The patch mentioned and approved here and here:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-05/msg00489.html [me]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-05/msg00565.html [RMS]

has never been applied, AFAICS.  I've reattached it (the exact same file)
for convenience; install, please?

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