From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2003-08-13T21:25:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Nested class/module namespace

On Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 9:39:28 PM, dblack wrote:

>> [...] To my way of thinking, the only thing that should be
>> important in an execution context is the value of "self".  [...]

> Keep in mind, though, that this isn't the only such situation in Ruby.
> See my previous post with the class_eval example;

I agree with Nathan that what goes on in "eval" and friends is a
different matter, although I'd be happy if it were less surprising.

> also, here's another situation where 'self' can be the same but
> visibility of constants is different: [...]
> (Having several such situations may not make it more attractive to
> you, but I just wanted to get this one on the radar.)

One more case I'd like an explanation and justification for :)

Gavin