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Perhaps I should clarify: rfc9001 normatively refers to rfc9000 (and vice versa). There are cyclical references between RFCs, so there isn't any topological ord
by ucarion 5y ago
Perhaps I should clarify: rfc9001 normatively refers to rfc9000 (and vice versa). There are cyclical references between RFCs, so there isn't any topological ordering.
It works out because RFCs convey ideas, not code. The authors and editors take care to make sure the cyclical dependencies don't imply circular definitions or other incoherences.
- dcow 5y agoIt works in code too. It’s the difference between declaration and initialization. Very commonly existence of a symbol is declared in a header so that it can be referenced only later does the real implementation get linked in.