const Tcl_MethodType *typePtr,
				/* The type of method this is, which defines
				 * how to invoke, delete and clone the
				 * method. */
    void *clientData)	/* Some data associated with the particular
				 * method to be created. */
{
    register Object *oPtr = (Object *) object;
    register Method *mPtr;
    Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr;
    int isNew;

    if (nameObj == NULL) {
	mPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(Method));
	mPtr->namePtr = NULL;
	mPtr->refCount = 1;

    const Tcl_MethodType *typePtr,
				/* The type of method this is, which defines
				 * how to invoke, delete and clone the
				 * method. */
    void *clientData)	/* Some data associated with the particular
				 * method to be created. */
{
    register Class *clsPtr = (Class *) cls;
    register Method *mPtr;
    Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr;
    int isNew;

    if (nameObj == NULL) {
	mPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(Method));
	mPtr->namePtr = NULL;
	mPtr->refCount = 1;

				 * NULL. */
    ProcedureMethod **pmPtrPtr)	/* Place to write pointer to procedure method
				 * structure to allow for deeper tuning of the
				 * structure's contents. NULL if caller is not
				 * interested. */
{
    int argsLen;
    register ProcedureMethod *pmPtr;
    Tcl_Method method;

    if (Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, argsObj, &argsLen) != TCL_OK) {
	return NULL;
    }
    pmPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(ProcedureMethod));
    memset(pmPtr, 0, sizeof(ProcedureMethod));

				 * NULL. */
    ProcedureMethod **pmPtrPtr)	/* Place to write pointer to procedure method
				 * structure to allow for deeper tuning of the
				 * structure's contents. NULL if caller is not
				 * interested. */
{
    int argsLen;		/* -1 => delete argsObj before exit */
    register ProcedureMethod *pmPtr;
    const char *procName;
    Tcl_Method method;

    if (argsObj == NULL) {
	argsLen = -1;
	argsObj = Tcl_NewObj();
	Tcl_IncrRefCount(argsObj);

				 * method. */
    int objc,			/* Number of arguments. */
    Tcl_Obj *const *objv,	/* Array of arguments. */
    PMFrameData *fdPtr)		/* Place to store information about the call
				 * frame. */
{
    Namespace *nsPtr = (Namespace *) contextPtr->oPtr->namespacePtr;
    register int result;
    const char *namePtr;
    CallFrame **framePtrPtr = &fdPtr->framePtr;
    ByteCode *codePtr;

    /*
     * Compute basic information on the basis of the type of method it is.
     */

    /*
     * Magic to enable things like [incr Tcl], which wants methods to run in
     * their class's namespace.
     */

    if (pmPtr->flags & USE_DECLARER_NS) {
	register Method *mPtr =
		contextPtr->callPtr->chain[contextPtr->index].mPtr;

	if (mPtr->declaringClassPtr != NULL) {
	    nsPtr = (Namespace *)
		    mPtr->declaringClassPtr->thisPtr->namespacePtr;
	} else {
	    nsPtr = (Namespace *) mPtr->declaringObjectPtr->namespacePtr;

    fdPtr->efi.fields[0].proc = NULL;
    fdPtr->efi.fields[0].clientData = fdPtr->nameObj;
    if (pmPtr->gfivProc != NULL) {
	fdPtr->efi.fields[1].name = "";
	fdPtr->efi.fields[1].proc = pmPtr->gfivProc;
	fdPtr->efi.fields[1].clientData = pmPtr;
    } else {
	register Tcl_Method method =
		Tcl_ObjectContextMethod((Tcl_ObjectContext) contextPtr);

	if (Tcl_MethodDeclarerObject(method) != NULL) {
	    fdPtr->efi.fields[1].name = "object";
	} else {
	    fdPtr->efi.fields[1].name = "class";
	}

    ckfree(pmPtr);
}

static void
DeleteProcedureMethod(
    void *clientData)
{
    register ProcedureMethod *pmPtr = clientData;

    if (pmPtr->refCount-- <= 1) {
	DeleteProcedureMethodRecord(pmPtr);
    }
}

static int

    Object *oPtr,		/* The object to attach the method to. */
    int flags,			/* Whether the method is public or not. */
    Tcl_Obj *nameObj,		/* The name of the method. */
    Tcl_Obj *prefixObj)		/* List of arguments that form the command
				 * prefix to forward to. */
{
    int prefixLen;
    register ForwardMethod *fmPtr;

    if (Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, prefixObj, &prefixLen) != TCL_OK) {
	return NULL;
    }
    if (prefixLen < 1) {
	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
		"method forward prefix must be non-empty", -1));

    Class *clsPtr,		/* The class to attach the method to. */
    int flags,			/* Whether the method is public or not. */
    Tcl_Obj *nameObj,		/* The name of the method. */
    Tcl_Obj *prefixObj)		/* List of arguments that form the command
				 * prefix to forward to. */
{
    int prefixLen;
    register ForwardMethod *fmPtr;

    if (Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, prefixObj, &prefixLen) != TCL_OK) {
	return NULL;
    }
    if (prefixLen < 1) {
	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
		"method forward prefix must be non-empty", -1));