3 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/account.h b/src/account.h
index a2fcb8de..3642ada0 100644
--- a/src/account.h
+++ b/src/account.h
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const account_t& account);
 void put_account(property_tree::ptree& pt, const account_t& acct,
                  function<bool(const account_t&)> pred);
 
+//simple struct added to allow std::map to compare accounts in the accounts report
+struct account_compare {
+  bool operator() (const account_t& lhs, const account_t& rhs){
+    return (lhs.fullname().compare(rhs.fullname()) < 0);
+  }
+};
+
 } // namespace ledger
 
 #endif // _ACCOUNT_H
diff --git a/src/commodity.h b/src/commodity.h
index ab496850..37b02e74 100644
--- a/src/commodity.h
+++ b/src/commodity.h
@@ -349,6 +349,13 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const commodity_t& comm) {
 void put_commodity(property_tree::ptree& pt, const commodity_t& comm,
                    bool commodity_details = false);
 
+//simple struct to allow std::map to compare commodities names
+struct commodity_compare {
+  bool operator() (const commodity_t* lhs, const commodity_t* rhs){
+    return (lhs->symbol().compare(rhs->symbol()) < 0);
+  }
+};
+
 } // namespace ledger
 
 #endif // _COMMODITY_H
diff --git a/src/output.h b/src/output.h
index 281f69b6..5ce9dc58 100644
--- a/src/output.h
+++ b/src/output.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class report_accounts : public item_handler<post_t>
 protected:
   report_t& report;
 
-  std::map<account_t *, std::size_t> accounts;
+  std::map<account_t *, std::size_t, account_compare> accounts;
 
   typedef std::map<account_t *, std::size_t>::value_type accounts_pair;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class report_commodities : public item_handler<post_t>
 protected:
   report_t& report;
 
-  std::map<commodity_t *, std::size_t> commodities;
+  std::map<commodity_t *, std::size_t, commodity_compare> commodities;
 
   typedef std::map<commodity_t *, std::size_t>::value_type commodities_pair;