>>>>> "d" == dblack  <dblack / candle.superlink.net> writes:

d> I'm now researching that question :-)

 Just an example (it's 1.7)

pigeon% cat b.rb
#!./ruby
class A < Class
   def self.a
      p "a"
   end

   def a
      p "a"
   end
end

b = A.new
b.a
pigeon% 

pigeon% b.rb
./b.rb:13: undefined method `a' for #<Class:0x401ac244> (NoMethodError)
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux