diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/ComparatorChain.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/ComparatorChain.java
index d7dc67cb5..9dd24c4b2 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/ComparatorChain.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/ComparatorChain.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/ComparatorChain.java,v 1.9 2003/01/10 20:21:25 rwaldhoff Exp $
+ * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/ComparatorChain.java,v 1.10 2003/01/13 22:52:34 rwaldhoff Exp $
  * ====================================================================
  *
  * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ import java.util.List;
  * 
  * @since Commons Collections 2.0
  * @author Morgan Delagrange
- * @version $Revision: 1.9 $ $Date: 2003/01/10 20:21:25 $
+ * @version $Revision: 1.10 $ $Date: 2003/01/13 22:52:34 $
  */
 public class ComparatorChain implements Comparator,Serializable {
 
     protected List comparatorChain = null;
-    // 0 = ascend; 1 = descend
+    // false (clear) = ascend; true (set) = descend
     protected BitSet orderingBits = null;
 
     // ComparatorChain is "locked" after the first time
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class ComparatorChain implements Comparator,Serializable {
      * @param index      index of the Comparator to replace
      * @param comparator Comparator to place at the given index
      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException
-     *                   if index < 0 or index > size()
+     *                   if index &lt; 0 or index &gt; size()
      */
     public void setComparator(int index, Comparator comparator) 
     throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ public class ComparatorChain implements Comparator,Serializable {
             if (retval != 0) {
                 // invert the order if it is a reverse sort
                 if (orderingBits.get(comparatorIndex) == true) {
-                    retval *= -1;
+                    if(Integer.MIN_VALUE == retval) {
+                        retval = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+                    } else {                        
+                        retval *= -1;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return retval;
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TransformingComparator.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TransformingComparator.java
index 2f0ad4138..f93cf831d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TransformingComparator.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TransformingComparator.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-package org.apache.commons.collections.comparators;
-
-/* ====================================================================
+/*
+ * $Header:$ 
+ * ====================================================================
  * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2001 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
  * reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ package org.apache.commons.collections.comparators;
  * information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see
  * <http://www.apache.org/>.
  */
+package org.apache.commons.collections.comparators;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
@@ -61,8 +62,12 @@ import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;
 /**
  * Decorates another Comparator with transformation behavior. That is, the
  * return value from the transform operation will be passed to the decorated
- * <CODE>Comparator#compare</CODE> method.
- * <p>
+ * {@link Comparator#compare compare} method.
+ * <p />
+ * 
+ * @since Commons Collections 2.0 (?)
+ * @version $Revision:$ $Date:$
+ * 
  * @see org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer
  * @see org.apache.commons.collections.comparators.ComparableComparator
  */
@@ -72,8 +77,10 @@ public class TransformingComparator implements Comparator
     protected Transformer transformer;
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a ComparableComparator.
-     * @param transformer what will transform the instance.
+     * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a 
+     * {@link ComparableComparator ComparableComparator}.
+     * @param transformer what will transform the arguments to 
+     *        {@link #compare compare}
      */
     public TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer)
     {
@@ -82,8 +89,8 @@ public class TransformingComparator implements Comparator
 
     /**
      * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator
-     * @param decorated  the decorated Comparator
-     * @param getterName    the getter name
+     * @param transformer what will transform the arguments to {@link #compare compare}
+     * @param decorated the decorated Comparator
      */
     public TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer, Comparator decorated)
     {
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TestComparatorChain.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TestComparatorChain.java
index 830abd9a3..d2c0f1b47 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TestComparatorChain.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/comparators/TestComparatorChain.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* 
- * $Id: TestComparatorChain.java,v 1.4 2003/01/07 23:44:20 rwaldhoff Exp $
+ * $Id: TestComparatorChain.java,v 1.5 2003/01/13 22:52:34 rwaldhoff Exp $
  * ====================================================================
  * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
  *
@@ -127,6 +127,30 @@ public class TestComparatorChain extends TestComparator {
         }
     }
 
+
+    public void testComparatorChainOnMinvaluedCompatator() {
+        // -1 * Integer.MIN_VALUE is less than 0,
+        // test that ComparatorChain handles this edge case correctly
+        ComparatorChain chain = new ComparatorChain();
+        chain.addComparator(
+            new Comparator() {
+                public int compare(Object a, Object b) {
+                    int result = ((Comparable)a).compareTo(b);
+                    if(result < 0) {
+                        return Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+                    } else if(result > 0) {
+                        return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+                    } else {
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            }, true);
+
+        assertTrue(chain.compare(new Integer(4), new Integer(5)) > 0);            
+        assertTrue(chain.compare(new Integer(5), new Integer(4)) < 0);            
+        assertTrue(chain.compare(new Integer(4), new Integer(4)) == 0);            
+    }
+
     public List getComparableObjectsOrdered() {
         List list = new LinkedList();
         // this is the correct order assuming a