[erlang-questions] -extends(Module)

[Ulf Wiger (TN/EAB)]

Richard Carlsson skrev:
> Ulf Wiger wrote:
>> I noticed that epp.erl recognizes an -extends(M) attribute,
>> and uses this to define a macro, BASE_MODULE (and
>> corresponding BASE_MODULE_STRING).
>>
>> This seems interesting, but I can't find any other references
>> to it, either in documentation or in code.
>>
>> Is it work in progress or remnants of a discarded experiment?
> 
> Now I know you were sleeping during my presentation at EUC'07. ;-)
> It's part of the experiment with inheritance (work in progress).
> 
> http://www.erlang.se/euc/07/papers/1700Carlsson.pdf

Oh right - I guess I must have been sleeping...
I do remember the "please don't hurt me" slide, though.

BR,
Ulf W