smob.c socket.c stackchk.c stime.c \
+    mbstrings.c net_db.c numbers.c objects.c objprop.c options.c pairs.c \
+    ports.c posix.c print.c procprop.c procs.c ramap.c read.c root.c \
+    scmsigs.c script.c simpos.c smob.c socket.c stackchk.c stime.c \
     strings.c strop.c strorder.c strports.c struct.c symbols.c tag.c \
     throw.c unif.c variable.c vectors.c version.c vports.c weaks.c \
     fluids.c
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ modinclude_HEADERS = __scm.h alist.h arbiters.h async.h \
     eq.h error.h eval.h extchrs.h feature.h filesys.h fports.h gc.h \
     gdb_interface.h gdbint.h genio.h gsubr.h hash.h hashtab.h init.h \
     ioext.h kw.h list.h load.h mallocs.h markers.h mbstrings.h net_db.h \
-    numbers.h objprop.h options.h pairs.h ports.h posix.h regex-posix.h print.h \
-    procprop.h procs.h ramap.h read.h root.h scmsigs.h script.h \
-    simpos.h smob.h socket.h srcprop.h stackchk.h stacks.h \
+    numbers.h objects.h objprop.h options.h pairs.h ports.h posix.h \
+    regex-posix.h print.h procprop.h procs.h ramap.h read.h root.h scmsigs.h \
+    script.h simpos.h smob.h socket.h srcprop.h stackchk.h stacks.h \
     stime.h strings.h strop.h strorder.h strports.h struct.h symbols.h \
     tag.h tags.h throw.h unif.h variable.h vectors.h version.h vports.h \
     weaks.h snarf.h threads.h coop-defs.h fluids.h
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.in b/libguile/Makefile.in
index f74f9a497..1942fcd98 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.in
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.in
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ GUILE_VERSION = @GUILE_VERSION@
 LD = @LD@
 LIBLOBJS = @LIBLOBJS@
 LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
-LN_S = @LN_S@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
-NM = @NM@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
@@ -98,9 +96,9 @@ libguile_la_SOURCES = \
     feature.c filesys.c fports.c gc.c gdbint.c genio.c gh_data.c gh_eval.c \
     gh_funcs.c gh_init.c gh_io.c gh_list.c gh_predicates.c gsubr.c hash.c \
     hashtab.c init.c ioext.c kw.c list.c load.c mallocs.c markers.c \
-    mbstrings.c net_db.c numbers.c objprop.c options.c pairs.c ports.c \
-    posix.c print.c procprop.c procs.c ramap.c read.c root.c scmsigs.c \
-    script.c simpos.c smob.c socket.c stackchk.c stime.c \
+    mbstrings.c net_db.c numbers.c objects.c objprop.c options.c pairs.c \
+    ports.c posix.c print.c procprop.c procs.c ramap.c read.c root.c \
+    scmsigs.c script.c simpos.c smob.c socket.c stackchk.c stime.c \
     strings.c strop.c strorder.c strports.c struct.c symbols.c tag.c \
     throw.c unif.c variable.c vectors.c version.c vports.c weaks.c \
     fluids.c
@@ -129,9 +127,9 @@ modinclude_HEADERS = __scm.h alist.h arbiters.h async.h \
     eq.h error.h eval.h extchrs.h feature.h filesys.h fports.h gc.h \
     gdb_interface.h gdbint.h genio.h gsubr.h hash.h hashtab.h init.h \
     ioext.h kw.h list.h load.h mallocs.h markers.h mbstrings.h net_db.h \
-    numbers.h objprop.h options.h pairs.h ports.h posix.h regex-posix.h print.h \
-    procprop.h procs.h ramap.h read.h root.h scmsigs.h script.h \
-    simpos.h smob.h socket.h srcprop.h stackchk.h stacks.h \
+    numbers.h objects.h objprop.h options.h pairs.h ports.h posix.h \
+    regex-posix.h print.h procprop.h procs.h ramap.h read.h root.h scmsigs.h \
+    script.h simpos.h smob.h socket.h srcprop.h stackchk.h stacks.h \
     stime.h strings.h strop.h strorder.h strports.h struct.h symbols.h \
     tag.h tags.h throw.h unif.h variable.h vectors.h version.h vports.h \
     weaks.h snarf.h threads.h coop-defs.h fluids.h
@@ -180,11 +178,12 @@ eval.lo extchrs.lo feature.lo filesys.lo fports.lo gc.lo gdbint.lo \
 genio.lo gh_data.lo gh_eval.lo gh_funcs.lo gh_init.lo gh_io.lo \
 gh_list.lo gh_predicates.lo gsubr.lo hash.lo hashtab.lo init.lo \
 ioext.lo kw.lo list.lo load.lo mallocs.lo markers.lo mbstrings.lo \
-net_db.lo numbers.lo objprop.lo options.lo pairs.lo ports.lo posix.lo \
-print.lo procprop.lo procs.lo ramap.lo read.lo root.lo scmsigs.lo \
-script.lo simpos.lo smob.lo socket.lo stackchk.lo stime.lo strings.lo \
-strop.lo strorder.lo strports.lo struct.lo symbols.lo tag.lo throw.lo \
-unif.lo variable.lo vectors.lo version.lo vports.lo weaks.lo fluids.lo
+net_db.lo numbers.lo objects.lo objprop.lo options.lo pairs.lo ports.lo \
+posix.lo print.lo procprop.lo procs.lo ramap.lo read.lo root.lo \
+scmsigs.lo script.lo simpos.lo smob.lo socket.lo stackchk.lo stime.lo \
+strings.lo strop.lo strorder.lo strports.lo struct.lo symbols.lo tag.lo \
+throw.lo unif.lo variable.lo vectors.lo version.lo vports.lo weaks.lo \
+fluids.lo
 PROGRAMS =  $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 
 guile_OBJECTS =  guile.o
@@ -226,8 +225,8 @@ DEP_FILES =  .deps/alist.P .deps/alloca.P .deps/appinit.P \
 .deps/gsubr.P .deps/guile.P .deps/hash.P .deps/hashtab.P \
 .deps/inet_aton.P .deps/init.P .deps/ioext.P .deps/kw.P .deps/list.P \
 .deps/load.P .deps/mallocs.P .deps/markers.P .deps/mbstrings.P \
-.deps/net_db.P .deps/numbers.P .deps/objprop.P .deps/options.P \
-.deps/pairs.P .deps/ports.P .deps/posix.P .deps/print.P \
+.deps/net_db.P .deps/numbers.P .deps/objects.P .deps/objprop.P \
+.deps/options.P .deps/pairs.P .deps/ports.P .deps/posix.P .deps/print.P \
 .deps/procprop.P .deps/procs.P .deps/putenv.P .deps/ramap.P \
 .deps/read.P .deps/regex-posix.P .deps/root.P .deps/scmsigs.P \
 .deps/script.P .deps/simpos.P .deps/smob.P .deps/socket.P \
diff --git a/libguile/objects.c b/libguile/objects.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e3dec0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libguile/objects.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*	Copyright (C) 1995,1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * As a special exception, the Free Software Foundation gives permission
+ * for additional uses of the text contained in its release of GUILE.
+ *
+ * The exception is that, if you link the GUILE library with other files
+ * to produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the
+ * resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ * Your use of that executable is in no way restricted on account of
+ * linking the GUILE library code into it.
+ *
+ * This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
+ * the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ *
+ * This exception applies only to the code released by the
+ * Free Software Foundation under the name GUILE.  If you copy
+ * code from other Free Software Foundation releases into a copy of
+ * GUILE, as the General Public License permits, the exception does
+ * not apply to the code that you add in this way.  To avoid misleading
+ * anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete
+ * this exception notice from them.
+ *
+ * If you write modifications of your own for GUILE, it is your choice
+ * whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications.
+ * If you do not wish that, delete this exception notice.  */
+
+
+/* This file contains those minimal pieces of the Guile Object
+ * Oriented Programming System which needs to be included in
+ * libguile.
+ */
+
+#include "_scm.h"
+
+#include "struct.h"
+
+#include "objects.h"
+
+
+SCM scm_metaclass_standard;
+SCM *scm_entity_vtable;
+
+void
+scm_init_objects ()
+{
+  SCM ms = scm_makfrom0str (SCM_METACLASS_STANDARD_LAYOUT);
+  SCM ml = scm_make_struct_layout (ms);
+  SCM mt = scm_make_vtable_vtable (ml, SCM_INUM0,
+				   SCM_LIST3 (SCM_BOOL_F, SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL));
+  
+  SCM es = scm_makfrom0str (SCM_ENTITY_LAYOUT);
+  SCM el = scm_make_struct_layout (es);
+  SCM et = scm_make_struct (mt, SCM_INUM0,
+			    SCM_LIST4 (el, SCM_BOOL_F, SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL));
+
+  scm_sysintern ("<standard-metaclass>", mt);
+  scm_metaclass_standard = mt;
+  scm_sysintern ("<entity-class>", et);
+  scm_entity_vtable = SCM_STRUCT_DATA (et);
+}
diff --git a/libguile/objects.h b/libguile/objects.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db3ba4a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libguile/objects.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* classes: h_files */
+
+#ifndef OBJECTSH
+#define OBJECTSH
+
+/*	Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * As a special exception, the Free Software Foundation gives permission
+ * for additional uses of the text contained in its release of GUILE.
+ *
+ * The exception is that, if you link the GUILE library with other files
+ * to produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the
+ * resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ * Your use of that executable is in no way restricted on account of
+ * linking the GUILE library code into it.
+ *
+ * This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
+ * the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ *
+ * This exception applies only to the code released by the
+ * Free Software Foundation under the name GUILE.  If you copy
+ * code from other Free Software Foundation releases into a copy of
+ * GUILE, as the General Public License permits, the exception does
+ * not apply to the code that you add in this way.  To avoid misleading
+ * anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete
+ * this exception notice from them.
+ *
+ * If you write modifications of your own for GUILE, it is your choice
+ * whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications.
+ * If you do not wish that, delete this exception notice.  */
+
+
+#include "libguile/__scm.h"
+#include "libguile/struct.h"
+
+
+
+#define SCM_I_ENTITYP(OBJ)\
+(SCM_STRUCT_VTABLE_DATA (OBJ) == scm_entity_vtable)
+#define SCM_ENTITY(OBJ) ((scm_entity*) SCM_STRUCT_DATA (OBJ))
+#define SCM_ENTITY_PROC_0(OBJ) (SCM_ENTITY (OBJ)->proc0)
+#define SCM_ENTITY_PROC_1(OBJ) (SCM_ENTITY (OBJ)->proc1)
+#define SCM_ENTITY_PROC_2(OBJ) (SCM_ENTITY (OBJ)->proc2)
+#define SCM_ENTITY_PROC_3(OBJ) (SCM_ENTITY (OBJ)->proc3)
+
+#define SCM_METACLASS_STANDARD_LAYOUT "pwpwpw"
+struct scm_metaclass_standard {
+  SCM layout;
+  SCM vcell;
+  SCM vtable;
+  SCM print;
+  SCM direct_supers;
+  SCM direct_slots;
+};
+
+#define SCM_ENTITY_LAYOUT "pwpwpwpw"
+typedef struct scm_entity {
+  SCM proc0;
+  SCM proc1;
+  SCM proc2;
+  SCM proc3;
+} scm_entity;
+
+extern SCM scm_metaclass_standard;
+extern SCM *scm_entity_vtable;
+
+extern void scm_init_objects SCM_P ((void));
+
+#endif /* OBJECTSH */