diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Swig/parms.c b/SWIG/Source/Swig/parms.c
index ff8614224..645c872a1 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Swig/parms.c
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Swig/parms.c
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ char cvsroot_parms_c[] = "$Header$";
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * NewParm()
  *
- * Create a new parameter from datatype 'type' and name 'n'.
+ * Create a new parameter from datatype 'type' and name 'name'.
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-Parm *NewParm(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *n) {
+Parm *NewParm(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *name) {
   Parm *p = NewHash();
   
   if (type) {
@@ -34,7 +34,23 @@ Parm *NewParm(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *n) {
     Setattr(p,"type",ntype);
     Delete(ntype);
   }
-  Setattr(p,"name",n);
+  Setattr(p,"name",name);
+  return p;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * NewParmFromNode()
+ *
+ * Create a new parameter from datatype 'type' and name 'name'.
+ * Sets the file and line number for the parameter for error handling by
+ * making a (shallow) copy of file and line number from Node 'n'.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+Parm *NewParmFromNode(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *name, Node *n) {
+  Parm *p = NewParm(type, name);
+  Setfile(p, Getfile(n));
+  Setline(p, Getline(n));
+  
   return p;
 }
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Swig/swig.h b/SWIG/Source/Swig/swig.h
index afc54d762..a97e5536b 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Swig/swig.h
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Swig/swig.h
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ extern SwigType *Swig_symbol_template_param_eval(const SwigType *p, Symtab *symt
 /* Parameters are really just hidden behind a DOH object.  The following
    interface will probably be simplified even further. */
 
-extern Parm       *NewParm(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *n);
+extern Parm       *NewParm(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *name);
+extern Parm       *NewParmFromNode(SwigType *type, const String_or_char *name, Node *n);
 extern Parm       *CopyParm(Parm *p);
 extern ParmList   *CopyParmList(ParmList *);
 extern int         ParmList_len(ParmList *);