diff -Naurp --exclude-from excludes old/libsemanage/src/database.h new/libsemanage/src/database.h
--- old/libsemanage/src/database.h	2005-11-04 15:37:49.000000000 -0500
+++ new/libsemanage/src/database.h	2005-12-23 01:48:17.000000000 -0500
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ typedef struct record_table {
 	void (*key_free) (
 		record_key_t* key);
 
-	/* Return 0 if record can be matched against key, and 1 otherwise */
+	/* Return 0 if the record matches the key, 
+	 * -1 if the key represents a record that should
+	 * be ordered before this record, and 1 if vice-versa */
 	int (*compare) (
 		record_t* rec, 
 		record_key_t* key);
diff -Naurp --exclude-from excludes old/libsemanage/src/seuser_record.c new/libsemanage/src/seuser_record.c
--- old/libsemanage/src/seuser_record.c	2005-12-23 01:01:49.000000000 -0500
+++ new/libsemanage/src/seuser_record.c	2005-12-23 01:49:55.000000000 -0500
@@ -90,10 +90,8 @@ hidden_def(semanage_seuser_key_free)
 int semanage_seuser_compare(
 	semanage_seuser_t* seuser,
 	semanage_seuser_key_t* key) {
-	
-	if (!strcmp(seuser->name, key->name))
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
+
+	return strcmp(seuser->name, key->name);	
 }
 hidden_def(semanage_seuser_compare)
 
diff -Naurp --exclude-from excludes old/libsepol/src/boolean_record.c new/libsepol/src/boolean_record.c
--- old/libsepol/src/boolean_record.c	2005-11-01 17:32:58.000000000 -0500
+++ new/libsepol/src/boolean_record.c	2005-12-23 01:44:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ void sepol_bool_key_free(sepol_bool_key_
 int sepol_bool_compare(
 	sepol_bool_t* boolean,
 	sepol_bool_key_t* key) {
-	
-	if (!strcmp(boolean->name, key->name))
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
+
+	return strcmp(boolean->name, key->name);
 }
 
 /* Name */
diff -Naurp --exclude-from excludes old/libsepol/src/iface_record.c new/libsepol/src/iface_record.c
--- old/libsepol/src/iface_record.c	2005-11-01 17:32:59.000000000 -0500
+++ new/libsepol/src/iface_record.c	2005-12-23 01:45:04.000000000 -0500
@@ -73,10 +73,8 @@ void sepol_iface_key_free(sepol_iface_ke
 int sepol_iface_compare(
 	sepol_iface_t* iface, 
 	sepol_iface_key_t* key) {
-	
-	if (!strcmp(iface->name, key->name)) 
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
+
+	return strcmp(iface->name, key->name);
 }
 
 /* Create */
diff -Naurp --exclude-from excludes old/libsepol/src/port_record.c new/libsepol/src/port_record.c
--- old/libsepol/src/port_record.c	2005-11-01 17:32:59.000000000 -0500
+++ new/libsepol/src/port_record.c	2005-12-23 01:45:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int sepol_port_compare(
 	sepol_port_t* port, 
 	sepol_port_key_t* key) {
 
+	/* FIXME: needs to support ordering of ports (-1, 0, 1) */
+
 	if ((port->low <= key->low) && 
 	    (port->high >= key->high) &&
 	    (port->proto == key->proto))
diff -Naurp --exclude-from excludes old/libsepol/src/user_record.c new/libsepol/src/user_record.c
--- old/libsepol/src/user_record.c	2005-12-05 15:00:37.000000000 -0500
+++ new/libsepol/src/user_record.c	2005-12-23 01:44:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ void sepol_user_key_free(sepol_user_key_
 int sepol_user_compare(
 	sepol_user_t* user,
 	sepol_user_key_t* key) {
-	
-	if (!strcmp(user->name, key->name))
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
+
+	return strcmp(user->name, key->name);
 }
 
 /* Name */