Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IndependentObject.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IndependentObject.cpp	(revision 15321)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IndependentObject.cpp	(revision 15322)
@@ -68,5 +68,11 @@
 /*FUNCTION IndependentObject::copy{{{*/
 Object* IndependentObject::copy(void) { 
-	_error_("you do not want to copy an independent variable, bad idea!");
+
+	IndependentObject* object=new IndependentObject();
+	object->name=this->name;
+	object->type=this->type;
+	object->numberofindependents=this->numberofindependents;
+
+	return  object;
 } /*}}}*/