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11.1.1.2.4 Locating a Symbol in a Package
 
When a symbol is to be located in a given package the following occurs: 
- --  The external symbols and internal symbols of the package are searched for the symbol. 
- --  The external symbols of the used packages are searched in some unspecified order. The order does not matter; see the rules for handling name conflicts listed below. 
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