[asdf-devel] Re: Another grammar question

[Faré]

> So I believe what happens is that use of :REQUIRE triggers the automatic generation of a REQUIRE-SYSTEM for the corresponding module, and then its loading, when necessary, is handled by REQUIRE. Yes?
>
Well, :REQUIRE triggers the generation of a REQUIRE-SYSTEM only if the
implementation doesn't provide the module via a regular system (as
SBCL used to do). Then, the actual loading is done by the
corresponding PERFORM method, which calls CL:REQUIRE. To make what you
say more ambiguous, the PERFORM may be the result of an OPERATE
'LOAD-OP that is itself a product of calling REQUIRE, and some of the
complexity is due to prevent circularity.

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