+# b4_table_define(TABLE-NAME, CONTENT)
+# ------------------------------------
+# Define "parser::yy<TABLE-NAME>_" which contents is CONTENT.
+m4_define([b4_table_define],
+[const b4_int_type_for([$2])
+ b4_parser_class_name::yy$1_[[]] =
+ {
+ $2
+ }dnl
+])
+
+# b4_symbol_value_template(VAL, [TYPE])
+# -------------------------------------
+# Same as b4_symbol_value, but used in a template method.
+m4_copy([b4_symbol_value], [b4_symbol_value_template])
+
+# How the semantic value is extracted when using variants.
+b4_variant_if([
+ # b4_symbol_value(VAL, [TYPE])
+ # ----------------------------
+ m4_define([b4_symbol_value],
+ [m4_ifval([$2],
+ [$1.as<$2>()],
+ [$1])])
+
+ # b4_symbol_value_template(VAL, [TYPE])
+ # -------------------------------------
+ # Same as b4_symbol_value, but used in a template method.
+ m4_define([b4_symbol_value_template],
+ [m4_ifval([$2],
+ [$1.template as<$2>()],
+ [$1])])
+]) # b4_variant_if
+
+
+# b4_assert_if([IF-ASSERTIONS-ARE-USED], [IF-NOT])
+# ------------------------------------------------
+m4_define([b4_assert_if],
+[b4_percent_define_ifdef([[assert]], [$1], [$2])])
+
+
+# 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_@{($1) - ($2)@}])
+
+
+# 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_actions(FILENAME, LINENO,
+# SYMBOL-TAG, SYMBOL-NUM,
+# SYMBOL-ACTION, SYMBOL-TYPENAME)
+# -------------------------------------------------
+# Same as in C, but using references instead of pointers.
+m4_define([b4_symbol_actions],
+[m4_pushdef([b4_dollar_dollar],
+ [b4_symbol_value_template([yysym.value], [$6])])dnl
+m4_pushdef([b4_at_dollar], [yysym.location])dnl
+ case $4: // $3
+b4_syncline([$2], [$1])
+ $5;
+b4_syncline([@oline@], [@ofile@])
+ break;
+m4_popdef([b4_at_dollar])dnl
+m4_popdef([b4_dollar_dollar])dnl
+])
+
+
+# b4_symbol_action_(SYMBOL-TAG, SYMBOL-NUM, SYMBOL-TYPENAME)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# Invoke b4_dollar_dollar(SYMBOL_TYPENAME) for each symbol.
+m4_define([b4_symbol_action_],
+[m4_ifval($3,
+[ case $2: // $1
+ b4_dollar_dollar($@);
+ break;
+])])
+
+
+# b4_symbol_variant(YYTYPE, YYVAL, ACTION, [ARGS])
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Run some ACTION ("build", or "destroy") on YYVAL of symbol type
+# YYTYPE.
+m4_define([b4_symbol_variant],
+[m4_pushdef([b4_dollar_dollar],
+ [$2.$3<$][3>(m4_shift3($@))])dnl
+ switch ($1)
+ {
+m4_map([b4_symbol_action_], m4_defn([b4_type_names]))
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+m4_popdef([b4_dollar_dollar])dnl
+])
+
+
+# _b4_char_sizeof_counter
+# -----------------------
+# A counter used by _b4_char_sizeof_dummy to create fresh symbols.
+m4_define([_b4_char_sizeof_counter],
+[0])
+
+# _b4_char_sizeof_dummy
+# ---------------------
+# At each call return a new C++ identifier.
+m4_define([_b4_char_sizeof_dummy],
+[m4_define([_b4_char_sizeof_counter], m4_incr(_b4_char_sizeof_counter))dnl
+dummy[]_b4_char_sizeof_counter])
+
+
+# b4_char_sizeof(SYMBOL-TAG, SYMBOL-NUM, SYMBOL-TYPENAME)
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+# To be mapped on the list of type names to produce:
+#
+# char dummy1[sizeof(type_name_1)];
+# char dummy2[sizeof(type_name_2)];
+#
+# for defined type names.
+# $3 is doubly-quoted, do not quote it again.
+m4_define([b4_char_sizeof],
+[m4_ifval($3,
+[
+ char _b4_char_sizeof_dummy@{sizeof($3)@}; // $1])dnl
+])
+
+
+m4_pushdef([b4_copyright_years],
+ [2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008])
+
+m4_define([b4_parser_class_name],
+ [b4_percent_define_get([[parser_class_name]])])
+