diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h
index 2de20c636..52478bb1c 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 #define __Coding_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE
 
 #include <objects/stdobjects.h>
-#include <objects/String.h>
 
-/* xxx Think about trying to get <String> back in types,
+/* #include <objects/String.h>
+   xxx Think about trying to get <String> back in types,
    but now there is a circular dependancy in the include files. */
 
 @protocol CommonCoding
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
    at: (const void*)d 
    withName: (id /*<String>*/)name;
 
+- (void) encodeValueOfCType: (const char*)type 
+   at: (const void*)d 
+   withName: (id /*<String>*/)name;
+
 - (void) encodeWithName: (id /*<String>*/)name
    valuesOfObjCTypes: (const char *)types, ...;
 
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@
    at: (void*)d 
    withName: (id /*<String>*/ *) namePtr;
 
+- (void) decodeValueOfCType: (const char*)type
+   at: (void*)d 
+   withName: (id /*<String>*/ *) namePtr;
+
 - (void) decodeWithName: (id /*<String>*/*)name
    valuesOfObjCTypes: (const char *) types, ...;
 
diff --git a/Source/objects/Coding.h b/Source/objects/Coding.h
index 2de20c636..52478bb1c 100644
--- a/Source/objects/Coding.h
+++ b/Source/objects/Coding.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 #define __Coding_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE
 
 #include <objects/stdobjects.h>
-#include <objects/String.h>
 
-/* xxx Think about trying to get <String> back in types,
+/* #include <objects/String.h>
+   xxx Think about trying to get <String> back in types,
    but now there is a circular dependancy in the include files. */
 
 @protocol CommonCoding
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
    at: (const void*)d 
    withName: (id /*<String>*/)name;
 
+- (void) encodeValueOfCType: (const char*)type 
+   at: (const void*)d 
+   withName: (id /*<String>*/)name;
+
 - (void) encodeWithName: (id /*<String>*/)name
    valuesOfObjCTypes: (const char *)types, ...;
 
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@
    at: (void*)d 
    withName: (id /*<String>*/ *) namePtr;
 
+- (void) decodeValueOfCType: (const char*)type
+   at: (void*)d 
+   withName: (id /*<String>*/ *) namePtr;
+
 - (void) decodeWithName: (id /*<String>*/*)name
    valuesOfObjCTypes: (const char *) types, ...;