[Issue 2417] protected base member is not available via base handle in a derived class if it is defined in a separate module

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2417


schveiguy at yahoo.com changed:

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------- Comment #12 from schveiguy at yahoo.com  2008-11-24 10:58 -------
In that case, I think the spec should be changed to reflect the current
behavior.  I think Walter wanted it to model after the way C++ works, and it
just wasn't explained well enough.

Without the current behavior (i.e. allowing m2.foo to be callable), functions
like clone would be difficult to implement.

I think the spec should be changed to say:
"If accessing a protected instance member through a derived class member
function, that member can only be accessed for an object instance which can be
implicitly cast to the same type as 'this'."


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