I'm reasonably sure the answer is that the first is a runtime error
and the second is not. I think the runtime error gets a name from
syntax-local-infer-name, but perhaps it could/should also save the
srcloc for the message.

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 5:48 PM, Dan Liebgold
<dan_liebg...@naughtydog.com> wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Is there are a reason the error for referring to an identifier before it's 
> definition doesn't get location info, whereas in an otherwise identical case 
> the unbound identifier error does?
>
> e.g.:
>
>   asdf: undefined;
>    cannot reference an identifier before its definition
>     in module: (submod "file.rkt" test)
>
> vs
>
>   file.rkt:87:16: asdf: unbound identifier in module
>     in: asdf
>
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
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