+ location action_location;
+} rule;
+
+extern rule *rules;
+
+/* A function that selects a rule. */
+typedef bool (*rule_filter) (rule *);
+
+/* Return true IFF the rule has a `number' smaller than NRULES. That is, it is
+ useful in the grammar. */
+bool rule_useful_in_grammar_p (rule *r);
+
+/* Return true IFF the rule has a `number' higher than NRULES. That is, it is
+ useless in the grammar. */
+bool rule_useless_in_grammar_p (rule *r);
+
+/* Return true IFF the rule is not flagged as useful but is useful in the
+ grammar. In other words, it was discarded because of conflicts. */
+bool rule_useless_in_parser_p (rule *r);
+
+/* Print this rule's number and lhs on OUT. If a PREVIOUS_LHS was
+ already displayed (by a previous call for another rule), avoid
+ useless repetitions. */
+void rule_lhs_print (rule *r, symbol *previous_lhs, FILE *out);
+void rule_lhs_print_xml (rule *r, FILE *out, int level);
+
+/* Return the length of the RHS. */
+int rule_rhs_length (rule *r);
+
+/* Print this rule's RHS on OUT. */
+void rule_rhs_print (rule *r, FILE *out);
+
+/* Print this rule on OUT. */
+void rule_print (rule *r, FILE *out);
+
+