--- ../generic/tclListObj.c.ORIG	Tue Dec 30 15:54:34 1997
+++ ../generic/tclListObj.c	Tue Dec 30 15:55:18 1997
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
 	
 	objPtr->internalRep.otherValuePtr = (VOID *) listRepPtr;
 	objPtr->typePtr = &tclListType;
+    } else {
+      objPtr->bytes = tclEmptyStringRep;
     }
 }