diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index c41e3f48..d0dd133b 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.210 2006-09-28 06:56:30 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.211 2006-09-28 13:47:58 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -2804,8 +2804,7 @@ static int __cmp_nil_real (
 static int __cmp_nil_str (
 	xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_val_t* left, xp_awk_val_t* right)
 {
-	/* TODO */
-	return 0;
+	return (((xp_awk_val_str_t*)right)->len == 0)? 0: -1;
 }
 
 static int __cmp_int_nil (
@@ -2881,7 +2880,7 @@ static int __cmp_real_str (
 static int __cmp_str_nil (
 	xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_val_t* left, xp_awk_val_t* right)
 {
-	return __cmp_nil_str (run, right, left);
+	return (((xp_awk_val_str_t*)left)->len == 0)? 0: 1;
 }
 
 static int __cmp_str_int (
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/comp.awk b/ase/test/awk/comp.awk
index 2b08d3b3..41b7c551 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/comp.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/comp.awk
@@ -1,16 +1,44 @@
 BEGIN {
-	print 1 == 1;
-	print 1 == 0;
+	print "1==1 : " (1 == 1);
+	print "1==0 : " (1 == 0);
 
-	print 1.0 == 1;
-	print 1.1 == 1;
+	print "1.0==1 : " (1.0 == 1);
+	print "1.1==1 : " (1.1 == 1);
 
-	print 1.0 != 1;
-	print 1.1 != 1;
+	print "1.0!=1 : " (1.0 != 1);
+	print "1.1!=1 : " (1.1 != 1);
 
 	print "abc" == "abc";
 	print "abc" != "abc";
 
+	print "------------------------";
+	print "a == \"\" : " (a == "");
+	print "a >= \"\" : " (a >= "");
+	print "a <= \"\" : " (a <= "");
+	print "a > \"\" : " (a > "");
+	print "a < \"\" : " (a < "");
+
+	print "------------------------";
+	print "a == \" \" : " (a == " ");
+	print "a >= \" \" : " (a >= " ");
+	print "a <= \" \" : " (a <= " ");
+	print "a > \" \" : " (a > " ");
+	print "a < \" \" : " (a < " ");
+
+	print "------------------------";
+	print "\"\" == a : " ("" == a);
+	print "\"\" >= a: " ("" >= a);
+	print "\"\" <= a: " ("" <= a);
+	print "\"\" > a: " ("" > a);
+	print "\"\" < a: " ("" < a);
+
+	print "------------------------";
+	print "\" \" == a : " (" " == a);
+	print "\" \" >= a: " (" " >= a);
+	print "\" \" <= a: " (" " <= a);
+	print "\" \" > a: " (" " > a);
+	print "\" \" < a: " (" " < a);
+
 	a[10] = 2;
 	print a == 1;
 }