xboard reports incorrect position information

Bug #267921 reported by Bob Kline
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xboard (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xboard

Unbuntu 8.04
xboard 4.2.7-7ubuntu2

To reproduce:

(1) open xboard
(2) select Edit Game from the Mode menu
(3) paste the following sequence of moves using File / Paste Game:
   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8
(4) select Copy Position from the File menu
(5) view the contents of the clipboard:
   r1b1kb1r/ppp2ppp/2p5/4Pn2/8/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 w kq - 0 10
(6) note that the FEN indicates that black can still castle, which is not legal after the above sequence of moves

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H.G.Muller (h-g-muller) wrote :

What is the purpose of these bugreports, if I make ask?

How come a bug in an XBoard version from around 2001, which was already fixed in 2008, is still listed here as 'New'?

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