[m-dev.] module system discussion

[Fergus Henderson]

Simon Taylor <stayl at cs.mu.OZ.AU> wrote:
> Fergus Henderson <fjh at cs.mu.OZ.AU> wrote:
> > Wouldn't ordinary nested modules and `:- use_hierarchy' suffice,
> > both for Mercury type classes, and for interfacing with .NET?
> 
> I don't think it's OK to have to `:- use_hierarchy System'
> to use the classes defined at the top level.
> 
> The sloppy solution (import everything) should not be the only
> practical solution.

But it's not.  You can always use explicit `:- use_module'
declarations for each module that you wish to import.

In some cases, that might be tedious, and so in those cases
you might prefer to go for the `:- use_hierarchy' solution.
But using `:- use_module' is certainly practical.

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