Index: generic/predefined.h
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diff -u -r04747ba752ca2b7a4f30586348e39ab04f190da9 -r88ef0a6d60c84d75b1436e8cc0e8f8f5d176328e
--- generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 04747ba752ca2b7a4f30586348e39ab04f190da9)
+++ generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 88ef0a6d60c84d75b1436e8cc0e8f8f5d176328e)
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 "namespace path ::xotcl\n"
 "::xotcl::createobjectsystem ::xotcl2::Object ::xotcl2::Class\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Object::*] {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias Object [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
+"set cmdName [namespace tail $cmd]\n"
+"if {$cmdName in [list \"instvar\"]} continue\n"
+"::xotcl::alias Object $cmdName $cmd}\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Class::*] {\n"
 "::xotcl::alias Class [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
 "foreach cmd [list __next cleanup  noinit residualargs] {\n"
Index: generic/predefined.xotcl
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diff -u -r04747ba752ca2b7a4f30586348e39ab04f190da9 -r88ef0a6d60c84d75b1436e8cc0e8f8f5d176328e
--- generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision 04747ba752ca2b7a4f30586348e39ab04f190da9)
+++ generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision 88ef0a6d60c84d75b1436e8cc0e8f8f5d176328e)
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
   # provide the standard command set for ::xotcl2::Object
   foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Object::*] {
-    ::xotcl::alias Object [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+    set cmdName [namespace tail $cmd]
+    if {$cmdName in [list "instvar"]} continue
+    ::xotcl::alias Object $cmdName $cmd 
   }
   
   # provide some Tcl-commands as methods for ::xotcl2::Object