2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9e6c555..f24fc91 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #18513: Fix behaviour of cmath.rect w.r.t. signed zeros on OS X 10.8 +
+  gcc.
+
 - Issue #18479: Changed venv Activate.ps1 to make deactivate a function, and
   removed Deactivate.ps1.
 
diff --git a/Modules/cmathmodule.c b/Modules/cmathmodule.c
index 3021cf0..36bf4a1 100644
--- a/Modules/cmathmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/cmathmodule.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,13 @@ cmath_rect(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         else
             errno = 0;
     }
+    else if (phi == 0.0) {
+        /* Workaround for buggy results with phi=-0.0 on OS X 10.8.  See
+           bugs.python.org/issue18513. */
+        z.real = r;
+        z.imag = r * phi;
+        errno = 0;
+    }
     else {
         z.real = r * cos(phi);
         z.imag = r * sin(phi);