class RDoc::Parser::C

def handle_constants(type, var_name, const_name, definition)
  class_name = @known_classes[var_name]
  return unless class_name
  class_obj = find_class var_name, class_name
  unless class_obj then
    warn "Enclosing class/module #{const_name.inspect} not known"
    return
  end
  comment = find_const_comment type, const_name
  comment = strip_stars comment
  comment = normalize_comment comment
  # In the case of rb_define_const, the definition and comment are in
  # "/* definition: comment */" form.  The literal ':' and '\' characters
  # can be escaped with a backslash.
  if type.downcase == 'const' then
    elements = comment.split ':'
    if elements.nil? or elements.empty? then
      con = RDoc::Constant.new const_name, definition, comment
    else
      new_definition = elements[0..-2].join(':')
      if new_definition.empty? then # Default to literal C definition
        new_definition = definition
      else
        new_definition.gsub!("\:", ":")
        new_definition.gsub!("\\", '\\')
      end
      new_definition.sub!(/\A(\s+)/, '')
      new_comment = if $1.nil? then
                      elements.last.lstrip
                    else
                      "#{$1}#{elements.last.lstrip}"
                    end
      con = RDoc::Constant.new const_name, new_definition, new_comment
    end
  else
    con = RDoc::Constant.new const_name, definition, comment
  end
  @stats.add_constant con
  class_obj.add_constant con
end