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diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Macros.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Macros.scala
index 031245346b..3ed128cbc5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Macros.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Macros.scala
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ trait Macros extends MacroRuntimes with Traces with Helpers {
def globalSettings = global.settings
+ /** Obtains a `ClassLoader` instance used for macro expansion.
+ *
+ * By default a new `ScalaClassLoader` is created using the classpath
+ * from global and the classloader of self as parent.
+ *
+ * Mirrors with runtime definitions (e.g. Repl) need to adjust this method.
+ */
protected def findMacroClassLoader(): ClassLoader = {
val classpath = global.classPath.asURLs
macroLogVerbose("macro classloader: initializing from -cp: %s".format(classpath))