Index: doc/migration1-2.html
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diff -u -r25de23e98a24210b149179c5d1f52836a65fddab -rfa0f6eb39d86da65a0c8f994a30d625d635172ad
--- doc/migration1-2.html	(.../migration1-2.html)	(revision 25de23e98a24210b149179c5d1f52836a65fddab)
+++ doc/migration1-2.html	(.../migration1-2.html)	(revision fa0f6eb39d86da65a0c8f994a30d625d635172ad)
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@
       &nbsp;&nbsp;.method <i>foo args</i> {...}<br>
      }<br></code><hr>
       <code>Object create <i>o</i><br>
-      <i># recommendation missing: alternatives:</i><br>
-      <i># &nbsp;&nbsp; o eval {set .x 1}</i><br>
+      <i>o</i> eval {set <i>.x 1</i>}</i><br>
       <i># &nbsp;&nbsp; ::xotcl::setinstvar o x 1</i><br>
       <i>o</i> method <i>foo args</i> {...}<br>
      </code></td>
@@ -166,11 +165,11 @@
   <tr><th>XOTcl 1</th><th>XOTcl 2</th></tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code><i>someObject</i> set <i>varname value</i></code></td>
-    <td><code>...</code></td>
+    <td><code><i>someObject</i> eval [list set <i>.varname value</i>]</code></td>
   </tr>
     <tr>
     <td><code>set <i>newVar</i> [<i>someObject</i> set <i>otherVar</i>]</code></td>
-    <td><code>set <i>newVar</i> [...]</code><br>
+    <td><code>set <i>newVar</i> [<i>someObject</i> eval {set <i>.otherVar</i>}]</code><br>
     </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@
  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code><i>someObject</i> exists <i>varname</i></code></td>
-    <td><code>... do we have to keep exists for this reason? ...</code></td>
+    <td><code><i>someObject</i> eval {info exists <i>.varname</i>}</code></td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
@@ -197,5 +196,5 @@
 
 <hr>
 <address></address>
-<!-- hhmts start --> Last modified: Sat Jan  2 15:04:41 CET 2010 <!-- hhmts end -->
+<!-- hhmts start --> Last modified: Sat Jan  2 19:05:22 CET 2010 <!-- hhmts end -->
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Index: generic/predefined.h
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diff -u -r25de23e98a24210b149179c5d1f52836a65fddab -rfa0f6eb39d86da65a0c8f994a30d625d635172ad
--- generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 25de23e98a24210b149179c5d1f52836a65fddab)
+++ generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision fa0f6eb39d86da65a0c8f994a30d625d635172ad)
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 "set cmdName [namespace tail $cmd]\n"
 "if {$cmdName in [list \"instvar\" \"object-method\"]} continue\n"
 "::xotcl::alias Object $cmdName $cmd}\n"
+"::xotcl::alias Object eval -objscope ::eval\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Class::*] {\n"
 "set cmdName [namespace tail $cmd]\n"
 "if {$cmdName in [list \"class-method\"]} continue\n"
Index: generic/predefined.xotcl
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diff -u -r25de23e98a24210b149179c5d1f52836a65fddab -rfa0f6eb39d86da65a0c8f994a30d625d635172ad
--- generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision 25de23e98a24210b149179c5d1f52836a65fddab)
+++ generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision fa0f6eb39d86da65a0c8f994a30d625d635172ad)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   #foreach cmd {array append eval incr lappend set subst unset trace} {
   #  ::xotcl::alias Object $cmd -objscope ::$cmd
   #}
+  ::xotcl::alias Object eval -objscope ::eval
 
   # provide the standard command set for Class
   foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Class::*] {