+symbol_t *symbol_get (const char *key, location_t location);
+
+/* Generate a dummy nonterminal, whose name cannot conflict with the
+ user's names. */
+symbol_t *dummy_symbol_get (location_t location);
+
+/* Declare the new SYMBOL. Make it an alias of SYMVAL. */
+void symbol_make_alias (symbol_t *symbol, symbol_t *symval,
+ location_t location);
+
+/* Set the TYPE_NAME associated to SYMBOL. Does nothing if passed 0 as
+ TYPE_NAME. */
+void symbol_type_set (symbol_t *symbol,
+ struniq_t type_name, location_t location);