4 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
index 05318fc9a..407623810 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Dependency
   end
 
   def eql?(other)
-    instance_of?(other.class) && hash == other.hash
+    instance_of?(other.class) && name == other.name
   end
 
   def hash
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/options.rb b/Library/Homebrew/options.rb
index c7d1acca2..b59cd2930 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/options.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/options.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Option
   end
 
   def eql?(other)
-    other.is_a?(self.class) && hash == other.hash
+    instance_of?(other.class) && name == other.name
   end
 
   def hash
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirement.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirement.rb
index 317675b73..f710fd021 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirement.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirement.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Requirement
   end
 
   def eql?(other)
-    instance_of?(other.class) && hash == other.hash
+    instance_of?(other.class) && name == other.name && tags == other.tags
   end
 
   def hash
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_requirement.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_requirement.rb
index 042aa922d..a2e50126e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_requirement.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_requirement.rb
@@ -121,4 +121,18 @@ class RequirementTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
       req.to_dependency.modify_build_environment
     end
   end
+
+  def test_eql
+    a, b = Requirement.new, Requirement.new
+    assert a.eql?(b)
+    assert b.eql?(a)
+    assert_equal a.hash, b.hash
+  end
+
+  def test_not_eql
+    a, b = Requirement.new([:optional]), Requirement.new
+    assert_not_equal a.hash, b.hash
+    assert !a.eql?(b)
+    assert !b.eql?(a)
+  end
 end