+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Find the semantic type named KEY, and return it. If it does not exist |
+| yet, create it. |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+semantic_type *
+semantic_type_from_uniqstr (const uniqstr key)
+{
+ semantic_type probe;
+ semantic_type *entry;
+
+ probe.tag = key;
+ entry = hash_lookup (semantic_type_table, &probe);
+
+ if (!entry)
+ {
+ /* First insertion in the hash. */
+ entry = semantic_type_new (key);
+ if (!hash_insert (semantic_type_table, entry))
+ xalloc_die ();
+ }
+ return entry;
+}
+
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Find the symbol named KEY, and return it. If it does not exist |
+| yet, create it. |
+`----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+symbol *
+symbol_get (const char *key, location loc)
+{
+ return symbol_from_uniqstr (uniqstr_new (key), loc);
+}
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Find the semantic type named KEY, and return it. If it does not exist |
+| yet, create it. |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+semantic_type *
+semantic_type_get (const char *key)
+{
+ return semantic_type_from_uniqstr (uniqstr_new (key));
+}
+
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Generate a dummy nonterminal, whose name cannot conflict with the |
+| user's names. |
+`------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+symbol *
+dummy_symbol_get (location loc)
+{
+ /* Incremented for each generated symbol. */
+ static int dummy_count = 0;
+ static char buf[256];
+
+ symbol *sym;
+
+ sprintf (buf, "$@%d", ++dummy_count);
+ sym = symbol_get (buf, loc);
+ sym->class = nterm_sym;
+ sym->number = nvars++;
+ return sym;
+}
+
+bool
+symbol_is_dummy (const symbol *sym)
+{
+ return sym->tag[0] == '@' || (sym->tag[0] == '$' && sym->tag[1] == '@');
+}
+