patch 7.4.1143
Problem:    Can't sort on floating point numbers.
Solution:   Add the "f" flag to ":sort".  (Alex Jakushev)  Also add the "f"
            flag to sort().
diff --git a/src/testdir/test57.in b/src/testdir/test57.in
index 0bb95ad..5f23535 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test57.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test57.in
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 :/^t27:/+1,/^t28/-1sort no
 :/^t28:/+1,/^t29/-1sort b
 :/^t29:/+1,/^t30/-1sort b
+:/^t30:/+1,/^t31/-1sort f
 :/^t01:/,$wq! test.out
 ENDTEST
 
@@ -496,9 +497,9 @@
 b322b
 b321
 b321b
+
+
 t28: binary
-
-
 0b111000
 0b101100
 0b101001
@@ -513,9 +514,9 @@
 0b100010
 0b100100
 0b100010
+
+
 t29: binary with leading characters
-
-
 0b100010
 0b010000
  0b101001
@@ -530,4 +531,15 @@
 0b101010
 0b000000
 b0b111000
-t30: done
+
+
+t30: float
+1.234
+0.88
+123.456
+1.15e-6
+-1.1e3
+-1.01e3
+
+
+t31: done
diff --git a/src/testdir/test57.ok b/src/testdir/test57.ok
index 2ac5e59..452acf1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test57.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test57.ok
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@
 b322b
 b321
 b321b
+
+
 t28: binary
 
 
@@ -487,4 +489,13 @@
 0b101010
 b0b101100
 b0b111000
-t30: done
+t30: float
+
+
+-1.1e3
+-1.01e3
+1.15e-6
+0.88
+1.234
+123.456
+t31: done
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_sort.vim b/src/testdir/test_sort.vim
index 30dd167..32ad7f8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_sort.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_sort.vim
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@
   call assert_equal([3, 13, 28], sort([13, 28, 3], 'N'))
   call assert_equal(['3', '13', '28'], sort(['13', '28', '3'], 'N'))
 endfunc
+
+func Test_sort_float()
+  call assert_equal([0.28, 3, 13.5], sort([13.5, 0.28, 3], 'f'))
+endfunc