Index: /development/co/portage/trunk/pym/portage/versions.py
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--- /development/co/portage/trunk/pym/portage/versions.py	(revision 13251)
+++ /development/co/portage/trunk/pym/portage/versions.py	(working copy)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		return 0
 	mykey=ver1+":"+ver2
 	try:
-		return vercmp_cache[mykey]
+		return cmp(vercmp_cache[mykey], 0)
 	except KeyError:
 		pass
 	match1 = ver_regexp.match(ver1)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 			return 1
 		elif list1[i] != list2[i]:
 			vercmp_cache[mykey] = list1[i] - list2[i]
-			return list1[i] - list2[i]
+			return cmp(list1[i] - list2[i], 0)
 	
 	# main version is equal, so now compare the _suffix part
 	list1 = match1.group(6).split("_")[1:]
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 		else:
 			s2 = suffix_regexp.match(list2[i]).groups()
 		if s1[0] != s2[0]:
-			return suffix_value[s1[0]] - suffix_value[s2[0]]
+			return cmp(suffix_value[s1[0]] - suffix_value[s2[0]], 0)
 		if s1[1] != s2[1]:
 			# it's possible that the s(1|2)[1] == ''
 			# in such a case, fudge it.
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			except ValueError:
 				r2 = 0
 			if r1 - r2:
-				return r1 - r2
+				return cmp(r1 - r2, 0)
 	
 	# the suffix part is equal to, so finally check the revision
 	if match1.group(10):