Index: include/llvm/Support/LLVMBuilder.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/Support/LLVMBuilder.h	(revision 48490)
+++ include/llvm/Support/LLVMBuilder.h	(working copy)
@@ -226,6 +226,16 @@
   GetElementPtrInst *CreateGEP(Value *Ptr, Value *Idx, const char *Name = "") {
     return Insert(new GetElementPtrInst(Ptr, Idx, Name));
   }
+  GetElementPtrInst *CreateStructGEP(Value *Ptr, int Idx, const char *Name = "") {
+    llvm::Value *Idxs[] = {
+      ConstantInt::get(llvm::Type::Int32Ty, 0),
+      ConstantInt::get(llvm::Type::Int32Ty, Idx)
+    };
+    return Insert(new GetElementPtrInst(Ptr, 
+          Idxs,
+          Idxs+2,
+          Name));
+  }
   
   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
   // Instruction creation methods: Cast/Conversion Operators
Index: include/llvm/DerivedTypes.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/DerivedTypes.h	(revision 48490)
+++ include/llvm/DerivedTypes.h	(working copy)
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@
   ///
   static StructType *get(const std::vector<const Type*> &Params, 
                          bool isPacked=false);
+  /// StructType::get - This static method is a convenience method for
+  /// creating structure types by specifying the elements as arguments.
+  static StructType *get(const Type *type, ...);
 
   // Iterator access to the elements
   typedef Type::subtype_iterator element_iterator;
Index: lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/VMCore/Type.cpp	(revision 48490)
+++ lib/VMCore/Type.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "llvm/Support/ManagedStatic.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
 using namespace llvm;
 
 // DEBUG_MERGE_TYPES - Enable this #define to see how and when derived types are
@@ -1247,8 +1249,18 @@
   return ST;
 }
 
+StructType *StructType::get(const Type *type, ...) {
+  va_list ap;
+  std::vector<const llvm::Type*> StructFields;
+  va_start(ap, type);
+  do {
+    StructFields.push_back(type);
+  } while (type = va_arg(ap, llvm::Type*));
+  return llvm::StructType::get(StructFields);
+}
 
 
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // Pointer Type Factory...
 //