api.value.type: implement proper support, check, and document

[bison.git] / data / c.m4

diff --git a/data/c.m4 b/data/c.m4
index 9bd8295614edd47b2a2e244281b0c322e43d6e9b..eb469cdfa38b96234ace9c720d209cc85a664a84 100644 (file)
--- a/data/c.m4
+++ b/data/c.m4
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # C M4 Macros for Bison.
 
 
 # C M4 Macros for Bison.
 

-# Copyright (C) 2002, 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2002, 2004-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by


@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 

+m4_include(b4_pkgdatadir/[c-like.m4])

 
 # b4_tocpp(STRING)
 # ----------------
 
 # b4_tocpp(STRING)
 # ----------------


@@ -29,54 +30,27 @@ m4_define([b4_tocpp],
 # ------------------
 # A valid C macro name to use as a CPP header guard for FILE.
 m4_define([b4_cpp_guard],
 # ------------------
 # A valid C macro name to use as a CPP header guard for FILE.
 m4_define([b4_cpp_guard],

-[b4_tocpp(m4_defn([b4_prefix])/[$1])])
+[[YY_]b4_tocpp(m4_defn([b4_prefix])/[$1])[_INCLUDED]])

 
 
 # b4_cpp_guard_open(FILE)
 # b4_cpp_guard_close(FILE)
 # ------------------------
 
 
 # b4_cpp_guard_open(FILE)
 # b4_cpp_guard_close(FILE)
 # ------------------------

-# Open/close CPP inclusion guards for FILE.
+# If FILE does not expand to nothing, open/close CPP inclusion guards for FILE.

 m4_define([b4_cpp_guard_open],
 m4_define([b4_cpp_guard_open],

+[m4_ifval(m4_quote($1),

 [#ifndef b4_cpp_guard([$1])
 [#ifndef b4_cpp_guard([$1])

-# define b4_cpp_guard([$1])])
+# define b4_cpp_guard([$1])])])

 
 m4_define([b4_cpp_guard_close],
 
 m4_define([b4_cpp_guard_close],

-[#endif b4_comment([!b4_cpp_guard([$1])])])
+[m4_ifval(m4_quote($1),
+[#endif b4_comment([!b4_cpp_guard([$1])])])])

 
 
 ## ---------------- ##
 ## Identification.  ##
 ## ---------------- ##
 
 
 
 ## ---------------- ##
 ## Identification.  ##
 ## ---------------- ##
 

-# b4_comment_(TEXT, OPEN, CONTINUE, END)
-# -------------------------------------
-# Put TEXT in comment.  Avoid trailing spaces: don't indent empty lines.
-# Avoid adding indentation to the first line, as the indentation comes
-# from OPEN.  That's why we don't patsubst([$1], [^\(.\)], [   \1]).
-#
-# Prefix all the output lines with PREFIX.
-m4_define([b4_comment_], [$2[]m4_bpatsubst([$1], [
-\(.\)], [
-$3\1])$4])
-
-
-# b4_c_comment(TEXT, [PREFIX])
-# ----------------------------
-# Put TEXT in comment.  Avoid trailing spaces: don't indent empty lines.
-# Avoid adding indentation to the first line, as the indentation comes
-# from "/*".  That's why we don't patsubst([$1], [^\(.\)], [   \1]).
-#
-# Prefix all the output lines with PREFIX.
-m4_define([b4_c_comment],
-[b4_comment_([$1], [$2/* ], [$2   ], [$2  */])])
-
-
-# b4_comment(TEXT, [PREFIX])
-# --------------------------
-# By default, C comments.
-m4_define([b4_comment], [b4_c_comment($@)])
-
-

 # b4_identification
 # -----------------
 # Depends on individual skeletons to define b4_pure_flag, b4_push_flag, or
 # b4_identification
 # -----------------
 # Depends on individual skeletons to define b4_pure_flag, b4_push_flag, or


@@ -100,9 +74,6 @@ m4_define([b4_identification],
 
 /* Pull parsers.  */
 #define YYPULL ]b4_pull_flag])[
 
 /* Pull parsers.  */
 #define YYPULL ]b4_pull_flag])[

-
-/* Using locations.  */
-#define YYLSP_NEEDED ]b4_locations_if([1], [0])[

 ]])
 
 
 ]])
 
 


@@ -110,20 +81,50 @@ m4_define([b4_identification],
 ## Default values.  ##
 ## ---------------- ##
 
 ## Default values.  ##
 ## ---------------- ##
 

+# b4_api_prefix, b4_api_PREFIX
+# ----------------------------
+# Corresponds to %define api.prefix
+b4_percent_define_default([[api.prefix]], [[yy]])
+m4_define([b4_api_prefix],
+[b4_percent_define_get([[api.prefix]])])
+m4_define([b4_api_PREFIX],
+[m4_toupper(b4_api_prefix)])
+
+
+# b4_prefix
+# ---------
+# If the %name-prefix is not given, it is api.prefix.
+m4_define_default([b4_prefix], [b4_api_prefix])
+

 # If the %union is not named, its name is YYSTYPE.
 # If the %union is not named, its name is YYSTYPE.

-m4_define_default([b4_union_name], [YYSTYPE])
+m4_define_default([b4_union_name], [b4_api_PREFIX[]STYPE])

 
 

-# If the %name-prefix is not given, it is yy.
-m4_define_default([b4_prefix], [yy])

 
 ## ------------------------ ##
 ## Pure/impure interfaces.  ##
 ## ------------------------ ##
 
 
 ## ------------------------ ##
 ## Pure/impure interfaces.  ##
 ## ------------------------ ##
 

+# b4_lex_formals
+# --------------
+# All the yylex formal arguments.
+# b4_lex_param arrives quoted twice, but we want to keep only one level.
+m4_define([b4_lex_formals],
+[b4_pure_if([[[[YYSTYPE *yylvalp]], [[&yylval]]][]dnl
+b4_locations_if([, [[YYLTYPE *yyllocp], [&yylloc]]])])dnl
+m4_ifdef([b4_lex_param], [, ]b4_lex_param)])
+
+
+# b4_lex
+# ------
+# Call yylex.
+m4_define([b4_lex],
+[b4_function_call([yylex], [int], b4_lex_formals)])
+
+

 # b4_user_args
 # ------------
 m4_define([b4_user_args],
 # b4_user_args
 # ------------
 m4_define([b4_user_args],

-[m4_ifset([b4_parse_param], [, b4_c_args(b4_parse_param)])])
+[m4_ifset([b4_parse_param], [, b4_args(b4_parse_param)])])

 
 
 # b4_parse_param
 
 
 # b4_parse_param


@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ m4_popdef([$1])dnl
 
 # b4_parse_param_use([VAL], [LOC])
 # --------------------------------
 
 # b4_parse_param_use([VAL], [LOC])
 # --------------------------------

-# `YYUSE' VAL, LOC if locations are enabled, and all the parse-params.
+# 'YYUSE' VAL, LOC if locations are enabled, and all the parse-params.

 m4_define([b4_parse_param_use],
 m4_define([b4_parse_param_use],

-[m4_ifvaln([$1], [  YYUSE([$1]);])dnl
+[m4_ifvaln([$1], [  YYUSE ([$1]);])dnl

 b4_locations_if([m4_ifvaln([$2], [  YYUSE ([$2]);])])dnl
 b4_parse_param_for([Decl], [Formal], [  YYUSE (Formal);
 ])dnl
 b4_locations_if([m4_ifvaln([$2], [  YYUSE ([$2]);])])dnl
 b4_parse_param_for([Decl], [Formal], [  YYUSE (Formal);
 ])dnl


@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ m4_define([b4_int_type],
 # b4_int_type_for(NAME)
 # ---------------------
 # Return the smallest int type able to handle numbers ranging from
 # b4_int_type_for(NAME)
 # ---------------------
 # Return the smallest int type able to handle numbers ranging from

-# `NAME_min' to `NAME_max' (included).
+# 'NAME_min' to 'NAME_max' (included).

 m4_define([b4_int_type_for],
 [b4_int_type($1_min, $1_max)])
 
 m4_define([b4_int_type_for],
 [b4_int_type($1_min, $1_max)])
 


@@ -190,13 +191,12 @@ m4_define([b4_int_type_for],
 # --------------------------------------------
 # Without inducing a comparison warning from the compiler, check if the
 # literal value LITERAL equals VALUE from table TABLE, which must have
 # --------------------------------------------
 # Without inducing a comparison warning from the compiler, check if the
 # literal value LITERAL equals VALUE from table TABLE, which must have

-# TABLE_min and TABLE_max defined.  YYID must be defined as an identity
-# function that suppresses warnings about constant conditions.
+# TABLE_min and TABLE_max defined.

 m4_define([b4_table_value_equals],
 [m4_if(m4_eval($3 < m4_indir([b4_]$1[_min])
                || m4_indir([b4_]$1[_max]) < $3), [1],
 m4_define([b4_table_value_equals],
 [m4_if(m4_eval($3 < m4_indir([b4_]$1[_min])
                || m4_indir([b4_]$1[_max]) < $3), [1],

-       [[YYID (0)]],
-       [[((]$2[) == (]$3[))]])])
+       [[0]],
+       [(!!(($2) == ($3)))])])

 
 
 ## ---------##
 
 
 ## ---------##


@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ m4_define([b4_null], [YY_NULL])
 
 # b4_integral_parser_table_define(TABLE-NAME, CONTENT, COMMENT)
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # b4_integral_parser_table_define(TABLE-NAME, CONTENT, COMMENT)
 # -------------------------------------------------------------

-# Define "yy<TABLE-NAME>" which contents is CONTENT.
+# Define "yy<TABLE-NAME>" whose contents is CONTENT.

 m4_define([b4_integral_parser_table_define],
 m4_define([b4_integral_parser_table_define],

-[m4_ifvaln([$3], [b4_c_comment([$3], [  ])])dnl
+[m4_ifvaln([$3], [b4_comment([$3], [  ])])dnl

 static const b4_int_type_for([$2]) yy$1[[]] =
 {
   $2
 static const b4_int_type_for([$2]) yy$1[[]] =
 {
   $2


@@ -240,57 +240,52 @@ static const b4_int_type_for([$2]) yy$1[[]] =
 ## Assigning token numbers.  ##
 ## ------------------------- ##
 
 ## Assigning token numbers.  ##
 ## ------------------------- ##
 

-# b4_token_define(TOKEN-NAME, TOKEN-NUMBER)
-# -----------------------------------------
+# b4_token_define(TOKEN-NUM)
+# --------------------------

 # Output the definition of this token as #define.
 m4_define([b4_token_define],
 # Output the definition of this token as #define.
 m4_define([b4_token_define],

-[#define b4_percent_define_get([api.tokens.prefix])$1 $2
-])
-
+[b4_token_format([#define %s %s], [$1])])

 
 

-# b4_token_defines(LIST-OF-PAIRS-TOKEN-NAME-TOKEN-NUMBER)
-# -------------------------------------------------------
-# Output the definition of the tokens (if there are) as #defines.
+# b4_token_defines
+# ----------------
+# Output the definition of the tokens.

 m4_define([b4_token_defines],
 m4_define([b4_token_defines],

-[m4_if([$#$1], [1], [],
-[/* Tokens.  */
-m4_map([b4_token_define], [$@])])
-])
+[b4_any_token_visible_if([/* Tokens.  */
+m4_join([
+], b4_symbol_map([b4_token_define]))
+])])

 
 
 
 

-# b4_token_enum(TOKEN-NAME, TOKEN-NUMBER)
-# ---------------------------------------
+# b4_token_enum(TOKEN-NUM)
+# ------------------------

 # Output the definition of this token as an enum.
 m4_define([b4_token_enum],
 # Output the definition of this token as an enum.
 m4_define([b4_token_enum],

-[b4_percent_define_get([api.tokens.prefix])$1 = $2])
+[b4_token_format([%s = %s], [$1])])

 
 
 
 

-# b4_token_enums(LIST-OF-PAIRS-TOKEN-NAME-TOKEN-NUMBER)
-# -----------------------------------------------------
+# b4_token_enums
+# --------------

 # Output the definition of the tokens (if there are) as enums.
 m4_define([b4_token_enums],
 # Output the definition of the tokens (if there are) as enums.
 m4_define([b4_token_enums],

-[m4_if([$#$1], [1], [],
-[/* Tokens.  */
-#ifndef YYTOKENTYPE
-# define YYTOKENTYPE
-   /* Put the tokens into the symbol table, so that GDB and other debuggers
-      know about them.  */
-   enum yytokentype {
-m4_map_sep([     b4_token_enum], [,
-],
-           [$@])
-   };
+[b4_any_token_visible_if([[/* Token type.  */
+#ifndef ]b4_api_PREFIX[TOKENTYPE
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[TOKENTYPE
+  enum ]b4_api_prefix[tokentype
+  {
+    ]m4_join([,
+    ],
+             b4_symbol_map([b4_token_enum]))[
+  };

 #endif
 #endif

-])])
+]])])

 
 
 
 

-# b4_token_enums_defines(LIST-OF-PAIRS-TOKEN-NAME-TOKEN-NUMBER)
-# -------------------------------------------------------------
-# Output the definition of the tokens (if there are any) as enums and, if POSIX
-# Yacc is enabled, as #defines.
+# b4_token_enums_defines
+# ----------------------
+# Output the definition of the tokens (if there are any) as enums and,
+# if POSIX Yacc is enabled, as #defines.

 m4_define([b4_token_enums_defines],
 m4_define([b4_token_enums_defines],

-[b4_token_enums($@)b4_yacc_if([b4_token_defines($@)], [])
-])
+[b4_token_enums[]b4_yacc_if([b4_token_defines])])

 
 
 ## ----------------- ##
 
 
 ## ----------------- ##


@@ -309,106 +304,43 @@ m4_define([b4_symbol_value],
 
 
 
 
 
 

-## --------------------------------------------- ##
-## Defining C functions in both K&R and ANSI-C.  ##
-## --------------------------------------------- ##
-
+## ---------------------- ##
+## Defining C functions.  ##
+## ---------------------- ##

 
 

-# b4_modern_c
-# -----------
-# A predicate useful in #if to determine whether C is ancient or modern.
-#
-# If __STDC__ is defined, the compiler is modern.  IBM xlc 7.0 when run
-# as 'cc' doesn't define __STDC__ (or __STDC_VERSION__) for pedantic
-# reasons, but it defines __C99__FUNC__ so check that as well.
-# Microsoft C normally doesn't define these macros, but it defines _MSC_VER.
-# Consider a C++ compiler to be modern if it defines __cplusplus.
-#
-m4_define([b4_c_modern],
-  [[(defined __STDC__ || defined __C99__FUNC__ \
-     || defined __cplusplus || defined _MSC_VER)]])

 
 

-# b4_c_function_def(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# ----------------------------------------------------------
-# Declare the function NAME.
-m4_define([b4_c_function_def],
-[#if b4_c_modern
-b4_c_ansi_function_def($@)
-#else
-$2
-$1 (b4_c_knr_formal_names(m4_shift2($@)))
-b4_c_knr_formal_decls(m4_shift2($@))
-#endif[]dnl
-])
-
-
-# b4_c_ansi_function_def(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------
-# Declare the function NAME in ANSI.
-m4_define([b4_c_ansi_function_def],
+# b4_function_define(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Declare the function NAME in C.
+m4_define([b4_function_define],

 [$2
 [$2

-$1 (b4_c_ansi_formals(m4_shift2($@)))[]dnl
+$1 (b4_formals(m4_shift2($@)))[]dnl

 ])
 
 
 ])
 
 

-# b4_c_ansi_formals([DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# --------------------------------------
-# Output the arguments ANSI-C definition.
-m4_define([b4_c_ansi_formals],
+# b4_formals([DECL1, NAME1], ...)
+# -------------------------------
+# The formal arguments of a C function definition.
+m4_define([b4_formals],

 [m4_if([$#], [0], [void],
        [$#$1], [1], [void],
 [m4_if([$#], [0], [void],
        [$#$1], [1], [void],

-               [m4_map_sep([b4_c_ansi_formal], [, ], [$@])])])
+               [m4_map_sep([b4_formal], [, ], [$@])])])

 
 

-m4_define([b4_c_ansi_formal],
+m4_define([b4_formal],

 [$1])
 
 
 [$1])
 
 

-# b4_c_knr_formal_names([DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# ------------------------------------------
-# Output the argument names.
-m4_define([b4_c_knr_formal_names],
-[m4_map_sep([b4_c_knr_formal_name], [, ], [$@])])

 
 

-m4_define([b4_c_knr_formal_name],
-[$2])
+## ----------------------- ##
+## Declaring C functions.  ##
+## ----------------------- ##

 
 
 
 

-# b4_c_knr_formal_decls([DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# ------------------------------------------
-# Output the K&R argument declarations.
-m4_define([b4_c_knr_formal_decls],
-[m4_map_sep([b4_c_knr_formal_decl],
-            [
-],
-            [$@])])
-
-m4_define([b4_c_knr_formal_decl],
-[    $1;])
-
-
-
-## ------------------------------------------------------------ ##
-## Declaring (prototyping) C functions in both K&R and ANSI-C.  ##
-## ------------------------------------------------------------ ##
-
-
-# b4_c_function_decl(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# b4_function_declare(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------

 # Declare the function NAME.
 # Declare the function NAME.

-m4_define([b4_c_function_decl],
-[#if b4_c_modern
-b4_c_ansi_function_decl($@)
-#else
-$2 $1 ();
-#endif[]dnl
-])
-
-
-# b4_c_ansi_function_decl(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-# Declare the function NAME.
-m4_define([b4_c_ansi_function_decl],
-[$2 $1 (b4_c_ansi_formals(m4_shift2($@)));[]dnl
+m4_define([b4_function_declare],
+[$2 $1 (b4_formals(m4_shift2($@)));[]dnl

 ])
 
 
 ])
 
 


@@ -419,21 +351,21 @@ m4_define([b4_c_ansi_function_decl],
 ## --------------------- ##
 
 
 ## --------------------- ##
 
 

-# b4_c_function_call(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)
+# b4_function_call(NAME, RETURN-VALUE, [DECL1, NAME1], ...)

 # -----------------------------------------------------------
 # Call the function NAME with arguments NAME1, NAME2 etc.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
 # Call the function NAME with arguments NAME1, NAME2 etc.

-m4_define([b4_c_function_call],
-[$1 (b4_c_args(m4_shift2($@)))[]dnl
+m4_define([b4_function_call],
+[$1 (b4_args(m4_shift2($@)))[]dnl

 ])
 
 
 ])
 
 

-# b4_c_args([DECL1, NAME1], ...)
-# ------------------------------
+# b4_args([DECL1, NAME1], ...)
+# ----------------------------

 # Output the arguments NAME1, NAME2...
 # Output the arguments NAME1, NAME2...

-m4_define([b4_c_args],
-[m4_map_sep([b4_c_arg], [, ], [$@])])
+m4_define([b4_args],
+[m4_map_sep([b4_arg], [, ], [$@])])

 
 

-m4_define([b4_c_arg],
+m4_define([b4_arg],

 [$2])
 
 
 [$2])
 
 


@@ -442,7 +374,7 @@ m4_define([b4_c_arg],
 ## ----------- ##
 
 # b4_sync_start(LINE, FILE)
 ## ----------- ##
 
 # b4_sync_start(LINE, FILE)

-# -----------------------
+# -------------------------

 m4_define([b4_sync_start], [[#]line $1 $2])
 
 
 m4_define([b4_sync_start], [[#]line $1 $2])
 
 


@@ -468,18 +400,15 @@ b4_syncline([@oline@], [@ofile@])
     break;])
 
 
     break;])
 
 

-# b4_yydestruct_generate(FUNCTION-DECLARATOR)
-# -------------------------------------------
-# Generate the "yydestruct" function, which declaration is issued using
-# FUNCTION-DECLARATOR, which may be "b4_c_ansi_function_def" for ISO C
-# or "b4_c_function_def" for K&R.
-m4_define_default([b4_yydestruct_generate],
+# b4_yydestruct_define
+# --------------------
+# Define the "yydestruct" function.
+m4_define_default([b4_yydestruct_define],

 [[/*-----------------------------------------------.
 | Release the memory associated to this symbol.  |
 `-----------------------------------------------*/
 
 [[/*-----------------------------------------------.
 | Release the memory associated to this symbol.  |
 `-----------------------------------------------*/
 

-/*ARGSUSED*/
-]$1([yydestruct],
+]b4_function_define([yydestruct],

     [static void],
     [[const char *yymsg],    [yymsg]],
     [[int yytype],           [yytype]],
     [static void],
     [[const char *yymsg],    [yymsg]],
     [[int yytype],           [yytype]],


@@ -502,19 +431,16 @@ m4_ifset([b4_parse_param], [, b4_parse_param]))[
 ])
 
 
 ])
 
 

-# b4_yy_symbol_print_generate(FUNCTION-DECLARATOR)
-# ------------------------------------------------
-# Generate the "yy_symbol_print" function, which declaration is issued using
-# FUNCTION-DECLARATOR, which may be "b4_c_ansi_function_def" for ISO C
-# or "b4_c_function_def" for K&R.
-m4_define_default([b4_yy_symbol_print_generate],
+# b4_yy_symbol_print_define
+# -------------------------
+# Define the "yy_symbol_print" function.
+m4_define_default([b4_yy_symbol_print_define],

 [[
 /*--------------------------------.
 | Print this symbol on YYOUTPUT.  |
 `--------------------------------*/
 
 [[
 /*--------------------------------.
 | Print this symbol on YYOUTPUT.  |
 `--------------------------------*/
 

-/*ARGSUSED*/
-]$1([yy_symbol_value_print],
+]b4_function_define([yy_symbol_value_print],

     [static void],
                [[FILE *yyoutput],                       [yyoutput]],
                [[int yytype],                           [yytype]],
     [static void],
                [[FILE *yyoutput],                       [yyoutput]],
                [[int yytype],                           [yytype]],


@@ -546,7 +472,7 @@ m4_if(b4_skeleton, ["yacc.c"],
 | Print this symbol on YYOUTPUT.  |
 `--------------------------------*/
 
 | Print this symbol on YYOUTPUT.  |
 `--------------------------------*/
 

-]$1([yy_symbol_print],
+]b4_function_define([yy_symbol_print],

     [static void],
                [[FILE *yyoutput],                       [yyoutput]],
                [[int yytype],                           [yytype]],
     [static void],
                [[FILE *yyoutput],                       [yyoutput]],
                [[int yytype],                           [yytype]],


@@ -554,10 +480,8 @@ m4_if(b4_skeleton, ["yacc.c"],
 b4_locations_if([, [[YYLTYPE const * const yylocationp], [yylocationp]]])[]dnl
 m4_ifset([b4_parse_param], [, b4_parse_param]))[
 {
 b4_locations_if([, [[YYLTYPE const * const yylocationp], [yylocationp]]])[]dnl
 m4_ifset([b4_parse_param], [, b4_parse_param]))[
 {

-  if (yytype < YYNTOKENS)
-    YYFPRINTF (yyoutput, "token %s (", yytname[yytype]);
-  else
-    YYFPRINTF (yyoutput, "nterm %s (", yytname[yytype]);
+  YYFPRINTF (yyoutput, "%s %s (",
+             yytype < YYNTOKENS ? "token" : "nterm", yytname[yytype]);

 
 ]b4_locations_if([  YY_LOCATION_PRINT (yyoutput, *yylocationp);
   YYFPRINTF (yyoutput, ": ");
 
 ]b4_locations_if([  YY_LOCATION_PRINT (yyoutput, *yylocationp);
   YYFPRINTF (yyoutput, ": ");


@@ -568,54 +492,285 @@ b4_locations_if([, yylocationp])[]b4_user_args[);
 }]dnl
 ])
 
 }]dnl
 ])
 

+
+## ---------------- ##
+## api.value.type.  ##
+## ---------------- ##
+
+
+# ---------------------- #
+# api.value.type=union.  #
+# ---------------------- #
+
+# b4_symbol_type_register(SYMBOL-NUM)
+# -----------------------------------
+# Symbol SYMBOL-NUM has a type (for variant) instead of a type-tag.
+# Extend the definition of %union's body with a field of that type,
+# and extend the symbol's "type" field to point to the field name,
+# instead of the type name.
+m4_define([b4_symbol_type_register],
+[m4_define([b4_symbol($1, type_tag)],
+           [b4_symbol_if([$1], [has_id],
+                         [b4_symbol([$1], [id])],
+                         [yytype_[]b4_symbol([$1], [number])])])dnl
+m4_append([b4_user_union_members],
+m4_expand([
+  b4_symbol_tag_comment([$1])dnl
+  b4_symbol([$1], [type]) b4_symbol([$1], [type_tag]);]))
+])
+
+
+# b4_type_define_tag(SYMBOL1-NUM, ...)
+# ------------------------------------
+# For the batch of symbols SYMBOL1-NUM... (which all have the same
+# type), enhance the %union definition for each of them, and set
+# there "type" field to the field tag name, instead of the type name.
+m4_define([b4_type_define_tag],
+[b4_symbol_if([$1], [has_type],
+              [m4_map([b4_symbol_type_register], [$@])])
+])
+
+
+# b4_symbol_value_union(VAL, [TYPE])
+# ----------------------------------
+# Same of b4_symbol_value, but when api.value.type=union.
+m4_define([b4_symbol_value_union],
+[m4_ifval([$2],
+          [(*($2*)(&$1))],
+          [$1])])
+])
+
+
+# b4_value_type_setup_union
+# -------------------------
+# Setup support for api.value.type=union.  Symbols are defined with a
+# type instead of a union member name: build the corresponding union,
+# and give the symbols their tag.
+m4_define([b4_value_type_setup_union],
+[m4_define([b4_union_members])
+b4_type_foreach([b4_type_define_tag])
+m4_copy_force([b4_symbol_value_union], [b4_symbol_value])
+])
+
+
+# ---------------- #
+# api.value.type.  #
+# ---------------- #
+
+
+# b4_value_type_setup_variant
+# ---------------------------
+# Setup support for api.value.type=variant.  By default, fail, specialized
+# by other skeletons.
+m4_define([b4_value_type_setup_variant],
+[b4_complain_at(b4_percent_define_get_loc([api.value.type]),
+                [['%s' does not support '%s']],
+                [b4_skeleton],
+                [%define api.value.type variant])])
+
+
+# b4_value_type_setup
+# -------------------
+# Check if api.value.type is properly defined, and possibly prepare
+# its use.
+m4_define([b4_value_type_setup],
+[b4_percent_define_default([[api.value.type]],
+[m4_ifdef([b4_union_members], [%union],
+          [m4_if(b4_tag_seen_flag, 0, [int],
+                 [])])])dnl
+m4_case(b4_percent_define_get([api.value.type]),
+   [union],   [b4_value_type_setup_union],
+   [variant], [b4_value_type_setup_variant])])
+
+
+

 ## -------------- ##
 ## Declarations.  ##
 ## -------------- ##
 
 ## -------------- ##
 ## Declarations.  ##
 ## -------------- ##
 

-# b4_declare_yylstype
-# ------------------
-# Declarations that might either go into the header (if --defines) or
-# in the parser body.  Declare YYSTYPE/YYLTYPE, and yylval/yylloc.
-m4_define([b4_declare_yylstype],
-[[#if ! defined YYSTYPE && ! defined YYSTYPE_IS_DECLARED
-]m4_ifdef([b4_stype],
-[[typedef union ]b4_union_name[
+
+# b4_value_type_define
+# --------------------
+m4_define([b4_value_type_define],
+[b4_value_type_setup[]dnl
+/* Value type.  */
+m4_bmatch(b4_percent_define_get([api.value.type]),
+[^%?union$],
+[[#if ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE && ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE_IS_DECLARED
+typedef union ]b4_union_name[ ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE;
+union ]b4_union_name[

 {
 {

-]b4_user_stype[
-} YYSTYPE;
-# define YYSTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1]],
-[m4_if(b4_tag_seen_flag, 0,
-[[typedef int YYSTYPE;
-# define YYSTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1]])])[
-# define yystype YYSTYPE /* obsolescent; will be withdrawn */
-# define YYSTYPE_IS_DECLARED 1
-#endif]b4_locations_if([[
-
-#if ! defined YYLTYPE && ! defined YYLTYPE_IS_DECLARED
-typedef struct YYLTYPE
+]b4_user_union_members[
+};
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE_IS_DECLARED 1
+#endif
+]],
+[^$], [],
+[[#if ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE && ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE_IS_DECLARED
+typedef ]b4_percent_define_get([api.value.type])[ ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE;
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE_IS_DECLARED 1
+#endif
+]])])
+
+
+# b4_location_type_define
+# -----------------------
+m4_define([b4_location_type_define],
+[[/* Location type.  */
+#if ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE && ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_DECLARED
+typedef struct ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE;
+struct ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE

 {
   int first_line;
   int first_column;
   int last_line;
   int last_column;
 {
   int first_line;
   int first_column;
   int last_line;
   int last_column;

-} YYLTYPE;
-# define yyltype YYLTYPE /* obsolescent; will be withdrawn */
-# define YYLTYPE_IS_DECLARED 1
-# define YYLTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1
-#endif]])
+};
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_DECLARED 1
+# define ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1
+#endif
+]])
+
+
+# b4_declare_yylstype
+# -------------------
+# Declarations that might either go into the header (if --defines) or
+# in the parser body.  Declare YYSTYPE/YYLTYPE, and yylval/yylloc.
+m4_define([b4_declare_yylstype],
+[b4_value_type_define[]b4_locations_if([
+b4_location_type_define])

 
 

-b4_pure_if([], [[extern YYSTYPE ]b4_prefix[lval;
-]b4_locations_if([[extern YYLTYPE ]b4_prefix[lloc;]])])[]dnl
+b4_pure_if([], [[extern ]b4_api_PREFIX[STYPE ]b4_prefix[lval;
+]b4_locations_if([[extern ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE ]b4_prefix[lloc;]])])[]dnl
+])
+
+
+# b4_YYDEBUG_define
+# -----------------
+m4_define([b4_YYDEBUG_define],
+[[/* Debug traces.  */
+]m4_if(b4_api_prefix, [yy],
+[[#ifndef YYDEBUG
+# define YYDEBUG ]b4_parse_trace_if([1], [0])[
+#endif]],
+[[#ifndef ]b4_api_PREFIX[DEBUG
+# if defined YYDEBUG
+#if YYDEBUG
+#   define ]b4_api_PREFIX[DEBUG 1
+#  else
+#   define ]b4_api_PREFIX[DEBUG 0
+#  endif
+# else /* ! defined YYDEBUG */
+#  define ]b4_api_PREFIX[DEBUG ]b4_parse_trace_if([1], [0])[
+# endif /* ! defined YYDEBUG */
+#endif  /* ! defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[DEBUG */]])[]dnl

 ])
 
 # b4_declare_yydebug
 # ------------------
 m4_define([b4_declare_yydebug],
 ])
 
 # b4_declare_yydebug
 # ------------------
 m4_define([b4_declare_yydebug],

-[[/* Enabling traces.  */
-#ifndef YYDEBUG
-# define YYDEBUG ]b4_parse_trace_if([1], [0])[
-#endif
-#if YYDEBUG
+[b4_YYDEBUG_define[
+#if ]b4_api_PREFIX[DEBUG

 extern int ]b4_prefix[debug;
 #endif][]dnl
 ])
 extern int ]b4_prefix[debug;
 #endif][]dnl
 ])

+
+# b4_yylloc_default_define
+# ------------------------
+# Define YYLLOC_DEFAULT.
+m4_define([b4_yylloc_default_define],
+[[/* YYLLOC_DEFAULT -- Set CURRENT to span from RHS[1] to RHS[N].
+   If N is 0, then set CURRENT to the empty location which ends
+   the previous symbol: RHS[0] (always defined).  */
+
+#ifndef YYLLOC_DEFAULT
+# define YYLLOC_DEFAULT(Current, Rhs, N)                                \
+    do                                                                  \
+      if (N)                                                            \
+        {                                                               \
+          (Current).first_line   = YYRHSLOC (Rhs, 1).first_line;        \
+          (Current).first_column = YYRHSLOC (Rhs, 1).first_column;      \
+          (Current).last_line    = YYRHSLOC (Rhs, N).last_line;         \
+          (Current).last_column  = YYRHSLOC (Rhs, N).last_column;       \
+        }                                                               \
+      else                                                              \
+        {                                                               \
+          (Current).first_line   = (Current).last_line   =              \
+            YYRHSLOC (Rhs, 0).last_line;                                \
+          (Current).first_column = (Current).last_column =              \
+            YYRHSLOC (Rhs, 0).last_column;                              \
+        }                                                               \
+    while (0)
+#endif
+]])
+
+# b4_yy_location_print_define
+# ---------------------------
+# Define YY_LOCATION_PRINT.
+m4_define([b4_yy_location_print_define],
+[b4_locations_if([[
+/* YY_LOCATION_PRINT -- Print the location on the stream.
+   This macro was not mandated originally: define only if we know
+   we won't break user code: when these are the locations we know.  */
+
+#ifndef YY_LOCATION_PRINT
+# if defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL && ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL
+
+/* Print *YYLOCP on YYO.  Private, do not rely on its existence. */
+
+__attribute__((__unused__))
+]b4_function_define([yy_location_print_],
+    [static unsigned],
+               [[FILE *yyo],                    [yyo]],
+               [[YYLTYPE const * const yylocp], [yylocp]])[
+{
+  unsigned res = 0;
+  int end_col = 0 != yylocp->last_column ? yylocp->last_column - 1 : 0;
+  if (0 <= yylocp->first_line)
+    {
+      res += YYFPRINTF (yyo, "%d", yylocp->first_line);
+      if (0 <= yylocp->first_column)
+        res += YYFPRINTF (yyo, ".%d", yylocp->first_column);
+    }
+  if (0 <= yylocp->last_line)
+    {
+      if (yylocp->first_line < yylocp->last_line)
+        {
+          res += YYFPRINTF (yyo, "-%d", yylocp->last_line);
+          if (0 <= end_col)
+            res += YYFPRINTF (yyo, ".%d", end_col);
+        }
+      else if (0 <= end_col && yylocp->first_column < end_col)
+        res += YYFPRINTF (yyo, "-%d", end_col);
+    }
+  return res;
+ }
+
+#  define YY_LOCATION_PRINT(File, Loc)          \
+  yy_location_print_ (File, &(Loc))
+
+# else
+#  define YY_LOCATION_PRINT(File, Loc) ((void) 0)
+# endif
+#endif]],
+[[/* This macro is provided for backward compatibility. */
+#ifndef YY_LOCATION_PRINT
+# define YY_LOCATION_PRINT(File, Loc) ((void) 0)
+#endif]])
+])
+
+# b4_yyloc_default
+# ----------------
+# Expand to a possible default value for yylloc.
+m4_define([b4_yyloc_default],
+[[
+# if defined ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL && ]b4_api_PREFIX[LTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL
+  = { ]m4_join([, ],
+               m4_defn([b4_location_initial_line]),
+               m4_defn([b4_location_initial_column]),
+               m4_defn([b4_location_initial_line]),
+               m4_defn([b4_location_initial_column]))[ }
+# endif
+]])