Index: selection-chemistry.cpp
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RCS file: /cvsroot/inkscape/inkscape/src/selection-chemistry.cpp,v
retrieving revision 1.169
diff -u -p -r1.169 selection-chemistry.cpp
--- selection-chemistry.cpp	2 Aug 2005 01:24:28 -0000	1.169
+++ selection-chemistry.cpp	7 Aug 2005 21:28:25 -0000
@@ -125,14 +125,16 @@ void sp_selection_copy_impl (const GSLis
 
     if (clip) {
         // Sort items:
-        items = g_slist_sort((GSList *) items, (GCompareFunc) sp_object_compare_position);
+        GSList *sorted_items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) items);
+        sorted_items = g_slist_sort((GSList *) sorted_items, (GCompareFunc) sp_object_compare_position);
 
         // Copy item reprs:
-        for (GSList *i = (GSList *) items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+        for (GSList *i = (GSList *) sorted_items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
             sp_selection_copy_one (SP_OBJECT_REPR (i->data), sp_item_i2doc_affine(SP_ITEM (i->data)), clip);
         }
 
         *clip = g_slist_reverse(*clip);
+        g_slist_free ((GSList *) sorted_items);
     }
 }