Index: generic/predefined.tcl
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diff -u -r15d57478e3976d747741fd3df9bcb6ecccc7076d -r6a0e62b53f8b405d11f009e3c0acb2098702d921
--- generic/predefined.tcl	(.../predefined.tcl)	(revision 15d57478e3976d747741fd3df9bcb6ecccc7076d)
+++ generic/predefined.tcl	(.../predefined.tcl)	(revision 6a0e62b53f8b405d11f009e3c0acb2098702d921)
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
     uplevel [list ::nsf::relation $object $rel [linsert $oldSetting end $args]]
   }
 
+  #
+  # provide some popular methods for "method require"
+  #
+  ::nsf::provide_method autoname {::nsf::alias autoname ::nsf::cmd::Object::autoname}
+  ::nsf::provide_method exists   {::nsf::alias  exists ::nsf::cmd::Object::exists}
 
   #
   # error handler for info