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--- language:namespaces [2020/05/01 16:48]
rajit [Importing namespaces]
+++ language:namespaces [2020/05/01 16:49]
rajit [Importing namespaces]
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 It assumes that the file ''_all_.act'' in the directory
 ''processor/lib'' contains all the definitions corresponding to the
-''processor::lib'' namespace.
+''processor::lib'' namespace. More generally, an import statement
+<code>
+import foo;
+</code>
+would do the following:
+  * Look for ''foo/_all_.act'' using the search paths specified earlier;
+  * If unsuccessful, then look for ''foo.act''
+  * If unsuccessful, report an error
+After the import, the specified namespace is checked to see if it exists. If not, an error will be reported.
 ===== Opening namespaces =====