Index: PortletPlacementContextImpl.java
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--- PortletPlacementContextImpl.java	(revision 631613)
+++ PortletPlacementContextImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
 		
 		if ( fragment != null )
 		{
-			if ( foundFragment == null || foundFragment.getId() != fragment.getId() )
+			if ( foundFragment == null || !foundFragment.getId().equals(fragment.getId()) )
 			{
 				sourceDesc = ( sourceDesc == null ? "getFragmentAtExpectedCoordinate" : sourceDesc );
 				
@@ -776,6 +776,12 @@
 						out.append( "row is out of bounds, " );
 					out.append( "row-count=" ).append( colFragCount );
 				}
+				
+				if(foundFragment != null)
+				{
+					out.append(" - found fragment ").append(foundFragment.getId());
+				}
+				
 				out.append( ")" );
 				throw new PortletPlacementException( out.toString() );
 			}