I'm not sure what you want exactly, but it smells like what you really need is
(defsystem hu.dwim.reiterate-test :defsystem-depends-on (:hu.dwim.asdf :hu.dwim.logger) :class :hu.dwim.system :depends-on (:hu.dwim.reiterate) ...)
well, it's not exactly what i want, but it achieves my goal... :)
what i want is to load/compile :hu.dwim.logger only when the test system (not its definition as with the above solution) is loaded, and then load/compile it *before* the main system.
So did you find a Lisp job in .kz ?
i'm not looking for (local) work anymore. the primary reason was to help getting a visa, but there are other alternatives on my radar.
but there are some relatives (here everyone is everyone else's brothers and sisters :) who have a company that is looking for a java guy to program their embedded devices. seems like some evangelism is waiting for me... :)
but anyways, thanks for the solution!