=== modified file 'src/document.cpp'
--- src/document.cpp	2014-03-27 01:33:44 +0000
+++ src/document.cpp	2014-05-12 22:18:23 +0000
@@ -1597,7 +1597,15 @@
             Inkscape::GC::release(dup);
         }
     }
-
+    //DEBUG, this entire paragraph
+    for (Inkscape::XML::Node *def = defs->firstChild() ; def ; def = def->next()) {
+        SPObject *src = source->getObjectByRepr(def);
+        Glib::ustring id = src->getRepr()->attribute("id");
+        if(id.find("linearGradient18282") != std::string::npos){
+           Glib::ustring xr = src->getRepr()->attribute("xlink:href");
+           std::cout << "DEBUG importDefs linearGradient18282 xlink:href is " << xr << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /*

=== modified file 'src/file.cpp'
--- src/file.cpp	2014-03-27 01:33:44 +0000
+++ src/file.cpp	2014-05-12 22:25:34 +0000
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@
     Inkscape::XML::Node *target_parent = desktop->currentLayer()->getRepr();
 
     // copy definitions
+std::cout << "DEBUG importDefs 1" << std::endl;
     desktop->doc()->importDefs(clipdoc);
 
     // copy objects
@@ -1122,6 +1123,17 @@
         sp_selection_move_relative(selection, offset);
     }
 
+    //DEBUG, this entire paragraph
+    for (Inkscape::XML::Node *def = root->firstChild() ; def ; def = def->next()) {
+        SPObject *src = target_document->getObjectByRepr(def);
+        if(src){
+            Glib::ustring id = src->getRepr()->attribute("id");
+            if(id.find("linearGradient18282") != std::string::npos){
+               Glib::ustring xr = src->getRepr()->attribute("xlink:href");
+               std::cout << "DEBUG sp_import_document linearGradient18282 xlink:href is " << xr << std::endl;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     g_slist_free(pasted_objects);
 }
 

=== modified file 'src/id-clash.cpp'
--- src/id-clash.cpp	2014-04-25 05:46:24 +0000
+++ src/id-clash.cpp	2014-05-12 22:02:27 +0000
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
         const char *attr = href_like_attributes[i];
         const gchar *val = repr_elem->attribute(attr);
         if (val && val[0] == '#') {
+std::cout << "DEBUG find_references xlink:href val " << val << std::endl;
             std::string id(val+1);
             IdReference idref = { REF_HREF, elem, attr };
             (*refmap)[id].push_back(idref);
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@
 void
 prevent_id_clashes(SPDocument *imported_doc, SPDocument *current_doc)
 {
+std::cout << "DEBUG prevent_id_clashes" << std::endl;
     refmap_type *refmap = new refmap_type;
     id_changelist_type id_changes;
     SPObject *imported_root = imported_doc->getRoot();
@@ -319,15 +321,48 @@
     SPDocument *current_doc = from_obj->document;
     std::string old_id(from_obj->getId());
 
+std::string to_id(to_obj->getId()); //DEBUG
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references before find_references looking for " << old_id 
+<< " to change to " << to_id << std::endl;
+
     find_references(current_doc->getRoot(), refmap);
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references after find_references" << std::endl;
 
     refmap_type::const_iterator pos = refmap->find(old_id);
     if (pos != refmap->end()) {
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references found refernces to " << old_id << std::endl;
         std::list<IdReference>::const_iterator it;
         const std::list<IdReference>::const_iterator it_end = pos->second.end();
         for (it = pos->second.begin(); it != it_end; ++it) {
-            if (it->type == REF_STYLE) {
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references for loop type " << it->type << std::endl;
+            if (it->type == REF_HREF) {
+                gchar *new_uri = g_strdup_printf("#%s", to_obj->getId());
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references REF_HREF new_uri " << new_uri << " of attribute " << it->attr << std::endl;
+                it->elem->getRepr()->setAttribute(it->attr, new_uri);
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references changed element " << it->elem->getId() 
+<< " attribute " << it->attr
+<< " new value " << it->elem->getRepr()->attribute(it->attr)
+<< std::endl;
+                g_free(new_uri);
+            } else if (it->type == REF_STYLE) {
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references REF_STYLE " << std::endl;
                 sp_style_set_property_url(it->elem, it->attr, to_obj, false);
+            } else if (it->type == REF_URL) {
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references REF_URL " << std::endl;
+                gchar *url = g_strdup_printf("url(#%s)", to_obj->getId());
+                it->elem->getRepr()->setAttribute(it->attr, url);
+                g_free(url);
+            } else if (it->type == REF_CLIPBOARD) {
+std::cout << "DEBUG change_def_references REF_CLIPBOARD " << std::endl;
+                SPCSSAttr *style = sp_repr_css_attr(it->elem->getRepr(), "style");
+                gchar *url = g_strdup_printf("url(#%s)", to_obj->getId());
+                sp_repr_css_set_property(style, it->attr, url);
+                g_free(url);
+                Glib::ustring style_string;
+                sp_repr_css_write_string(style, style_string);
+                it->elem->getRepr()->setAttribute("style", style_string.c_str());
+            } else {
+                g_assert(0); // shouldn't happen
             }
         }
     }