Index: tests/parameters.test
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diff -u -r76571cce036b3d02efa2943454acfed2bc2f3351 -r6c3fb3fec815892805a0497d7485b59d20a79c84
--- tests/parameters.test	(.../parameters.test)	(revision 76571cce036b3d02efa2943454acfed2bc2f3351)
+++ tests/parameters.test	(.../parameters.test)	(revision 6c3fb3fec815892805a0497d7485b59d20a79c84)
@@ -1817,6 +1817,10 @@
 nx::Test case variable {
 
   nx::Object create ::enterprise {
+
+    # just to get a reference value for the timing
+    ? [list [self] eval {set :dummy 1}] "1"
+
     # set 2 variables, one via variable, one via attribute
     ? [list [self] variable captain1 "James Kirk"] ""
     ? [list [self] attribute [list captain2 "Jean Luc"]] "::enterprise::captain2"