diff --git a/compiler/pdecl.pas b/compiler/pdecl.pas
index a2345bbded..bc13d2c828 100644
--- a/compiler/pdecl.pas
+++ b/compiler/pdecl.pas
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ unit pdecl;
                      (srsym^.typ=typesym) then
                    begin
                      ppointerdef(pd)^.definition:=ptypesym(srsym)^.definition;
+{$ifdef GDB}
+                     if (cs_debuginfo in aktmoduleswitches) and assigned(debuglist) and
+                        (psym(p)^.owner^.symtabletype in [globalsymtable,staticsymtable]) then
+                      begin
+                        ptypesym(p)^.isusedinstab := true;
+                        psym(p)^.concatstabto(debuglist);
+                      end;
+{$endif GDB}
                      { we need a class type for classrefdef }
                      if (pd^.deftype=classrefdef) and
                         not((ptypesym(srsym)^.definition^.deftype=objectdef) and
@@ -2603,7 +2611,10 @@ unit pdecl;
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.162  1999-10-03 19:44:42  peter
+  Revision 1.163  1999-10-06 17:39:14  peter
+    * fixed stabs writting for forward types
+
+  Revision 1.162  1999/10/03 19:44:42  peter
     * removed objpasunit reference, tvarrec is now searched in systemunit
       where it already was located
 
diff --git a/compiler/symdef.inc b/compiler/symdef.inc
index 202cd3a661..a3957750b4 100644
--- a/compiler/symdef.inc
+++ b/compiler/symdef.inc
@@ -1451,6 +1451,10 @@
       var st,nb : string;
           sym_line_no : longint;
       begin
+      if assigned(definition) and
+         (definition^.deftype=forwarddef) then
+        exit;
+
       if ( (sym=nil) or sym^.isusedinstab or (cs_gdb_dbx in aktglobalswitches)) and
          not is_def_stab_written then
         begin
@@ -3862,7 +3866,10 @@ Const local_symtable_index : longint = $8001;
 
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.170  1999-10-04 13:46:04  michael
+  Revision 1.171  1999-10-06 17:39:15  peter
+    * fixed stabs writting for forward types
+
+  Revision 1.170  1999/10/04 13:46:04  michael
   * patch from peter for classes
 
   Revision 1.169  1999/10/03 19:41:38  peter
diff --git a/compiler/symtable.pas b/compiler/symtable.pas
index 413390e1a3..4179c78814 100644
--- a/compiler/symtable.pas
+++ b/compiler/symtable.pas
@@ -916,7 +916,8 @@ implementation
       end;
 {$endif}
 
-    procedure write_refs(sym : pnamedindexobject);       begin
+    procedure write_refs(sym : pnamedindexobject);
+      begin
          psym(sym)^.write_references;
       end;
 
@@ -2348,7 +2349,10 @@ implementation
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.52  1999-10-03 19:44:42  peter
+  Revision 1.53  1999-10-06 17:39:15  peter
+    * fixed stabs writting for forward types
+
+  Revision 1.52  1999/10/03 19:44:42  peter
     * removed objpasunit reference, tvarrec is now searched in systemunit
       where it already was located