[OSM-dev] HTTP error 412 when deleting in JOSM

[Tom Hughes]

In message <200707101105.22341.nick at hogweed.org>
          Nick Whitelegg <nick at hogweed.org> wrote:

> Have just tried deleting a couple of objects in the Lake District. One is a
> segment  (26098175) and another a way (unknown ID) - they are just west of
> Grasmere.
> 
> I get the somewhat unusual HTTP error 412 (precodition failed). Is this a
> symptom of server overload, a bug or something else?

Get a newer JOSM that knows to delete objects in the right order then
as the API will no longer allow you to delete a used object which is
what versions of JOSM before (IIRC) build 258 used to do.

Tom

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