Index: gnu/xml/dom/DomAttr.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/gnu/xml/dom/DomAttr.java,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 DomAttr.java
--- gnu/xml/dom/DomAttr.java	2 Jul 2005 20:32:15 -0000	1.3
+++ gnu/xml/dom/DomAttr.java	6 Dec 2006 18:25:53 -0000
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     
   private void mutating(String oldValue, String newValue, short why)
   {
-    if (!reportMutations || parent == null)
+    if (!reportMutations || parent == null || equal(newValue, oldValue))
       {
         return;
       }
Index: gnu/xml/dom/DomNode.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/gnu/xml/dom/DomNode.java,v
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.16 DomNode.java
--- gnu/xml/dom/DomNode.java	16 Sep 2006 17:28:13 -0000	1.16
+++ gnu/xml/dom/DomNode.java	6 Dec 2006 18:25:54 -0000
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@
         // Climb to the top of this subtree and handle capture, letting
         // each node (from the top down) capture until one stops it or
         // until we get to this one.
-        current = parent;
+        current = (parent == null) ? this : parent;
         if (current.depth >= ANCESTORS_INIT)
           {
             DomNode[] newants = new DomNode[current.depth + 1];