Defining modules

[thi <ttn at mingle dot glug dot org>]

Steven Greenberg writes:

 > Hi again, I have another question.  Sorry if this is another RTFM,
 > but I looked and didn't see it anywhere.  I'm trying to define a
 > module.  I place the following define-module at the top of the file
 > 
 >      (define-module (rdf rdf-lib))
 > 
 > and place the file into directory /usr/local/share/guile/1.3.4/rdf.
 > The problem is that when I call (use-modules (rdf rdf-lib)) it
 > returns without complaint but dosen't seem to be loading the module.
 > I can't get to any of the forms or variables.
 > 
 > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

assuming "/usr/local/share/guile/1.3.4" is an element of `%load-path',
the problem may lie in a lack of export for the definitions from that
module.  in module `(rdf rdf-lib)' try doing either:

	(define-public my-var ...)

or

	(define my-var ...)
	(export my-var)

there are other tricky ways to do the same job, but they are confusing
and may cause ulcers... :->

thi