+# b4_parse_param_for(DECL, FORMAL, BODY)
+# ---------------------------------------
+# Iterate over the user parameters, binding the declaration to DECL,
+# the formal name to FORMAL, and evaluating the BODY.
+m4_define([b4_parse_param_for],
+[m4_foreach([$1_$2], m4_defn([b4_parse_param]),
+[m4_pushdef([$1], m4_fst($1_$2))dnl
+m4_pushdef([$2], m4_shift($1_$2))dnl
+$3[]dnl
+m4_popdef([$2])dnl
+m4_popdef([$1])dnl
+])])
+
+# b4_parse_param_use
+# ------------------
+# `YYUSE' all the parse-params.
+m4_define([b4_parse_param_use],
+[b4_parse_param_for([Decl], [Formal], [ YYUSE (Formal);
+])dnl
+])