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Attached is a version that can optimally place the group items using sequential z-order.
From the Place Objects on Path description:
"Places objects on a curve. The curve is the object that has the lowest z-order (and which must be a path). Distances between objects remain the same as they were before placing. If objects can't be placed on the curve because of their distances they are left in place. Objects will not be modified; clones are allowed. Arrange distances between your objects manually first as curve position and direction."
The big difference here is that the modified extension does NOT consider the width (bounding box) of the individual objects. They are spaced equally based on the size of the group. This was because it was non-trivial to split the target paths non-uniformly.
The big advantage of the place objects on path extension is it looks like it respects the object spacing when placing them on a path, so it can be irregular.