From: Andrew Walrond <andrew@...>
Date: 2005-04-02T03:04:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Kernel.load() behaviour

On Friday 01 April 2005 17:24, Robert Klemme wrote:
>
> This has come up recently.  Unfortunately there's no chance of getting at
> the anonymous module other than from within the loaded file.  I'd wish it
> was changed like this:
>
> Kernel.load(file, mode=nil)
>
> Where "mode" is interpreted like this:
>
>  - if it's nil or false, no wrapping takes place, return value is the
> parameter
>
>  - if it's a module, that is used for wrapping, return value is the module
>
>  - if it's anything else (i.e. equivalent to true) an anonymous module is
> created for wrapping, return value is the anonymous module
>
> You might find more on this in the archives.

Thanks - I'll do a search.
>
> You don't need that: simply wrap the file you want to load with
>
> module Packages
>   # all 000s class definitions here
> end
>
> As easy as that. :-)
>

Not quite; Each of the 000s of packages is in it's own file....  ;)

Andrew