1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb
index 10b6f74..60fb94a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/max.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, "max(): Wrong number of arguments " +
           "need at least one") if args.size == 0
 
-    return args.max
+    # Sometimes we get numbers as numerics and sometimes as strings.
+    # We try to compare them as numbers when possible
+    return args.max do |a,b|
+      if a.to_s =~ /\A-?\d+(.\d+)?\z/ and b.to_s =~ /\A-?\d+(.\d+)?\z/ then
+        a.to_f <=> b.to_f
+      else
+        a.to_s <=> b.to_s
+      end
+    end
   end
 end