+# b4_symbol_value_template(VAL, [TYPE])
+# -------------------------------------
+# Same as b4_symbol_value, but used in a template method. It makes
+# a difference when using variants. Note that b4_value_type_setup_union
+# overrides b4_symbol_value, so we must override it again.
+m4_copy([b4_symbol_value], [b4_symbol_value_template])
+m4_append([b4_value_type_setup_union],
+ [m4_copy_force([b4_symbol_value_union], [b4_symbol_value_template])])
+
+# b4_lhs_value([TYPE])
+# --------------------
+# Expansion of $<TYPE>$.
+m4_define([b4_lhs_value],
+ [b4_symbol_value([yylhs.value], [$1])])
+
+
+# b4_lhs_location()
+# -----------------
+# Expansion of @$.
+m4_define([b4_lhs_location],
+ [yylhs.location])
+
+
+# b4_rhs_data(RULE-LENGTH, NUM)
+# -----------------------------
+# Return the data corresponding to the symbol #NUM, where the current
+# rule has RULE-LENGTH symbols on RHS.
+m4_define([b4_rhs_data],
+ [yystack_@{b4_subtract($@)@}])
+
+
+# b4_rhs_state(RULE-LENGTH, NUM)
+# ------------------------------
+# The state corresponding to the symbol #NUM, where the current
+# rule has RULE-LENGTH symbols on RHS.
+m4_define([b4_rhs_state],
+ [b4_rhs_data([$1], [$2]).state])
+
+
+# b4_rhs_value(RULE-LENGTH, NUM, [TYPE])
+# --------------------------------------
+# Expansion of $<TYPE>NUM, where the current rule has RULE-LENGTH
+# symbols on RHS.
+m4_define([b4_rhs_value],
+ [b4_symbol_value([b4_rhs_data([$1], [$2]).value], [$3])])
+
+
+# b4_rhs_location(RULE-LENGTH, NUM)
+# ---------------------------------
+# Expansion of @NUM, where the current rule has RULE-LENGTH symbols
+# on RHS.
+m4_define([b4_rhs_location],
+ [b4_rhs_data([$1], [$2]).location])
+
+
+# b4_symbol_action(SYMBOL-NUM, KIND)
+# ----------------------------------
+# Run the action KIND (destructor or printer) for SYMBOL-NUM.
+# Same as in C, but using references instead of pointers.
+m4_define([b4_symbol_action],
+[b4_symbol_if([$1], [has_$2],
+[m4_pushdef([b4_symbol_value], m4_defn([b4_symbol_value_template]))[]dnl
+b4_dollar_pushdef([yysym.value],
+ b4_symbol_if([$1], [has_type],
+ [m4_dquote(b4_symbol([$1], [type]))]),
+ [yysym.location])dnl
+ b4_symbol_case_([$1])
+b4_syncline([b4_symbol([$1], [$2_line])], ["b4_symbol([$1], [$2_file])"])
+ b4_symbol([$1], [$2])
+b4_syncline([@oline@], [@ofile@])
+ break;