Index: library/serialize/Serializer.xotcl
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diff -u -r3f0573cc75724179f416942b974373e5a62ec05e -rdaafc0f0261f6b47a01c7cc8975acdd66f91f360
--- library/serialize/Serializer.xotcl	(.../Serializer.xotcl)	(revision 3f0573cc75724179f416942b974373e5a62ec05e)
+++ library/serialize/Serializer.xotcl	(.../Serializer.xotcl)	(revision daafc0f0261f6b47a01c7cc8975acdd66f91f360)
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
     :method collectVars o {
       set setcmd [list]
       foreach v [lsort [$o info vars]] {
-        if {![:exists ignoreVarsRE] || ![regexp [set :ignoreVarsRE] ${o}::$v]} {
+        if {![info exists :ignoreVarsRE] || ![regexp [set :ignoreVarsRE] ${o}::$v]} {
           if {[$o eval [list ::array exists :$v]]} {
             lappend setcmd [list array set :$v [$o eval [list array get :$v]]]
           } else {