+# 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])
+
+