From: "T. Onoma" <transami@...>
Date: 2003-12-17T01:33:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Copying methods from one class to another

On Tuesday 16 December 2003 04:33 pm, Hacksaw wrote:
> Sorry to step into the middle of a conversation, but what does this mean:
>
> class C < C;

  class C
    ..
  end

  class B < C
    ...
  end

  C = B

No difference, except now we have two names for the same thing B and C. We 
have just redefined the constant to point to a subclass of its old self. Not 
really all that tricky, although it does seem like it with the short 
notation.

> I think this is a wrong construction. It says create (or extend) class C,
> which inherits from C.
>
> Seems redundant.
>
> Looking over the docs, I think your use of super is also wrong, because you
> don't really have a super class.

Make more sense now?

-- 
T.