From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2003-01-25T13:07:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Submodules and C

Daniel Carrera wrote:
> Hi,
> Suppose I want to make a "Math::Const" submodule.  What should I call the 
> Init_* function so that the require is something sensible.  Is this even 
> possible?
> 
> Could the 'require' be something like:
> 
> require 'math::const'

You mean include, right?

> But you can't make a C function called Init_math::const
> 
> What is the best way to deal with the issue of submodules and require's?
> 

Excerpt from README.ETC:

To define nested classes or modules, use the functions below:

   VALUE rb_define_class_under(VALUE outer, const char *name, VALUE super)
   VALUE rb_define_module_under(VALUE outer, const char *name)