[r6rs-discuss] Expansion order [was: Now, where were we?]

[John Cowan]

Andre van Tonder scripsit:

> I am not sure if we are talking past each other.  In an R6RS <toplevel body>
> you have /both/ the ability to reference macros before they are defined
> /and/ the ability to interleave expressions with definitions.  This is an
> existence proof that the former does not exclude or negatively impact the 
> latter.

Tangent: Can someone explain to me what the merit is in being able to
reference macros before they are defined in *any* context?  Perhaps there
is one, but I don't see it.

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