On Aug 31, 2008, at 9:50 PM, Patrick Li wrote:

>  5)
>  include myModule <-- evaluates the instructions in myModule,  
>  underneath
>  selfClass
> 
>  6)
>  extend myModule <-- evaluates the instructions in myModule, underneath
>  self
> 
>  Does that seem correct now? Thanks for your help by the way. That's
>  quite a bit more clear n

No evaluation takes place. The module is already "compiled", and Ruby  
simply links a proxy for that module in to the parent class chain for  
either the class or metaclass. That way, module functionality is  
shared between multiple classes/objects that include/extend the module.


Dave