Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> def bar1(c: scala.reflect.macros.BlackboxContext) = ??? bar1: (c: scala.reflect.macros.BlackboxContext)Nothing scala> def foo1 = macro bar1 defined term macro foo1: Nothing scala> def bar2(c: scala.reflect.macros.WhiteboxContext) = ??? bar2: (c: scala.reflect.macros.WhiteboxContext)Nothing scala> def foo2 = macro bar2 defined term macro foo2: Nothing scala>