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Re: CLOS-style MOP for Guile ?

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael N Livshin <mike@olan.com> writes:

    Michael> Err... Actually, the problem is not that.

    Michael> Consider this situation:

    Michael> Module A defines public class class-A, and specializes
    Michael> generic some-generic for A.  The generic is being called
    Michael> in some of A's functions, but users of the module A have
    Michael> know way of knowing this implementation detail.

    Michael> Now, module B imports A, derives class-B from A and
    Michael> specializes some-generic for B.  Then, A's functions that
    Michael> use some-generic will behave differently when handed an
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^
But this will also happen without modules ???

    Michael> object of class class-B, breaking in many creative ways.
                                      ^^^^^^^^
If you do not want this behaviour, some-generic should not be called
in A's function, but A's method in some-generic is to be called.

I have perhaps missed the point ?

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B. Urban