</ol>

<p>
Blocks nest and influence <a href="#Declarations_and_scope">scoping</a>.
</p>


<h2 id="Declarations_and_scope">Declarations and scope</h2>

<p>
A <i>declaration</i> binds a non-<a href="#Blank_identifier">blank</a> identifier to a
<a href="#Constant_declarations">constant</a>,
<a href="#Type_declarations">type</a>,
<a href="#Variable_declarations">variable</a>,

</ol>

<p>
Blocks nest and influence <a href="#Declarations_and_scope">scoping</a>.
</p>


<h2 id="Declarations_and_scope">Declarations and scope</h2>

<p>
A <i>declaration</i> binds a non-<a href="#Blank_identifier">blank</a> identifier to a
<a href="#Constant_declarations">constant</a>,
<a href="#Type_declarations">type</a>,
<a href="#Type_parameter_declarations">type parameter</a>,

	// data that describes the next file. These meta data "files" should not
	// normally be visible to the outside. As such, this loop iterates through
	// one or more "header files" until it finds a "normal file".
	format := FormatUSTAR | FormatPAX | FormatGNU
	for {
		// Discard the remainder of the file and any padding.
		if err := discard(tr.r, tr.curr.physicalRemaining()); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}