Can't replace geometry

[naoliv]

Open the attached file. Both areas are present in OSM.
I want to replace the right one by the left one (keep the geometry of the right side with the nodes, way and history from the left).

Select the left area, Shift, click the right area, Ctrl+Shift+G and see Please select one way that exists in the database and one new way with the correct geometry

It's not the first time that Replace Geometry can't replace one way by the other.

From what I see, there is no problem in the data and Replace Geometry should just replace them.

Or if there is some kind of error or unmet condition, could we have a better and more descriptive message?

JOSM:

URL:http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk
Repository:UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Last:Changed Date: 2016-11-01 23:23:54 +0100 (Tue, 01 Nov 2016)
Build-Date:2016-11-02 02:32:44
Revision:11209
Relative:URL: ^/trunk

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (11209 pt_BR) Linux Debian GNU/Linux testing (stretch)
Memory Usage: 393 MB / 10206 MB (129 MB allocated, but free)
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Dataset consistency test: No problems found

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[GerdP]

I've always used "replace geometry" is used like this:
Draw a new line which better describes the wanted geometry. Then replace the existing (bad) way with this new way, so that the
new way has the history of the replaced one.

[naoliv]

I use it with new objects too.
But shouldn't it always replace, no matter if the object is new or not?

In this example we have 2 duplicated areas. One older, with a wrong perimeter, and one new, with a more correct tracing.
I would like to keep the older way + the new perimeter.

[GerdP]

I think the problem with two existing ways is that JOSM doesn't know which one you want to keep.
I guess you can still get what you want when you create a copy of the existing way that should be replaced,
delete that way, paste at original position and then use replace geometry.

[naoliv]

And I always though that the order was important here (first select the one that will be replaced and then select the one that will replace the object) :-/

[skorasaurus]

Appears to be a duplicate of https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/9942

[skyper]

Closed as duplicate of #9942.