int
rb_cmpint(val, a, b)
    VALUE val, a, b;
{
    if (NIL_P(val)) {
	rb_cmperr(a, b);
    }
    if (FIXNUM_P(val)) return FIX2INT(val);
    if (TYPE(val) == T_BIGNUM) {
	if (RBIGNUM(val)->sign) return 1;
	return -1;
    }
    if (RTEST(rb_funcall(val, '>', 1, INT2FIX(0)))) return 1;
    if (RTEST(rb_funcall(val, '<', 1, INT2FIX(0)))) return -1;
    return 0;
}