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diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
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index b43cb8e..93d6625 100644
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--- a/src/Makefile.am
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+++ b/src/Makefile.am
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@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ MINGWLIBS = -lgnurx -lshlwapi
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 else
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 MINGWLIBS =
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 endif
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-libmagic_la_LIBADD = $(LTLIBOBJS) $(MINGWLIBS)
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+libmagic_la_LIBADD = -lm $(LTLIBOBJS) $(MINGWLIBS)
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 file_SOURCES = file.c seccomp.c
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-file_LDADD = libmagic.la
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+file_LDADD = libmagic.la -lm
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 CLEANFILES = magic.h
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 EXTRA_DIST = magic.h.in
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 HDR= $(top_srcdir)/src/magic.h.in
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diff --git a/src/softmagic.c b/src/softmagic.c
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index becc53c..39c7e0b 100644
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--- a/src/softmagic.c
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+++ b/src/softmagic.c
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@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ FILE_RCSID("@(#)$File: softmagic.c,v 1.299 2020/06/07 21:58:01 christos Exp $")
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 #include "magic.h"
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 #include <assert.h>
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+#include <math.h>
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 #include <string.h>
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 #include <ctype.h>
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 #include <stdlib.h>
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@@ -2074,19 +2075,19 @@ magiccheck(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, file_regex_t **m_cache)
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 			break;
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 		case '!':
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-			matched = fv != fl;
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+			matched = isunordered(fl, fv) ? 1 : fv != fl;
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 			break;
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 		case '=':
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-			matched = fv == fl;
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+			matched = isunordered(fl, fv) ? 0 : fv == fl;
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 			break;
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 		case '>':
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-			matched = fv > fl;
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+			matched = isgreater(fv, fl);
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 			break;
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 		case '<':
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-			matched = fv < fl;
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+			matched = isless(fv, fl);
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 			break;
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 		default:
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@@ -2107,19 +2108,19 @@ magiccheck(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, file_regex_t **m_cache)
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 			break;
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 		case '!':
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-			matched = dv != dl;
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+			matched = isunordered(dv, dl) ? 1 : dv != dl;
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 			break;
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 		case '=':
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-			matched = dv == dl;
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+			matched = isunordered(dv, dl) ? 0 : dv == dl;
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 			break;
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 		case '>':
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-			matched = dv > dl;
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+			matched = isgreater(dv, dl);
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 			break;
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 		case '<':
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-			matched = dv < dl;
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+			matched = isless(dv, dl);
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 			break;
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 		default: