-[b4_sync_end([__line__], [b4_basename(m4_quote(__file__))])
-b4_sync_start([$1], [$2])])])
+[b4_sync_start([$1], [$2]) b4_sync_end([__line__],
+ [b4_basename(m4_quote(__file__))])[]dnl
+])])
+
+# b4_sync_start(LINE, FILE)
+# -----------------------
+# Syncline for the new place. Typically a directive for the compiler.
+m4_define([b4_sync_start], [b4_comment([$2:$1])])
+
+# b4_sync_end(LINE, FILE)
+# -----------------------
+# Syncline for the current place, which ends. Typically a comment
+# left for the reader.
+m4_define([b4_sync_end], [b4_comment([$2:$1])])