2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bdea0b40..07704dd2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2012-08-29  Kaz Kylheku  <kaz@kylheku.com>
 
+	* lib.c (multi_sort_less): Change the semantics so that when the
+	list of the functions is empty, the left item is considered less
+	than the right, thereby preserving the order.
+
+2012-08-29  Kaz Kylheku  <kaz@kylheku.com>
+
 	* eval.c (mapcarv): Changed to external linkage.
 
 	* eval.h (mapcarv): Declaration added.
diff --git a/lib.c b/lib.c
index 7c15a864..69de8369 100644
--- a/lib.c
+++ b/lib.c
@@ -3996,20 +3996,20 @@ val sort(val seq, val lessfun, val keyfun)
 
 static val multi_sort_less(val funcs, val llist, val rlist)
 {
-  val less = nil;
+  val less = t;
 
   while (funcs) {
     val func = pop(&funcs);
     val left = pop(&llist);
     val right = pop(&rlist);
 
-    if (funcall2(func, left, right)) {
-      less = t;
+    if (funcall2(func, left, right))
       break;
-    }
 
-    if (funcall2(func, right, left))
+    if (funcall2(func, right, left)) {
+      less = nil;
       break;
+    }
   }
 
   return less;