+#endif
+
+Grob *
+Engraver::internal_make_grob (SCM symbol,
+ SCM cause,
+ char const * /* name */,
+ char const *file,
+ int line,
+ char const *fun)
+{
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+ (void)file;
+ (void)line;
+ (void)fun;
+#endif
+
+ SCM props = updated_grob_properties (context (), symbol);
+
+ Grob *grob = 0;
+
+ SCM handle = scm_sloppy_assq (ly_symbol2scm ("meta"), props);
+ SCM klass = scm_cdr (scm_sloppy_assq (ly_symbol2scm ("class"), scm_cdr (handle)));
+
+ if (klass == ly_symbol2scm ("Item"))
+ grob = new Item (props);
+ else if (klass == ly_symbol2scm ("Spanner"))
+ grob = new Spanner (props);
+ else if (klass == ly_symbol2scm ("Paper_column"))
+ grob = new Paper_column (props);
+
+ assert (grob);
+ announce_grob (grob, cause);