aspect InstantiateSuperModuleCUs {
	//pointer to the real module instance (is not null if this is just a superInstance and
	//not an actual module instance
	protected ModuleCompilationUnit ModuleCompilationUnit.realInstance = null;
	public void ModuleCompilationUnit.setRealInstance(ModuleCompilationUnit realInstance) {
		this.realInstance = realInstance;
	}
	public ModuleCompilationUnit ModuleCompilationUnit.getRealInstance() {
		return this.realInstance;
	}
	public boolean ModuleCompilationUnit.isSuperInstance() {
		return this.realInstance != null && this.realInstance != this;
	}
	protected ModuleCompilationUnit ModuleCompilationUnit.superInstance = null;
	public void ModuleCompilationUnit.setSuperInstance(ModuleCompilationUnit superInstance) {
		this.superInstance = superInstance;
	}
	public ModuleCompilationUnit ModuleCompilationUnit.getSuperInstance() {
		return this.superInstance;
	}
	public boolean ModuleCompilationUnit.hasSuperInstance() {
		return this.superInstance != null;
	}
	
	public void ModuleCompilationUnit.instantiateSuperModules() {
		ModuleCompilationUnit currInstance = this;
		this.setRealInstance(this);
		//for each base supermodule
		while (currInstance.hasSuperModule()) {
		//	create a new instance of the super module using the super module name
			ModuleCompilationUnit superInstance = 
				currInstance.getSuperModuleCU().instantiateModuleAs(
						this, 
						currInstance.getSuperModuleCU().createSuperName(this));
		//	set instantiated to true
			superInstance.setModuleInstantiated(true); 
		//	set the real instance to this
			superInstance.setRealInstance(this);
		//	add this to the instance context
			superInstance.addInstanceContext(this);
		//	set the the superinstance of the previous instance to the new superinstance
			currInstance.setSuperInstance(superInstance);
		//	add the new superinstance to the Program's CU list
			getHostProgram().getCompilationUnitList().addChild(superInstance);
		//	loop
			currInstance = superInstance;
		}
	}
	
	public String ModuleCompilationUnit.createSuperName(ModuleCompilationUnit context) {
		return context.getModuleName() + "$super$" + getModuleName();
	}
}