Index: tests/varresolutiontest.xotcl
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diff -u -r3f0573cc75724179f416942b974373e5a62ec05e -r782b1f820f03b0f09c3e333a5e03f9ad2808fcac
--- tests/varresolutiontest.xotcl	(.../varresolutiontest.xotcl)	(revision 3f0573cc75724179f416942b974373e5a62ec05e)
+++ tests/varresolutiontest.xotcl	(.../varresolutiontest.xotcl)	(revision 782b1f820f03b0f09c3e333a5e03f9ad2808fcac)
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
   set [self]::X 4
   set g 1
 }
+? {::nx::core::importvar o2 j} \
+    "importvar cannot import variable 'j' into method scope; not called from a method frame"
+
+o method foo {} {::nx::core::importvar [self] :a}
+? {o foo} "variable name \":a\" must not contain namespace separator or colon prefix"
+
+o method foo {} {::nx::core::importvar [self] ::a}
+? {o foo} "variable name \"::a\" must not contain namespace separator or colon prefix"
+
 set ::o::Y 5
 ? {info vars ::x} ""