Index: ChangeLog
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diff -u -r6ed4ee1fa83082cba7852aa3aa681351dbe8eea8 -r7e095cf77bbf64283e4ee1cfaa6f8ebbbbafa348
--- ChangeLog	(.../ChangeLog)	(revision 6ed4ee1fa83082cba7852aa3aa681351dbe8eea8)
+++ ChangeLog	(.../ChangeLog)	(revision 7e095cf77bbf64283e4ee1cfaa6f8ebbbbafa348)
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-03-18 <Gustaf.Neumann@wu-wien.ac.at>
+    * allowed "abstract method" in additon to "abstract instproc"
+      and "abstract proc"
+
 2008-02-26 <Gustaf.Neumann@wu-wien.ac.at>
     * xotcl.c: The double ;; chokes MSVC6 in the next line.
       (many thanks for Andreas Kupries for reporting)
Index: generic/predefined.xotcl
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diff -u -r90f13fe04f5c707be3b56808a8a7992adab1855f -r7e095cf77bbf64283e4ee1cfaa6f8ebbbbafa348
--- generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision 90f13fe04f5c707be3b56808a8a7992adab1855f)
+++ generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision 7e095cf77bbf64283e4ee1cfaa6f8ebbbbafa348)
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 }
 
 ::xotcl::Object instproc abstract {methtype methname arglist} {
-  if {$methtype ne "proc" && $methtype ne "instproc"} {
+  if {$methtype ne "proc" && $methtype ne "instproc" && $methtype ne "method"} {
     error "invalid method type '$methtype', \
 	must be either 'proc' or 'instproc'."
   }