diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/set/intspan.rb b/trunk/ripnews/set/intspan.rb
index a161333..bbcd3b7 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/set/intspan.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/set/intspan.rb
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ def _copy_array(array)		# copies an array into @set
 	@set["negInf"] = false
 	@set["posInf"] = false
 
-	print "scary thingy gets called!!!\n"
+	#print "scary thingy gets called!!!\n"
 	edges = []
 	for element in array.sort
-		next if edges and edges[-1] == element; # skip duplicates
+		next if (edges.length > 0) and (edges[-1] == element) # skip duplicates
 
-		if (edges and edges[-1] == $element-1)
-			edges[-1] = $element;
+		if (edges.length > 0) and (edges[-1] == element-1)
+			edges[-1] = element
 		else
-			push @edges, $element-1, $element;
+			edges += [ element-1, element ]
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ end	# module
 # [x] valid
 # [ ] copy
 # [ ] _copy_empty			# makes $set the empty set
-# [ ] _copy_array			# copies an array into a set
+# [x] _copy_array			# copies an array into a set
 # [ ] _copy_set			# copies one set to another
 # [ ] _copy_run_list		# parses a run list
 # [ ] _cleanup