diff --git a/.nant/local.include b/.nant/local.include
index 5e02665f2a..1e8bedc64e 100644
--- a/.nant/local.include
+++ b/.nant/local.include
@@ -1,8 +1,59 @@
 <!-- -*- xml -*- -->
 <!-- please leave the top comment for us emacs folks -->
-<property name="projectdir" value="opensim-0.5.5" />
 <property name="nunitcmd" value="nunit-console" />
 
+<!-- For safety/laziness sake, we're going to take the approach of deleting known extraneous files here rather than
+     trying to copy across only the essential ones -->
+<property name="distbindir" value="distbin" />
+<target name="distbin">
+  <copy file="bin/OpenSim.ini.example" tofile="bin/OpenSim.ini"/>
+  <delete dir="${distbindir}"/>
+  <!-- <copy file="*" todir="${distbindir}"/> -->
+  <copy todir="${distbindir}">
+    <fileset>
+      <include name="**"/>
+    </fileset>
+  </copy>
+  <delete dir="${distbindir}/OpenSim"/>
+  <delete dir="${distbindir}/Prebuild"/>
+  <delete dir="${distbindir}/%temp%"/>
+  <delete dir="${distbindir}/.nant"/>
+  <delete>
+    <fileset basedir="${distbindir}">
+      <include name="Makefile"/>
+      <include name="nant-color"/>
+      <include name="OpenSim.*"/>
+      <include name="prebuild.xml"/>
+      <include name="runprebuild*"/>
+      <include name="TESTING.txt"/>
+      <include name="TestResult.xml"/>
+      <include name="bin/OpenSim.Server.ini"/>
+      <include name="bin/Regions/*"/>
+      <include name="bin/*.db"/>
+      <include name="**/.git/**"/>
+      <include name=".gitignore"/>
+      <include name=".hgignore"/>
+    </fileset>
+  </delete>
+  
+</target>
+
+<!-- I don't think these targets are being actively used.  But just in case, we'll just comment them out for now - justincc -->
+<!--
+<property name="projectdir" value="opensim-0.6.9" />
+<target name="dist" depends="distdir">
+    <zip zipfile="${projectdir}.zip">
+    <fileset basedir=".">
+        <include name="${projectdir}/**" />
+    </fileset>
+    </zip>
+    <tar destfile="${projectdir}.tar.gz" compression="GZip">
+    <fileset basedir=".">
+        <include name="${projectdir}/**" />
+    </fileset>
+    </tar>
+</target>
+
 <target name="distdir">
    <delete dir="${projectdir}" />
    <copy todir="${projectdir}">
@@ -21,14 +72,14 @@
           <include name="bin/assets/**" />
           <include name="bin/data/**" />
           <include name="bin/OpenSim*xml" />
-          <!-- the next is to exclude built libs -->
-          <exclude name="bin/OpenSim.*dll" />
           <include name="bin/OpenSim.ini" />
           <include name="bin/defaultstripe.png" />
+          <exclude name="bin/OpenSim.*dll" />
        </fileset>
    </copy>
    <touch file="${projectdir}/bin/startup_commands.txt" />
 </target>
+-->
 
 <target name="test" depends="build, find-nunit">
   <setenv name="MONO_THREADS_PER_CPU" value="100" />
@@ -317,17 +368,3 @@
 <target name="doxygen">
   <exec program="doxygen" workingdir="doc" commandline="doxygen.conf" />
 </target>
-
-
-<target name="dist" depends="distdir">
-    <zip zipfile="${projectdir}.zip">
-    <fileset basedir=".">
-        <include name="${projectdir}/**" />
-    </fileset>
-    </zip>
-    <tar destfile="${projectdir}.tar.gz" compression="GZip">
-    <fileset basedir=".">
-        <include name="${projectdir}/**" />
-    </fileset>
-    </tar>
-</target>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs
index f618047245..58d65d1575 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
     {
         private const string VERSION_NUMBER = "0.6.8CM";
         private const Flavour VERSION_FLAVOUR = Flavour.Dev;
+
         public enum Flavour
         {
             Unknown,
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index ffbf745e90..b04871eca9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -2349,9 +2349,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             EventManager.TriggerOnAttach(localID, itemID, avatarID);
         }
 
-        public UUID RezSingleAttachment(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID itemID,
-                uint AttachmentPt)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the client receives a request to rez a single attachment on to the avatar from inventory
+        /// (RezSingleAttachmentFromInv packet).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="remoteClient"></param>
+        /// <param name="itemID"></param>
+        /// <param name="AttachmentPt"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public UUID RezSingleAttachment(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID itemID, uint AttachmentPt)
         {
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[USER INVENTORY]: Rezzing single attachment from item {0} for {1}", itemID, remoteClient.Name);
+            
             SceneObjectGroup att = m_sceneGraph.RezSingleAttachment(remoteClient, itemID, AttachmentPt);
 
             if (att == null)
@@ -2363,9 +2372,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return RezSingleAttachment(att, remoteClient, itemID, AttachmentPt);
         }
 
-        public UUID RezSingleAttachment(SceneObjectGroup att,
-                IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID itemID, uint AttachmentPt)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update the user inventory to reflect an attachment
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="att"></param>
+        /// <param name="remoteClient"></param>
+        /// <param name="itemID"></param>
+        /// <param name="AttachmentPt"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public UUID RezSingleAttachment(SceneObjectGroup att, IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID itemID, uint AttachmentPt)
         {
+            m_log.DebugFormat(
+                "[USER INVENTORY]: Updating inventory of {0} to show attachment of {1} (item ID {2})", 
+                remoteClient.Name, att.Name, itemID);
+            
             if (!att.IsDeleted)
                 AttachmentPt = att.RootPart.AttachmentPoint;
 
@@ -2404,8 +2424,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return m_sceneGraph.AttachObject(controllingClient, localID, attachPoint, rot, pos, silent);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This registers the item as attached in a user's inventory
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="remoteClient"></param>
+        /// <param name="AttachmentPt"></param>
+        /// <param name="itemID"></param>
+        /// <param name="att"></param>
         public void AttachObject(IClientAPI remoteClient, uint AttachmentPt, UUID itemID, SceneObjectGroup att)
         {
+//            m_log.DebugFormat(
+//                "[USER INVENTORY]: Updating attachment {0} for {1} at {2} using item ID {3}", 
+//                att.Name, remoteClient.Name, AttachmentPt, itemID);
+            
             if (UUID.Zero == itemID)
             {
                 m_log.Error("[SCENE INVENTORY]: Unable to save attachment. Error inventory item ID.");
@@ -2433,10 +2464,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 presence.Appearance.SetAttachment((int)AttachmentPt, itemID, item.AssetID /*att.UUID*/);
 
                 if (m_AvatarFactory != null)
-                {
                     m_AvatarFactory.UpdateDatabase(remoteClient.AgentId, presence.Appearance);
-                }
-
             }
         }
 
@@ -2519,6 +2547,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 {
                     sog.SetOwnerId(ownerID);
                     sog.SetGroup(groupID, remoteClient);
+                    sog.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
 
                     foreach (SceneObjectPart child in sog.Children.Values)
                         child.Inventory.ChangeInventoryOwner(ownerID);
@@ -2540,6 +2569,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     sog.SetOwnerId(groupID);
                     sog.ApplyNextOwnerPermissions();
                 }
+                
             }
 
             foreach (uint localID in localIDs)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index ab0d39777c..fec8aa70e5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1840,14 +1840,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             //m_log.DebugFormat(
             //    "[SCENE]: Scene.AddNewPrim() pcode {0} called for {1} in {2}", shape.PCode, ownerID, RegionInfo.RegionName);
 
+            SceneObjectGroup sceneObject = null;
+            
             // If an entity creator has been registered for this prim type then use that
             if (m_entityCreators.ContainsKey((PCode)shape.PCode))
-                return m_entityCreators[(PCode)shape.PCode].CreateEntity(ownerID, groupID, pos, rot, shape);
+            {
+                sceneObject = m_entityCreators[(PCode)shape.PCode].CreateEntity(ownerID, groupID, pos, rot, shape);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Otherwise, use this default creation code;
+                sceneObject = new SceneObjectGroup(ownerID, pos, rot, shape);
+                AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, true);
+                sceneObject.SetGroup(groupID, null);
+            }
 
-            // Otherwise, use this default creation code;
-            SceneObjectGroup sceneObject = new SceneObjectGroup(ownerID, pos, rot, shape);
-            AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, true);
-            sceneObject.SetGroup(groupID, null);
+            sceneObject.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
 
             return sceneObject;
         }
@@ -1875,7 +1883,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Add a newly created object to the scene
+        /// Add a newly created object to the scene.  Updates are also sent to viewers.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
         /// <param name="attachToBackup">
@@ -1884,8 +1892,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </param>
         public bool AddNewSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup)
         {
-            return m_sceneGraph.AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup);
+            return AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, true);
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add a newly created object to the scene
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="attachToBackup">
+        /// If true, the object is made persistent into the scene.
+        /// If false, the object will not persist over server restarts
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="sendClientUpdates">
+        /// If true, updates for the new scene object are sent to all viewers in range.
+        /// If false, it is left to the caller to schedule the update
+        /// </param>
+        public bool AddNewSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, bool sendClientUpdates)
+        {
+            return m_sceneGraph.AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, sendClientUpdates);
+        }        
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Delete every object from the scene
@@ -3349,7 +3374,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
             else
                 m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: Unable to register with InterregionCommsIn");
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index e28d29fa9b..bbcb85ec78 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 sceneObject.HasGroupChanged = true;
             }
 
-            return AddSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup);
+            return AddSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <returns>
         /// true if the object was added, false if an object with the same uuid was already in the scene
         /// </returns>
-        protected internal bool AddNewSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup)
+        protected internal bool AddNewSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, bool sendClientUpdates)
         {
             // Ensure that we persist this new scene object
             sceneObject.HasGroupChanged = true;
 
-            return AddSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup);
+            return AddSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, sendClientUpdates);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -284,12 +284,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// If true, the object is made persistent into the scene.
         /// If false, the object will not persist over server restarts
         /// </param>
-        /// <returns>true if the object was added, false if an object with the same uuid was already in the scene
+        /// <param name="sendClientUpdates">
+        /// If true, updates for the new scene object are sent to all viewers in range.
+        /// If false, it is left to the caller to schedule the update
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// true if the object was added, false if an object with the same uuid was already in the scene
         /// </returns>
-        protected bool AddSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup)
+        protected bool AddSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, bool sendClientUpdates)
         {
             if (sceneObject == null || sceneObject.RootPart == null || sceneObject.RootPart.UUID == UUID.Zero)
                 return false;
+
+            bool alreadyExisted = false;
             
             if (m_parentScene.m_clampPrimSize)
             {
@@ -310,6 +317,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             sceneObject.AttachToScene(m_parentScene);
 
+            if (sendClientUpdates)
+                sceneObject.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+
             lock (sceneObject)
             {
                 if (!Entities.ContainsKey(sceneObject.UUID))
@@ -333,12 +343,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                             SceneObjectGroupsByLocalID[part.LocalId] = sceneObject;
                         }
                     }
-
-                    return true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    alreadyExisted = true;
                 }
             }
 
-            return false;
+            return alreadyExisted;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -545,26 +557,34 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 itemID, Vector3.Zero, Vector3.Zero, UUID.Zero, (byte)1, true,
                 false, false, remoteClient.AgentId, true);
 
+//                m_log.DebugFormat(
+//                    "[SCENE GRAPH]: Retrieved single object {0} for attachment to {1} on point {2}", 
+//                    objatt.Name, remoteClient.Name, AttachmentPt);
+            
             if (objatt != null)
             {
                 bool tainted = false;
                 if (AttachmentPt != 0 && AttachmentPt != objatt.GetAttachmentPoint())
                     tainted = true;
 
-                if (AttachObject(
-                    remoteClient, objatt.LocalId, AttachmentPt, Quaternion.Identity, objatt.AbsolutePosition, false))
-                {
-                    objatt.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
-                    if (tainted)
-                        objatt.HasGroupChanged = true;
-    
-                    // Fire after attach, so we don't get messy perms dialogs
-                    // 3 == AttachedRez
-                    objatt.CreateScriptInstances(0, true, m_parentScene.DefaultScriptEngine, 3);
+                AttachObject(remoteClient, objatt.LocalId, AttachmentPt, Quaternion.Identity, objatt.AbsolutePosition, false);
+                //objatt.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
 
-                    // Do this last so that event listeners have access to all the effects of the attachment
-                    m_parentScene.EventManager.TriggerOnAttach(objatt.LocalId, itemID, remoteClient.AgentId);
-                }
+                if (tainted)
+                    objatt.HasGroupChanged = true;
+
+                // Fire after attach, so we don't get messy perms dialogs
+                // 3 == AttachedRez
+                objatt.CreateScriptInstances(0, true, m_parentScene.DefaultScriptEngine, 3);
+
+                // Do this last so that event listeners have access to all the effects of the attachment
+                m_parentScene.EventManager.TriggerOnAttach(objatt.LocalId, itemID, remoteClient.AgentId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.WarnFormat(
+                    "[SCENE GRAPH]: Could not retrieve item {0} for attaching to avatar {1} at point {2}", 
+                    itemID, remoteClient.Name, AttachmentPt);
             }
             
             return objatt;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 5443c28477..5951a924c0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -642,8 +642,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
             
             ApplyPhysics(m_scene.m_physicalPrim);
-            
-            ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+
+            // Don't trigger the update here - otherwise some client issues occur when multiple updates are scheduled
+            // for the same object with very different properties.  The caller must schedule the update.            
+            //ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
         }
 
         public Vector3 GroupScale()
@@ -1045,10 +1047,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 // don't attach attachments to child agents
                 if (avatar.IsChildAgent) return;
 
+//                m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Adding attachment {0} to avatar {1}", Name, avatar.Name);
+                                  
                 DetachFromBackup();
 
                 // Remove from database and parcel prim count
-                //
                 m_scene.DeleteFromStorage(UUID);
                 m_scene.EventManager.TriggerParcelPrimCountTainted();
 
@@ -1074,7 +1077,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 SetAttachmentPoint(Convert.ToByte(attachmentpoint));
 
                 avatar.AddAttachment(this);
-                m_log.Debug("[SOG]: Added attachment " + UUID + " to avatar " + avatar.UUID);
 
                 if (!silent)
                 {
@@ -1091,6 +1093,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.WarnFormat(
+                    "[SOG]: Tried to add attachment {0} to avatar with UUID {1} in region {2} but the avatar is not present", 
+                    UUID, agentID, Scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
+            }
         }
 
         public byte GetAttachmentPoint()
@@ -2136,6 +2144,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void ScheduleFullUpdateToAvatar(ScenePresence presence)
         {
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Scheduling full update for {0} {1} just to avatar {2}", Name, UUID, presence.Name);
+            
             RootPart.AddFullUpdateToAvatar(presence);
 
             lockPartsForRead(true);
@@ -2170,6 +2180,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public void ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate()
         {
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Scheduling full update for {0} {1}", Name, UUID);
+            
             checkAtTargets();
             RootPart.ScheduleFullUpdate();
 
@@ -2191,7 +2203,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public void ScheduleGroupForTerseUpdate()
         {
+<<<<<<< HEAD:OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
             lockPartsForRead(true);
+=======
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Scheduling terse update for {0} {1}", Name, UUID);
+            
+            lock (m_parts)
+>>>>>>> 0.6.9-post-fixes:OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
             {
                 foreach (SceneObjectPart part in m_parts.Values)
                 {
@@ -2207,9 +2225,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// Immediately send a full update for this scene object.
         /// </summary>
         public void SendGroupFullUpdate()
-        {
+        {                       
             if (IsDeleted)
                 return;
+
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Sending immediate full group update for {0} {1}", Name, UUID);            
             
             RootPart.SendFullUpdateToAllClients();
 
@@ -2229,7 +2249,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <summary>
         /// Immediately send an update for this scene object's root prim only.
         /// This is for updates regarding the object as a whole, and none of its parts in particular.
-        /// Note: this may not be cused by opensim (it probably should) but it's used by
+        /// Note: this may not be used by opensim (it probably should) but it's used by
         /// external modules.
         /// </summary>
         public void SendGroupRootTerseUpdate()
@@ -2244,6 +2264,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             if (m_scene == null) // Need to check here as it's null during object creation
                 return;
+            
             m_scene.SceneGraph.AddToUpdateList(this);
         }
 
@@ -3744,8 +3765,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 HasGroupChanged = true;
             }
+<<<<<<< HEAD:OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
             lockPartsForRead(false);
             ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+=======
+
+            // Don't trigger the update here - otherwise some client issues occur when multiple updates are scheduled
+            // for the same object with very different properties.  The caller must schedule the update.
+            //ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+>>>>>>> 0.6.9-post-fixes:OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
         }
 
         public void TriggerScriptChangedEvent(Changed val)