=== modified file 'src/splivarot.cpp'
--- src/splivarot.cpp	2013-03-16 17:17:57 +0000
+++ src/splivarot.cpp	2013-04-26 22:30:49 +0000
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@
         curOrig = 0;
         for (GSList *l = il; l != NULL; l = l->next)
         {
+            // apply live path effects prior to performing boolean operation
+            if (SP_IS_PATH(l->data) && SP_SHAPE(l->data)->_curve_before_lpe) {
+                sp_lpe_item_remove_all_path_effects(SP_LPE_ITEM(l->data), true);
+            }
+
             SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr(reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(il->data)->getRepr(), "style");
             gchar const *val = sp_repr_css_property(css, "fill-rule", NULL);
             if (val && strcmp(val, "nonzero") == 0) {