Re: [goops] adding a number class with generic methods

[Mikael Djurfeldt]

On 5/7/06, Neil Jerram <address@hidden> wrote:
> I agree that this explains why the export is not necessary (and hence
> why it works without it).  But I don't yet understand why adding the
> export messes things up.

In the current module system, the effect of mentioning a variable in
an export statement is to set up a new, undefined, variable with that
name.  This variable is added to the module and to the export list of
the model.  The former has the effect of shadowing the old variable =.