Index: generic/predefined.h
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diff -u -r44736fc4e8b7b220f25afc685739f79c263b7d99 -r7b269f76914972e68ebdd5d419f543793bb01c51
--- generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 44736fc4e8b7b220f25afc685739f79c263b7d99)
+++ generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 7b269f76914972e68ebdd5d419f543793bb01c51)
@@ -433,8 +433,7 @@
 "foreach arg $arglist {\n"
 "::xotcl::Attribute createFromParameterSyntax [::xotcl::current object] {*}$arg}\n"
 "set slot [::xotcl::current object]::slot\n"
-"if {[llength arglist] < 1} {\n"
-"if {![::xotcl::objectproperty $slot object]} {::xotcl2::Object create $slot}}\n"
+"if {![::xotcl::objectproperty $slot object]} {::xotcl2::Object create $slot}\n"
 "::xotcl::setvar $slot __parameter $arglist}\n"
 "proc createBootstrapAttributeSlots {} {}\n"
 "::xotcl::Slot method type=hasmixin {name value arg} {\n"