--- cus-dep.el-20020918	2002-09-18 16:01:21 +0000
+++ cus-dep.el-20020919	2002-09-19 18:57:48 +0000
@@ -87,7 +87,17 @@
 		    item where found)
 		(when members
 		  ;; So x and no-x builds won't differ.
-		  (setq members (sort (copy-sequence members) 'string<))
+		  (setq members
+			(sort (copy-sequence members) 
+			      (lambda (x y)
+				(cond ((and (stringp x) (stringp y))
+				       (string< x y))
+				      ;; Put all non-strings before strings.
+				      ((stringp y) t)
+				      ((stringp x) nil)
+				      ;; For two non-strings,
+				      ;; use the order they appear in MEMBERS.
+				      (t (member y (member x members)))))))
 		  (while members
 		    (setq item (car (car members))
 			  members (cdr members)