2 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/units.cpp b/src/util/units.cpp
index 40cce028d..d2053f60b 100644
--- a/src/util/units.cpp
+++ b/src/util/units.cpp
@@ -505,16 +505,23 @@ double Quantity::convert(double from_dist, char const *from, char const *to)
     return convert(from_dist, unit_table.getUnit(from), unit_table.getUnit(to));
 }
 
-bool Quantity::operator<(Quantity const &other) const
+bool Quantity::operator<(Quantity const &rhs) const
 {
-    if (unit->type != other.unit->type) {
+    if (unit->type != rhs.unit->type) {
         g_warning("Incompatible units");
         return false;
     }
-    return quantity < other.value(unit);
+    return quantity < rhs.value(unit);
 }
 bool Quantity::operator==(Quantity const &other) const
 {
+    /** \fixme  This is overly strict. I think we should change this to:
+    if (unit->type != other.unit->type) {
+        g_warning("Incompatible units");
+        return false;
+    }
+    return are_near(quantity, other.value(unit));
+    */
     return (*unit == *other.unit) && (quantity == other.quantity);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/units.h b/src/util/units.h
index 597371369..efe1dbec7 100644
--- a/src/util/units.h
+++ b/src/util/units.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <boost/operators.hpp>
 #include <glibmm/ustring.h>
+#include <2geom/coord.h>
 #include "svg/svg-length.h"
 #include "unordered-containers.h"
 
@@ -112,10 +113,15 @@ public:
     static double convert(double from_dist, char const *from, char const *to);
 
     /** Comparison operators. */
-    bool operator<(Quantity const &other) const;
+    bool operator<(Quantity const &rhs) const;
     bool operator==(Quantity const &other) const;
 };
 
+inline bool are_near(Quantity const &a, Quantity const &b, double eps=Geom::EPSILON)
+{
+    return Geom::are_near(a.quantity, b.value(a.unit), eps);
+}
+
 class UnitTable {
 public:
     /**