--- a/roundup/backends/back_anydbm.py	Sun May 16 09:23:18 2004 +0000
+++ b/roundup/backends/back_anydbm.py	Sun May 16 09:35:50 2004 +0000
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 # 
-#$Id: back_anydbm.py,v 1.147 2004-05-12 22:27:17 richard Exp $
+#$Id: back_anydbm.py,v 1.148 2004-05-16 09:35:49 richard Exp $
 '''This module defines a backend that saves the hyperdatabase in a
 database chosen by anydbm. It is guaranteed to always be available in python
 versions >2.1.1 (the dumbdbm fallback in 2.1.1 and earlier has several
@@ -1800,21 +1800,27 @@
         finally:
             cldb.close()
 
+        # sort vals are inserted, but directions are appended, so reverse
+        directions.reverse()
+
         if '-' in directions:
             # one or more of the sort specs is in reverse order, so we have
             # to use this icky function to sort
             def sortfun(a, b, directions=directions, n=range(len(directions))):
                 for i in n:
-                    if a[i] == b[i]: continue
+                    if not cmp(a[i], b[i]):
+                        continue
                     if directions[i] == '+':
+                        # compare in the usual, ascending direction
                         return cmp(a[i],b[i])
                     else:
+                        # compare in the reverse, descending direction
                         return cmp(b[i],a[i])
                 # for consistency, sort by the id if the items are equal
                 return cmp(a[-2], b[-2])
             matches.sort(sortfun)
         else:
-            # sorting is in the normal direction
+            # sorting is in the normal, ascending direction
             matches.sort()
 
         # pull the id out of the individual entries