From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2005-09-11T23:59:53+09:00
Subject: Re: When an Array is not

Hi --

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Peter Vanbroekhoven wrote:

> Actually the corresponding example would be something like this:
>
>  module M
>    def y ; 'y' ; end
>  end
>
>  module N
>    def x ; 'x' ; end
>  end
>
>  class A
>    include N
>  end
>
>  module N
>    include M
>  end
>
>  A.new.x  # 'x'
>  A.new.y  # NoMethodError
>  A.ancestors  # [A, N, Object, Kernel]
>  N.ancestors  # [N, M]
>
> It has nothing to do with built-ins, it's a restriction of the way Ruby 
> handles module inclusion. For more information, see the thread starting at 
> [ruby-core:2068] http://rubyurl.com/vFI

Yes, thanks for correcting.  I somehow transmuted the whole thing into
classes....


David

-- 
David A. Black
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