It's an "ensure you're pulling from the top level". Works exactly the
same as in C++

Jason

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Iñáki Baz Castillo <ibc / aliax.net> wrote:
> Hi, looking at a Ruby code I've found this:
>
>  repo = ::Logging::Repository.instance
>
> What does the first :: mean?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Iñáki Baz Castillo
>
>