diff --git a/module/language/c99/compiler.mes b/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
index 62676522..2ce87ae4 100644
--- a/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
+++ b/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
@@ -851,8 +851,8 @@
                                     (wrap-as (i386:sub-base))))))
 
         ((eq ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:sub-base) (i386:z->accu))))
-        ((ge ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) b a (i386:sub-base)))
-        ((gt ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) b a (i386:sub-base)))
+        ((ge ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:sub-base) (i386:ge?->accu))))
+        ((gt ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:sub-base) (i386:g?->accu) (i386:accu-test))))
 
         ;; FIXME: set accu *and* flags
         ((ne ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:push-accu)
@@ -864,8 +864,8 @@
                                                     (i386:pop-accu))))
 
         ((ne ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:sub-base) (i386:xor-zf))))
-        ((le ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) b a (i386:base-sub)))
-        ((lt ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) b a (i386:base-sub)))
+        ((le ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:sub-base) (i386:le?->accu))))
+        ((lt ,a ,b) ((binop->accu info) a b (append (i386:sub-base) (i386:l?->accu))))
 
         ((or ,a ,b)
          (let* ((info ((expr->accu info) a))
@@ -1426,8 +1426,8 @@
 
       ((le ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-g) o))
       ((lt ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-ge) o))
-      ((ge ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-g) o))
-      ((gt ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-ge) o))
+      ((ge ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-l) o))
+      ((gt ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-le) o))
 
       ((ne ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-nz) o))
       ((eq ,a ,b) ((jump i386:jump-nz) o))
diff --git a/module/mes/as-i386.mes b/module/mes/as-i386.mes
index a683c62b..38a61980 100644
--- a/module/mes/as-i386.mes
+++ b/module/mes/as-i386.mes
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@
 (define (i386:accu->label label)
   `(("mov____%eax,0x32" (#:address ,label)))) ; mov    %eax,0x<label>
 
-(define (i386:accu-zero?)
-  '(("test___%eax,%eax")))
-
 (define (i386:accu-shl n)
   (or n (error "invalid value: accu:shl n: " n))
   `(("shl____$i8,%eax" (#:immediate1 ,n)))) ; shl    $0x8,%eax
@@ -373,6 +370,9 @@
     ("call___*%eax")                    ; call   *%eax
     ("add____$i8,%esp" (#:immediate1  ,(* n 4))))) ; add    $00,%esp
 
+(define (i386:accu-zero?)
+  '(("test___%eax,%eax")))
+
 (define (i386:accu-negate)
   '(("sete___%al")                      ; sete %al
     ("movzbl_%al,%eax")))               ; movzbl %al,%eax
@@ -411,6 +411,14 @@
 (define (i386:jump-ge label)
   `(("jge32 " (#:offset ,label))))       ; jge/jnl <n>
 
+;; signed
+(define (i386:jump-l label)
+  `(("jl32  " (#:offset ,label))))
+
+;; signed
+(define (i386:jump-le label)
+  `(("jle32 " (#:offset ,label))))
+
 (define (i386:jump-nz label)
   `(("jne32 " (#:offset ,label))))       ; jnz . + <n>
 
@@ -432,6 +440,22 @@
 (define (i386:base-sub)
   `(("sub____%eax,%edx")))              ; sub    %eax,%edx
 
+(define (i386:g?->accu)
+  '(("setg___%al")
+    ("movzbl_%al,%eax")))
+
+(define (i386:ge?->accu)
+  '(("setge__%al")
+    ("movzbl_%al,%eax")))
+
+(define (i386:l?->accu)
+  '(("setl___%al")
+    ("movzbl_%al,%eax")))
+
+(define (i386:le?->accu)
+  '(("setle__%al")
+    ("movzbl_%al,%eax")))
+
 (define (i386:nz->accu)
   '(("setne__%al")                      ; setne   %al
     ("movzbl_%al,%eax")))               ; movzbl %al,%eax
diff --git a/module/mes/as-i386.scm b/module/mes/as-i386.scm
index 3ebe0943..12bec49c 100644
--- a/module/mes/as-i386.scm
+++ b/module/mes/as-i386.scm
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
             i386:jump-byte-z
             i386:jump-g
             i386:jump-ge
+            i386:jump-l
+            i386:jump-le
             i386:jump-nz
             i386:jump-z
             i386:label->accu
@@ -128,6 +130,10 @@
             i386:value->local
             i386:xor-accu
             i386:xor-zf
+            i386:g?->accu
+            i386:ge?->accu
+            i386:l?->accu
+            i386:le?->accu
             i386:z->accu
             ))
 
diff --git a/scaffold/tests/32-compare.c b/scaffold/tests/32-compare.c
index 136352ff..5b854da8 100644
--- a/scaffold/tests/32-compare.c
+++ b/scaffold/tests/32-compare.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include "30-test.i"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+int isid(char c) {
+  return (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') || c == '_';
+}
+
 int
 test ()
 {
@@ -117,6 +121,91 @@ test ()
   if (one != 0) goto ok11;
   return 1;
  ok11:
+  ;
+
+  int m1 = -1;
+  int i;
+
+  puts ("t: i = one > 0\n");
+  i = one > 0;
+  if (!i) return 1;
+
+  puts ("t: i = one >= 1\n");
+  i = one >= 1;
+  if (!i) return 2;
+
+  puts ("t: i = one < 2\n");
+  i = one < 2;
+  if (!i) return 3;
+
+  puts ("t: i = one <= 1\n");
+  i = one <= 1;
+  if (!i) return 4;
+
+
+  puts ("t: i = 0 > one\n");
+  i = 0 > one;
+  if (i) return 5;
+
+  puts ("t: i = 0 >= one\n");
+  i = 0 >= one;
+  if (i) return 6;
+
+  puts ("t: i = 1 < one \n");
+  i = 1 < one;
+  if (i) return 7;
+
+  puts ("t: i = 2 <= one\n");
+  i = 2 <= one;
+  if (i) return 8;
+
+
+  puts ("t: i = m1 > -2\n");
+  i = m1 > -2;
+  if (!i) return 9;
+
+  puts ("t: i = m1 >= -1\n");
+  i = m1 >= -1;
+  if (!i) return 10;
+
+  puts ("t: i = m1 < 0\n");
+  i = m1 < 0;
+  if (!i) return 11;
+
+  puts ("t: i = m1 <= -1\n");
+  i = m1 <= -1;
+  if (!i) return 12;
+
+
+  puts ("t: i = -1 > m1\n");
+  i = -1 > m1;
+  if (i) return 13;
+
+  puts ("t: i = -2 >= m1\n");
+  i = -2 >= m1;
+  if (i) return 14;
+
+  puts ("t: i = -1 < m1 \n");
+  i = -1 < m1;
+  if (i) return 15;
+
+  puts ("t: i = -2 <= m1\n");
+  i = 0 <= m1;
+  if (i) return 16;
+
+
+  puts ("t: isid (0)\n");
+  if (isid (0)) return 17;
+
+  puts ("t: isid (6)\n");
+
+  if (isid (6)) return 18;
+
+  puts ("t: isid (a)\n");
+  if (isid ('a') != 1) return 19;
+
+  puts ("t: isid ( )\n");
+  if (isid (' ')) return 20;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/stage0/x86.M1 b/stage0/x86.M1
index 1f739156..86eea368 100644
--- a/stage0/x86.M1
+++ b/stage0/x86.M1
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ DEFINE cmp____%edx,%eax 39d0
 DEFINE idiv___%ebx f7fb
 DEFINE int____$0x80 cd80
 DEFINE je32 0f84
+DEFINE je8 74
 DEFINE jg32 0f8f
 DEFINE jge32 0f8d
+DEFINE jl32 0f8c
+DEFINE jle32 0f8e
 DEFINE jmp32 e9
 DEFINE jne32 0f85
-DEFINE je8 74
 DEFINE lahf 9f
 DEFINE lea____0x32(%ebp),%eax 8d85
 DEFINE lea____0x32(%ebp),%edx 8d95
@@ -136,6 +138,10 @@ DEFINE push___0x8(%ebp) ff75
 DEFINE ret c3
 DEFINE sahf 9e
 DEFINE sete___%al 0f94c0
+DEFINE setg___%al 0f9fc0
+DEFINE setge__%al 0f9dc0
+DEFINE setl___%al 0f9cc0
+DEFINE setle__%al 0f9ec0
 DEFINE setne__%al 0f95c0
 DEFINE shl____$i8,%eax c1e0
 DEFINE shl____%cl,%eax d3e0