Index: generic/nsf.c
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diff -u -reb0084076a445a9f64bf775b68a120716e3cb516 -ref1f9efa0bc697404c0aa5322bbd5cc2d7796c2c
--- generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision eb0084076a445a9f64bf775b68a120716e3cb516)
+++ generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision ef1f9efa0bc697404c0aa5322bbd5cc2d7796c2c)
@@ -14800,12 +14800,19 @@
       Nsf_PushFrameCsc(interp, cscPtr, framePtr2);
 
       if (paramPtr->flags & NSF_ARG_INITCMD) {
+	/* cscPtr->cmdPtr = NSFindCommand(interp, "::eval"); */
         result = Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, newValue, TCL_EVAL_DIRECT);
 
       } else /* must be NSF_ARG_METHOD */ {
         Tcl_Obj *ov[3];
         int oc = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Mark the current frame as inactive such that e.g. volatile
+	 * does not use this as a base frame, and methods like
+	 * activelevel ignore it.
+	 */
+	cscPtr->frameType = NSF_CSC_TYPE_INACTIVE;
         if (paramPtr->converterArg) {
           /* if arg= was given, pass it as first argument */
           ov[0] = paramPtr->converterArg;
@@ -15250,7 +15257,7 @@
     fprintf(stderr, "### Can't make objects volatile during shutdown\n");
     return NsfVarErrMsg(interp, "Can't make objects volatile during shutdown\n", NULL);
   }
-  //NsfShowStack(interp);
+
   CallStackUseActiveFrame(interp, &ctx);
 
   vn = NSTail(fullName);