> you said:
> > In case (1a) you break this parallel inheritance hierarchy because
> > 'MixinClass' is a subclass of
> > 'ClassDescription' but 'MixinClass class' is no subclass of
> > 'ClassDescription class' (in fact,
>
> this is not true, 'MixinClass class' is a subclass of 'ClassDescription
> class'.
>
> > 'MixinClass class' == 'MixinClass'). In your concerte
> > example, this means
> > that 'MixinClass' inherits
> > from:
> >
> > ClassDescription
> > Behavior
> > Object
> > ProtoObject
> >
> > but 'MixinClass class' (== 'MixinClass') does not inherit from
> > 'ClassDescription class', 'Behavior
> > class', etc.
>
> again this is not true.
>
> Here is my option (1b)
> > > 1a) meta _ Metaclass new.
> > > meta
> > > superclass: MixinClass
> > > methodDictionary: MethodDictionary new
> > > format: MixinClass format.
> > > newClass _ meta new.

> > > 2) newClass
> > > superclass: newSuper
> > > methodDictionary: MethodDictionary new
> > > format: newFormat;
> > > contextClass: aContextClass;
> > > setInstVarNames: instVars;
> > > organization: nil.
> > > ^newClass

Rob,

Yes, you are right! I didn't read the example right! You define here a new
class (not MixinClass) which has MixinClass as the superclass of the
metaclass. Therefore, the parallel inheritance chains break for this new
class and not for MixinClass.

Nathanael