From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-03-13T02:02:15+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:12511] Re: class variables

Stephen White <spwhite@chariot.net.au> writes:

> > > It says 'one copy for a given class' not for `class hieararchy'.
> > 
> > I agree: we don't really say either way in the book. To make it
> > clearer that Ruby classes inherit class variables, I'll add some
> > wording to page 214 at the next printing.
> 
> There's only one class hierachy... Object.
> 
> So class variables are global?

I believe that what he was saying is that class variables are
introduced at some point in the hierarchy and are accessible there and 
below.