bug(?) with repeat alternative endings and partial bars

[kwhite]

In the example located here:
        
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.3/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Repeat-syntax.html

for repeats with a partial bar and alternative endings there is the
following example:

  \context Staff {
       \partial 4
       \repeat volta 4 { e | c2 d2 | e2 f2 | }
       \alternative { { g4 g g } { a | a a a a | b2. } }
     }

Since, in this case,  all alternatives should start on the first
beat; shouldn't the "4th." repeat actually be a complete bar rather
than an up-beat and a complete bar?

To get what I think is correct on the printed page, I entered:

        \context Staff {
                \partial 4
                \repeat volta 4 { e | c2 d2 | e2 f2 | }
                \alternative { { g4 g g } { \partial 1 a a a a | b2. }}
        }

I think that this should be done automatically?  i.e. I
shouldn't have to use a "\partial 1":

        \context Staff {
                \partial 4
                \repeat volta 4 { e | c2 d2 | e2 f2 | }
                \alternative { { g4 g g } { a a a a | b2. }}
        }

Repeats with partial bars and without alternative endings
work as expected:

        \context Staff {
                \partial 4
                \repeat volta 4 { e | c2 d2 | e2 f2 | g4 g g }
                 a | a a a a | b2.
        }

...keith
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