wp.uploadFile overwrite doesn't work

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Removing the following lines from the function mw_newMediaObject file class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php solves the problem:

$filename = preg_replace('/^wpid\d+-/', '', $name);
$name = "wpid{$old_file->ID}-{$filename}";

Why are these lines there anyway? overwrite is overwrite.

This, presumably, bug exists in WP 3.1 too.

Related: [5008]

Can we remove this functionality. I don't get why it is in their the first place because it isn't something WordPress does by itself

Replying to markoheijnen:

Can we remove this functionality. I don't get why it is in their the first place because it isn't something WordPress does by itself

Works for me.

removes overwrite from mw_newMediaObject()

The patch removes overwrite functionality. Looked in to it more and it was never overwrite. It's more delete and upload a new one.