3 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
index 61c1abedb5..9c4801041f 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
@@ -4615,6 +4615,17 @@ BIF_RETTYPE bump_reductions_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
     BIF_RET2(am_true, reds);
 }
 
+BIF_RETTYPE erts_internal_cmp_term_2(BIF_ALIST_2) {
+    int res = CMP_TERM(BIF_ARG_1,BIF_ARG_2);
+
+    /* ensure -1, 0, 1 result */
+    if (res < 0) {
+	BIF_RET(make_small(-1));
+    } else if (res > 0) {
+	BIF_RET(make_small(1));
+    }
+    BIF_RET(make_small(0));
+}
 /*
  * Processes doing yield on return in a bif ends up in bif_return_trap().
  */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab
index b623e47b9a..2d888862bf 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ bif maps:remove/2
 bif maps:update/3
 bif maps:values/1
 
+bif erts_internal:cmp_term/2
+
 #
 # Obsolete
 #
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl
index d6a185482e..88eb317f1d 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl
@@ -170,3 +170,13 @@ binary_to_term(_Binary) ->
       Opts :: [safe].
 binary_to_term(_Binary, _Opts) ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+
+%% term compare where integer() < float() = true
+
+-spec cmp_term(A,B) -> Result when
+    A :: term(),
+    B :: term(),
+    Result :: -1 | 0 | 1.
+
+cmp_term(_A,_B) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undefined).